Cameroonian football legend and ambassador for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, Samuel Eto'o, went far in his expectations of his country's performance in the upcoming tournament, stressing that the Untamed Lions will succeed in writing history and making glory, becoming the first African team to win the World Cup title. Cameroonian Football Federation (FECAFOOT) president Eto'o has made no secret of the fact that he's expecting big things from his charges at the tournament, which kicks off on Nov. 20, even though they head into the competition ranked 43rd in the world. Samuel Eto'o in an interview with (Qatar2022.qa) said that nothing would equal his joy in watching his country’s national team lift the World Cup at Lusail Stadium on December 18, during th

The original FIFA World Cup Trophy arrived in Doha this morning at the end of its global tour that included more than 50 countries and regions, just a week ahead of the start of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which will be hosted from November 20 to December 18, in 8 different stadiums. The World Cup trophy visited on a global journey, visiting 54 countries, before landing in Qatar, today, Sunday, a week before the start of the World Cup. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will kick off, and host Qatar will face Ecuador in the opening match in Group A competitions on November 20.

Press reports revealed that the French club Paris Saint-Germain is close to extending the contract of its Italian star, midfielder Marco Verratti is close to extending his contract with PSG for another two years until 2026. According to the French newspaper, L'Equipe, negotiations between the PSG Board and Marco Verratti is about to end in order to sign a new contract extension to continue with the team until 2026. Verratti arrived at the Parisian in the summer of 2012 from the Italian team Pescara for 12 million euros.  The newspaper added that the Paris club began negotiations to extend the contracts of Sergio Ramos, Lionel Messi, Marquinhos, and Kimpembe, in addition to Verratti. Verratti, 30, played 397 games for Paris Saint-Germain in various competitions, scored 11 goals, provided 61 assists, and won many titles, most notably the French League title 8 times.

Arsenal made its best start ever in the English Premier League, after reaching the 37th point during the current season 2022-2023. Led by its Spanish coach, Mikel Arteta, Arsenal's best-ever start to a Premier League season, when they won 12 of their first 14 matches after reaching the 37th point during the current season 2022-2023.  Arsenal beat Wolverhampton 2-0, scored by Norwegian Martin Odegaard, in the sixteenth round of the Premier League, 5 points ahead of Manchester City, its closest rival, with 32 points. After defeating the Wolves in an away match, English leaders Arsenal are now in high spirits before the 2022 FIFA World Cup that will start Nov. 20. Norwegian midfielder Martin Odegaard scored twice in the second half to bring a win for the Gunners in the sixteenth round of the Premier League, 5 points ahead of Manchester City, its closest rival, with 32 points. Manchester City and Liverpool have the best start in the history of the Premier League after reaching 40 points during the 2017-2018 and 2019-2020 seasons. The English Premier League competitions will stop after the end of the 16th round matches on Sunday, in order to allow the England team to feature in the FIFA World Cup 2022, which will be hosted by Qatar from November 20 to December 18.

Barcelona legend and current Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina talisman Messi are 35, while evergreen Ronaldo is still starring for Manchester United in the Premier League and Portugal on the world stage at the age of 37. The trio is preparing to feature with their national teams in the finals of the next edition of the World Cup Qatar 2022. FIFA Qatar World Cup holds the fifth edition that sees Messi and Ronaldo feature in the World Cup finals. Messi and Ronaldo have both played at four World Cups. Here is a look at how they got on.

  AC Milan and Brazil playmaker Kaka was awarded the 2007 Ballon d'Or by French magazine France Football ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, nominated a group of teams to compete with "El Seleção" for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Cup, and he expected the brilliance of one new team that might be the dark horse in the tournament. In statements to the Italian newspaper, La Gazzetta Dello Sport, Kaka put Brazil at the top of the candidates for the World Cup in Qatar, but the surprise occurred by choosing Serbi

Argentine Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone commented on the team's recent decline in results, with the intention of turning around their faltering season following another defeat. Atletico was beaten 1-0 away to Mallorca on Wednesday, stretching their winless run to five matches across all competitions – they have never endured a worse streak during Simeone's spell in charge. "To say that we have lacked forcefulness in all the games is a very simple excuse. We're making a lot of defensive mistakes that make games uphill battles for us, having to go looking to change the result and that create complications for us," he later said in his post-match press conference and published in-house Marca newspaper today. "We are under a very bad period and we have to be calm and keep working to change the situation," the Atletico Madrid coach added. "The pause of the championship will generate peace of mind to work, and to fully recover [injured players], whom we obviously need," Simeone told Marca. "I hope that after the World Cup they come back with the idea of reversing this difficult situation."

The Round 3 of the EFL Cup saw three big London clubs exit the competition after a night full of dramas. There exists for Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Arsenal, West Ham United, and Crystal Palace exited the EFL Cup. The EFL Cup Round 3 ended in a nightmare for London clubs as five Premier League teams exited the EFL Cup including Chelsea, Arsenal, and Tottenham Hotspur. The night also saw Manchester City and Liverpool advance to the latter stages of the competition with further two London clubs – West Ham United and Crystal Palace also enduring a tough night as they too crashed out of the tournament. The result now means that if Manchester United fails to advance on Thursday (November 10), City and Liverpool will be the only teams from the Big 6 to remain in the contest. Manchester City defeated Chelsea 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium to progress through to the round of 16 of the Carabao Cup. Tottenham exited the Carabao Cup in dismal fashion as goals from Renan Lodi and Jesse Lingard gave Nottingham Forest a 2-0 third-round win against Antonio Conte's side. Brighton came from behind to knock Arsenal out of the Carabao Cup as they won 3-1 in their third-round tie. Chelsea joined both Arsenals, who were farewelled against Brighton and Tottenham after falling to Nottingham Forest, away the League Cup.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta sent a letter of apology to the fans after the team bid farewell to the English League Cup after Arsenal's Carabao Cup defeat to host Brighton 3-1 on Wednesday at the Emirates Stadium in the third round of the competition. The Gunners were eliminated from the third round of the EFL Cup for just the second time in their last 20 appearances after Brighton responded to Eddie Nketiah's opener with three unanswered goals. "The view is that the result doesn't reflect what happened on the pitch, I think it's clear," the Arsenal manager said. "In moments where we were clearly on top of the game, we didn't take our opportunities," Arteta added. Another fringe player to come under criticism was Fabio Vieira, who is yet to shine after his move from Porto last transfer window, but Arteta acknowledged the midfielder will take time to adjust. "I think in front of goal he's been unlucky but every player needs time to adapt. I'm not worried at all," Arteta said. Arsenal visits Wolves in their final Premier League outing before the World Cup break and will soon have to consider the January transfer window, where Arteta suggested his side could be active.