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Two talented football Legends Ronaldo Nazario and Taribo West.
Three Super Eagles Legends. Late Samuel Okwaraji, Late Stephen Keshi and Peter Rufai
🔙🇩🇪 Michael Ballack has not only been a legend for Chelsea and Bayer Leverkusen, but he was also one of the most complete midfielders of the 21st century. However, he holds an UNUSUAL record in his 17-year career: he was a runner-up on 14 occasions, being one of those who received the second-place medal the most... 🤦♂️ 🥈🥈🥈🥈 Bundesliga 🥈🥈 Premier League 🥈🥈 Community Shield 🥈🥈 Champions League 🥈 World Cup 🥈 League Cup 🥈 Euro 🥈 German Cup The truth is, it's quite a story of not getting the gold... 😓
Juan Mata revealed why he missed his penalty against Bayern in the Champions League final: "It’s funny, because our goalkeeping coach told me that Manuel Neuer would go to the left when a left-footed player took a penalty and I was planning to listen to him and put it to his right, but at the last minute I had the feeling Neuer would go to that side and I changed my mind. That’s why I missed."
🚨Ranking the 20 Best Stadiums in World Football (2024)🔖 Real Madrid's new Santiago Bernabeu and Tottenham's incredibly modern stadium are strong candidates for the top spot🔖 20 Best Football Stadiums in the World Rank🔖 Stadium📍 Team📌 Capacity💺 1\)📍Santiago Bernabeu 📌Real Madrid 💺81,044 2\)📍Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 📌Tottenham Hotspur 💺62,850 3\)📍Wembley Stadium 📌England 💺90,000 4\)📍Signal Iduna Park 📌Borussia Dortmund 💺81,365 5\)📍Allianz Arena 📌Bayern Munich 💺75,024 6\)📍Estadio Azteca 📌Club America, Mexico💺105,000 7\)📍Old Trafford 📌Manchester United 💺74,879 8\)📍Maracana Fluminese, 📌Flamengo, Brazil 💺78,838 9\)📍San Siro 📌AC Milan, Inter Milan 💺75,923 10\)📍La Bombonera 📌Boca Juniors 💺57,200 11\)📍Anfield 📌Liverpool 💺61,276 12\)📍Soccer City Kaizer Chiefs, 📌South Africa 💺94,700 13\)📍Camp Nou 📌Barcelona 💺99,354 14\)📍Celtic Park Celtic 💺60,832 15\)📍Wanda Metropolitano 📌Atletico Madrid 💺70,460 16\)📍Stade Velodrome 📌Marseille 💺67,394 17 )📍Mestalla Stadium 📌Valencia 💺49,430 18\)📍Estadio da Luz 📌Benfica 💺64,642 19\)📍Ibrox Stadium 📌Rangers 💺50,987 20\)📍Azadi Stadium 📌Esteghlal, Persepolis and Iran 💺78,116
🔙 In June 2005, Park Ji-Sung became the first South Korean to play in the Premier League. Manchester United fans thought that his arrival was a mediatic strategy to sell jerseys abroad making it so difficult for him to settle in. However, with the help of Sir Alex Ferguson, he adapted to the league, his teammates and the English lifestyle. A few days later, the coach said: “He´s the kind of player everyone would like to have on their team." So it was, he won 13 titles with the Red Devils: FOUR Premier Leagues , a Champions League and a Club World Cup, with more than 200 games on his back.
Arsenal vs Juventus 2-0 (Fabregas, Henry): UEFA Champions League 2006 Quarter Finals!!
Van Nistelrooy, Van der Sar, Stam, Cocu, Zenden, Seedorf; Reiziger, Robben, De Boer, Van Bronkhoorst, Davids what a team for Netherlands in 2004!! 🇳🇱
One Picture. Three Legends.
🔙 The final of the 2012 Euro Cup between Italy and Spain, was one of the greatest exhibitions of Andrés Iniesta in his entire career. On that day, he was named the player of the match and became the only player in the history of football to be chosen as MVP in a World Cup, Eurocopa, and Champions League final 🙌 And this photo speaks for itself. Him against everything and everyone. 🤩
Manchester United - Benfica 1968 European Cup Final The 1968 European Cup final was the final match of the 1967–68 European Cup, the premier club football competition in Europe. It was played at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 29 May 1968 between Benfica of Portugal and Manchester United of England in front of a crowd of 92,225. Both teams had to go through four rounds of two-legged knockout ties to reach the final; it was Benfica's fifth European Cup final, two of which they had won, and Manchester United's first.
**Gianfranco Zola about Maradona: 🗣️** Maradona was an amazing person both in and out of the stadium.❤️ When we won the Scudetto, the bonus belonged to the whole team, except me and Tarantino, because we were just little boys, but when Maradona found out, he did his best to give us the same bonus as the rest of the team.
Throwback to when FIFA caught 4 men playing for Iran national team. Pay close attention to no 10 😳😂
**Roberto Carlos on Ronaldinho** 🗣 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐬 – "Marking Ronaldinho was the hardest job in football. One second he's behind you,the next second he's scoring a goal. One day,in the El Clásico, I decided to punish him, I kept on telling him about his girlfriend, every time he was close to me I would ask him how she is doing. At the 78th minute, he told me that his girlfriend had asked him to score two goals as her birthday present. When the game was at 87th minute he had already scored two goals and one assists and then he told me; 'you have failed again'.
16 year old Pelé: Pelé 1957 - Age 16 - 65 Goals in 73 games - 58 Goals in 67 games vs South American teams - 5 Goals in 4 games vs European teams - 2 Goals in 2 games for Brazil (both vs Argentina) The greatest teenager of all time 🇧🇷
On this day in 2001, prankster Karl Power snuck his way into Man Utd's team photo 📸😅
Two different stadiums. Same outcome.
136 years ago today, The Football League was formed, with 12 founder clubs. Here's how the first season played out... ⚽️❤️
Brazilian wealth of super stars for generations, the country has produced wonderful footballers over the years
What are your general thoughts about airdrops based on social-graph data? I am curious to hear ideas about how an airdrop should be executed for active @lens/lens users. cc: @lens/punkess @lens/eduardmsmr @lens/dydymoon @lens/stani @lens/christina @lens/jessyjeanne
Story of my life: My football career cut short, but I never stop being healthy. I was at a very young age when the doctor told me I couldn’t continue being a football player due to my weak heart, and ever since that I was advised to stop playing football I couldn’t control my emotions because that’s literally what I love most, but regardless I gotta prioritize my health first. Since then, I've been on a food and fitness journey most of my life. football career was cut short, but I never stopped pursuing a healthy lifestyle. Everyone is always amazed at my energy levels and gernal positivity. @lens/kaira4nigeria
Teslimi Balogun (1927-72) also known as "Thunderbolt" was a pioneering hero of Nigerian football. From his debut in 1945, he played for a number of local teams (including the Nigerian national side), and was the first Nigerian footballer to play with clubs in the UK. He also became the first African to qualify as a professional coach, helming Nigeria's team in the 1968 Olympics.
This right here @lens/kaira Wouldn’t want to rush you guys. Hopefully our own time is coming.
Bonsai AMA on Kaira! We're thrilled to host @lens/carlosbeltran who is ready to dive deep into all your burning questions about the @lens/bonsai From the current plans to future roadmaps, ask away and get firsthand insights directly from the source. 24 hours later the Bonsai team will answer your questions with a reply. The top 10 most engaging or insightful questions will each be rewarded with 50 $BONSAI tokens 🎉 To participate, drop your questions about Bonsai in the comment section. Let the questions begin, and may the best ones win 👇🏻
Sincerely Kaira should be doing what orb is doing now! This is where we badly need an app now.
Announcement Of Winners: "Nigeria Cultural Heritage Photos" Hello my Naija 🇳🇬 Fams, Greetings to you and how are you doing with your loved ones? It's time to announce the winners of the contest on "Nigeria Cultural Heritage Photos". I appreciate everyone who took their time to join in this contest. it was indeed really interesting to read through all your amazing entries. **The Winners**: Congratulations to this selected winners. Special thanks to everyone that participated. * @lens/mofesangbese - <https://kaira.network/mofesangbese/posts/0x02143d-0x05> * @lens/bezil - <https://kaira.network/bezil/posts/0x020cc7-0x0f-DA-b846f869> * @lens/africanculture - <https://kaira.network/africanculture/posts/0x020cca-0x2f-DA-4c5cce1d> * @lens/chukwugoziebe - <https://kaira.network/chukwugoziebe/posts/0x021438-0x05-DA-789ee477> * @lens/hanjfa - <https://kaira.network/hanjfa/posts/0x020cb0-0x2c-DA-22110c57> **Rewards**: Congratulations once again, 100 $BONSAI will be credited to your wallets.
Announcement Of Winners: "Nigeria Cultural Heritage Photos" Hello my Naija 🇳🇬 Fams, Greetings to you and how are you doing with your loved ones? It's time to announce the winners of the contest on "Nigeria Cultural Heritage Photos". I appreciate everyone who took their time to join in this contest. it was indeed really interesting to read through all your amazing entries. **The Winners**: Congratulations to this selected winners. Special thanks to everyone that participated. * @lens/mofesangbese - <https://kaira.network/mofesangbese/posts/0x02143d-0x05> * @lens/bezil - <https://kaira.network/bezil/posts/0x020cc7-0x0f-DA-b846f869> * @lens/africanculture - <https://kaira.network/africanculture/posts/0x020cca-0x2f-DA-4c5cce1d> * @lens/chukwugoziebe - <https://kaira.network/chukwugoziebe/posts/0x021438-0x05-DA-789ee477> * @lens/hanjfa - <https://kaira.network/hanjfa/posts/0x020cb0-0x2c-DA-22110c57> **Rewards**: Congratulations once again, 100 $BONSAI will be credited to your wallets.
BONSAI 🤝 KAIRA 🤝 FISH Loving the way meme coins on the Lens Ecosystem is growing. With lens going permissionless, it's just a matter of time before we see some meme maxis, and also Devs making lots of it. Stay early, and always be active. Bonsai will surprise many. @lens/bonsai @lens/monniverseofficial
Can Toni Kroos Be A Great Manager? During his career, Toni Kroos has been managed by : ▶️ Jupp Heynckes at Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich. ▶️ Ottmar Hitzfeld at Bayern Munich. ▶️ Joachim Löw at Germany National Team. ▶️ Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich. ▶️ Zinédine Zidane at Real Madrid. ▶️ Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid. He can surely become a good coach in the future. 🧠
My Submission To Kaira4Nigeria Cultural Heritage Photo Contest I will be dropping my contest, writing about one of the best Nigeria athletes ever. Meet Nigeria's🇳🇬 most decorated🎖️female Wrestler and Nigeria’s first wrestler to win silver medal in Olympics, Blessing Oborududu🤼 Blessing Oborududu is often referred to as the “GOAT” (Greatest Of All Time) of African wrestling! * At the Tokyo 2020, Blessing Oborududu won Olympic Games’ silver medal in the women’s freestyle 68kg, the first won by a Nigerian wrestler in history. * She is a two-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist (2018/2022) * She is a 13-time African champion at the African Wrestling Championship * She just won gold🥇 at the ongoing 13th African Games in Ghana. 🆕 She is indeed a rare gem for Nigeria, and we cherish her so much. @lens/kaira4nigeria
In the 1990s, Peruvian football, as well as that of the entire continent, was revolutionized by a team with a very particular characteristic, which earned it international recognition from FIFA: we're talking about Unión Minas. 🇵🇪⛏️ And what makes Unión Minas so special? Well, as a home team, it knew how to be a fortress. Their stadium, in Cerro de Pasco, is located at an altitude of 4,358 meters above sea level. 🥵 It's this fact that FIFA recognized, naming their stadium as the one located at the highest altitude in the world. It's hard to believe that players used to need oxygen during halftime to recover from the exertion. 💨
New Contest: Cultural Heritage Photos of Nigeria Hello my Kaira Naija 🇳🇬 Fams. It's time for another contest, and also another rewards up for grabs. Nigeria is a country that is blessed with a lot of cultural heritages from it's multicultural communities. Let's celebrate Nigeria’s rich history and stunning landscapes! Kaira Nigeria is launching a Cultural Heritage Photo Contest, inviting all community members to share photos of historical sites, natural wonders, or significant cultural areas within Nigeria. **How To Participate** * **Capture and Share:** Take a photo of a historical or cultural site in Nigeria. This could be anything from a famous landmark to a hidden natural wonder. * **Tell The Story:** Along with your photo, include a brief text explaining the history or significance of the place. Help us and others learn more about each location by turning your post into a mini-tour guide. * **Post On Kaira**: Share your photo and story on Kaira, and don’t forget to tag @lens/kaira4nigeria **REWARDS** We will manually reward 100 $Bonsai tokens to the best 5 posts that capture the essence of Nigerian Cultural Heritage. It’s your chance to earn some $Bonsai Tokens with your historical photos and post about it.
```The first referee to officiate a world cup final between Uruguay and Argentina in 1930. The Belgian John Lengenus .🥹``` @lens/kaira
Throwback to when Samuel Eto'o did the "old man" celebration in response to his coach(at the time) Jose Mourinho referring to him as an Old man💙😅 The former Barcelona man was 32 at the time, which was fairly decent for a striker. He had just secured an unlikely move from Anzhi Makhachkala to Chelsea Before the match vs Spurs in the 2013/2014 season, Mourinho was caught on camera suggesting that Eto’o was 35 rather than his stated age of 32 11 minutes into the second half, Eto'o showed no signs of ageing when he pounced on Jan Vertonghen’s disastrous back-pass to put his side 1-0 up. While the goal was brilliant, it was his goal celebration — walking like a hunched old man to lean on a corner flag, feeling his back — brought a smile to his team-mates and Mourinho. Eden Hazard's goal and Demba Ba's brace ensured Chelsea recorded a comfortable 4-0 win at Stamford Bridge After the game, Mourinho could not help but see the funny side to the whole thing ‘I didn’t suggest the celebration but I knew about it,’ laughed the manager afterwards. ‘We thought it was good because the best way to defuse the situation is to make fun of it.’ Samuel Eto'o did the same celebration when he scored in Cameroon's 2-2 draw with Germany in the build up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup A Legend 💫 #kaira
Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶🇬🇶 striker Emilio Nsue has been suspended indefinitely by the country's football federation. The 34-year-old was allegedly involved in "several episodes of serious indiscipline" during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. NSUE HAS NOW HIT BACK: In the Instagram live video he did with Iban Salvador - whom was also suspended, Emilio Nsue said: “These cancerous and corrupt people who manage football in Equatorial Guinea took 1 MILLION EUROS for themselves and left the national team in bad conditions.” He also accused the officials of forging documents and also stealing. 🇬🇶🇬🇶 “The only congratulations I received when I got my top scorer award came from the Ivorian authorities. My country has been ungrateful to me.”