Pleased to say that Rob Smyth is helming our liveblog on the opening ceremony and the World Cup opener, starring Ecuador and hosts Qatar.
I’m signing off here. But give Rob’s blog a click, and enjoy the rest of your Sunday. Ta ra!
One of the most interesting little subplots of this World Cup is that Luis Enrique, Spain’s manager, has set up his own Twitch account, streaming live and direct to the fans. This is a clip from a recent post, where he discusssed the fluidity of their attackers.
Luis Enrique about playing with a false 9.
— Juani Jimena (@JimenaJuani) November 19, 2022
¨That is a myth, we do not play with false 9¨
I love what he is doing with the stream.😍
Follow me for more football videos with English subtitles.!!! 😉😉 pic.twitter.com/GxopbYiUdy
One of Luis Enrique’s attackers, Ferran Torres, is dating his daughters, Sira Martínez. Both the Barcelona forward and the former Barcelona boss have been speaking about that. This is via Reuters.
“Not at all,” Torres told a news conference on Sunday when asked whether he felt pressure because of the relationship. “I think the coach and I, we know how to differentiate between when it’s family and when we are manager and player. I think we have to get on with it in a natural way, just that and we’re getting along fine.”
Torres, 22, went public about his relationship with Sira Martinez, a Spanish show-jumper who is also 22, this year. Luis Enrique joked about it on Saturday when he was asked which of the Spain players represented an extension of him on the field of play.
“Very easy - it’s Mr Ferran Torres - otherwise my daughter will come after me and chop off my head,” the coach said in an online chat.
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