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The well-known business magazine Forbes has just released a list of the teams with the most expensive valuation figures in the world. La Liga dominates the top flight by placing Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Real Madrid topped this list with a valuation figure of 5.1 billion US Dollars or the equivalent of approximately 75 trillion Rupiah. Los Blancos experienced an increase of up to 350 million US Dollars compared to last year.

Meanwhile, Barcelona had to settle for dropping from first place last year to second this year. However, Barca's valuation figure rose to 5 billion US Dollars.

Manchester United and Liverpool Stalking

After the top two rankings were controlled by Spanish clubs, the third and fourth positions were occupied by the two Premier League giants, namely Manchester United and Liverpool.

Manchester United is the most valuable English club with a valuation of US$4.6 billion, followed by Liverpool with a US$4.45 valuation.

Meanwhile, two Premier League clubs who are also in the top eight of this list are Manchester City (4.25 US Dollars) and Chelsea (3.1 billion US Dollars).

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Most Valuable Club in the World: MU Still Under Real Madrid and Barcelona

Ari Prayoga | 12 September 2022 08:23

Real Madrid vs Barcelona pre-season match in USA, 24 July 2022 (c) AP Photo

Bola.net - The well-known business magazine Forbes has just released a list of the teams with the most expensive valuation figures in the world. La Liga dominates the top flight by placing Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Real Madrid topped this list with a valuation figure of 5.1 billion US Dollars or the equivalent of approximately 75 trillion Rupiah. Los Blancos experienced an increase of up to 350 million US Dollars compared to last year.

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Meanwhile, Barcelona had to settle for dropping from first place last year to second place this year. However, Barca's valuation figure rose to 5 billion US Dollars.

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Manchester United and Liverpool stalk

Bruno Fernandes duel with Roberto Firmino in Manchester United vs Liverpool, Premier League 2022/23 (c) AP Photo

After the top two positions are overrun Spanish clubs, the third and fourth positions are occupied by two Premier League giants, namely Manchester United and Liverpool.

Manchester United is the most valuable English club with a valuation of US$4.6 billion, followed by Liverpool with a US$4.45 valuation.

Meanwhile, two Premier League clubs who are also in the top eight of this list are Manchester City (4.25 US Dollars) and Chelsea (3.1 billion US Dollars).

List of Most Valuable Clubs in the World 2022

1. Real Madrid: $5.1 billion

2. Barcelona: $5 billion

3. Manchester United: $4.6 billion

4. Liverpool: $4.45 billion

5. Bayern Munich: $4.28 billion

6. Manchester City: $4.25 billion

7. PSG: $3.3 billion

8. Chelsea: $3.1 billion

The Argentina and Switzerland national teams played equally strong 0-0 in normal time in the eighth final of the 2014 World Cup which was held at the Arena de Sao Paulo. The match was forced to proceed to extra rounds and this is where the Tango Team's mental strength was tested.

Argentina controlled the game since the early minutes. The problem is, the Tango team has difficulty creating opportunities. Switzerland appear disciplined and managed to close the space for Argentina.

After 90 minutes of playing without a goal, Argentina and Switzerland had to go through extra time. The deadlock was broken after they played for 118 minutes. Lionel Messi, who managed to get past a Swiss defender, passed the ball to Di Maria. His shot went into the right corner of the goalkeeper and could not be anticipated.

With that result, the Tango Team managed to advance further in the 2014 World Cup tournament.

Messi Chosen as Man of the Match

Lionel Messi's Action at the 2014 World Cup (c) FIFA

Argentina captain Lionel Messi was named Man of the Match against Switzerland. Messi did not score but he had a big role in the creation of the decisive goal scored by Angel Di Maria.

At the moment when he entered the critical moment, Messi acted to penetrate the Swiss defense in the 118th minute. But Messi wasn't greedy, he gave Di Maria a pass and it was well done for the goal.

The official FIFA website immediately announced that Messi was the best player in the match which was held at the Corinthians Arena, Sao Paulo. La Pulga played 120 minutes with a total of 65 passes and two shots on goal.

This is the fourth time in a row Messi has been selected as Man of the Match for Argentina in this 2014 World Cup match.

Di Maria was banned from playing by Real Madrid Real Madrid

's plans to sell Di Maria could fall apart if the star appeared in the World Cup final. Angel Di Maria tore up a letter from Real Madrid asking him not to risk injury and miss the 2014 World Cup final.

The Juventus player is one of Argentina's backbones in Brazil but picked up a muscle injury in the first half of the quarter-final against Belgium. Di Maria admitted that he wanted to appear in the final against Joachim Low's men but Madrid had tried to block that desire.

"There are only three people who know the truth: doctor Daniel Martinez, coach Alejandro Sabella and me," he told Telefe.

"I knew Real Madrid wanted to sell me, then the letter came. Daniel explained it was from Real Madrid but I didn't see it and I tore it up." he said.

Reminiscing Zakumi, 2010 World Cup Mascot The 2010 World

 Cup leaves many memories for football lovers. The mascot is one part that provokes memories of the 2010 World Cup, which was first held in Africa.

The 2010 World Cup itself has a very unique mascot. South Africa as the host named the mascot of the 2010 World Cup with the name Zakumi.

The mascot that takes the form of a leopard is very closely related to South Africa. The leopard itself is an animal that is synonymous with South Africa.

But Zakumi turns out to contain a lot of philosophy in it. Zakumi's mascot was even made a birth history. Let's see a more complete review below, Bolaneters.

Zakumi: Symbol of Resistance

Andries Odendaal as the designer of Zakumi's mascot does not only create physical characters. Odendaal also complements Zakumi with his South African history story.

Odendaal provides a history of the birth of Zakumi who was born on June 16, 1994. This date coincides with the end of the apartheid regime in South Africa.

The presence of Zakumi reminded South Africa of their struggle to escape this dark regime. Zakumi's birthday is also commemorated as the day of the youth who became the mouthpiece of resistance in South Africa.

The meaning of the name Zakumi

Regardless of the history of resistance it carries, the name Zakumi has a different philosophy. The name Zakumi also contains several meanings in it.

Zakumi can be translated as "Za" which is the initials of South Africa in the African language. While "Kumi" means 10 which signifies the title of the World Cup which was held in 2010.

Meanwhile, according to Tim Modise as a spokesman for the committee team in South Africa said that Zakumi means "come here". The name Zakumi with this meaning is taken from the language in several parts of South Africa.

The 2010 World Cup became a means of proving the quality of the Paraguay national football team. Status as a dark horse team, Paraguay played well and made it difficult for big teams in South Africa.

Gerardo Martino's team is able to compete with teams whose level is above them. Paraguay has even been able to keep up with the top teams that won the 2010 World Cup.

Paraguay Draw with Italy

Paraguay underwent the first match with a tough challenge. They must start the journey of the 2010 World Cup against defending champions Italy.

However, Gerardo Martino managed to convince his players to appear confident against Italy. As a result, Paraguay can match the game of the four-time World Cup champion.

Paraguay could even break into Italy's tight defense in the 39th minute through Antolin Alcaraz's header. However, Paraguay's slick appearance only resulted in one point after Daniele De Rossi scored the equalizer in the 63rd minute.

Group Winners and Eliminate Italy

A draw against Paraguay is of course not a good result for Italy. Moreover, Marcello Lippi's squad is the defending champion.

But the draw against Paraguay in fact had an impact on the next two games. Italy again swallowed a draw in the second match and even lost in the third match against Slovakia.

While Paraguay managed to come out with the status of the winner of Group F with a collection of five points. Paraguay did not even swallow a single defeat in the Group F Phase.

After a draw against Italy, Paraguay managed to win against Slovakia and draw against New Zealand. Slovakia, who won in the final match officially accompanied Paraguay as runners up while getting rid of defending champion Italy at the bottom of the standings.

Surprise United States at the 2010 World Cup: Group Winner, Skip England

National Team The United States national team gave a firm message that they were not 'onion manure' at the World Cup. South Africa witnessed the toughness of the United States in the 2010 World Cup Group Phase.

At that time, the US national team was in Group C. They competed with the leading team from continental Europe, England.

The US national team will also face two opponents who have surprises, namely Slovenia and Algeria. The US national team is actually not seeded to become the winner of Group C.

But the US still has a great chance of qualifying for the Group Phase as the runner-up of Group C. However, the US in fact gave a surprise by becoming the winner of Group C over the underdog England.

US Draw with England

The US national team started the 2010 World Cup with a tough test. They have to face England in the inaugural match of Group C Phase.

However, the tough test was completed quite well by the US national team. Bob Bradley's team was able to keep up with the English game.

The US national team could even score one goal when they were 1-0 down by England. Steven Gerrard's quick goal was successfully replied by Clint Dempsey five minutes before halftime.

In the second half there was not a single goal in the match. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.

US Winners Group C

The US national team came out as winners of Group C with five points. The US managed to record one win and two draws.

Actually the US points are the same as the points collected by the UK. Even the difference in goals and conceded by these two teams is also strong.

But the US is superior to the aggressiveness of goals compared to England. The US scored a total of four goals and conceded three goals while England only scored two goals conceding one goal in the opening match.

Although both qualified for the Knock-Out Phase, England was more disadvantaged by this result. The US who won Group C will meet the runners-up in Group D while England will meet the winners of Group D, namely Germany.

Facing Germany is of course a tough test for the England national team. As a result they had to be eliminated after losing 4-1 by Germany.

The US who benefited was actually defeated by Ghana who was runner up in Group D. The US had to give up with a narrow score of 2-1 after playing until the extra time round.

2018 World Cup: Colombia's Fierce Match Against England in the Round of 16 The

 England national team will not forget its struggle at the 2018 World Cup. England, which is studded with star players, in fact, is still struggling to get through every match at the 2018 World Cup.

England's steps to the 2018 World Cup Semifinals are not obtained. easily. They had to go through exhausting and mentally draining matches to get to the Semifinals.

One of the fiercest matches played by the English national team was when they met Colombia. Meeting in the round of 16, England were overwhelmed by Colombia's resistance.

England even had to take a penalty shootout to get rid of Colombia. Even though it ended with the victory of the Three Lions, the match against Colombia will still be remembered as the most difficult match for the England national team at the 2018 World Cup.

Injury Time Goal thwarted

England national team drew with Colombia since the early minutes. Buying and selling attacks occur throughout the course of the game.

However, England managed to take the lead through Harry Kane's penalty goal in the 57th minute. Colombia, who was left behind by one goal, moved quickly by pressing England in the remaining time of the match.

The result Colombia was able to equalize in injury time. Utilizing Juan Cuadrado's corner kick, Yerry Mina managed to extend Colombia's breath with a header goal.

England Almost

Lost Yerry Mina's goal in the last minute forced England to continue the game in extra time. However, England could not maximize the two rounds of extra time to score the winning goal.

In the end, one ticket to the Quarter Finals had to be decided by a penalty shootout. The penalty shoot-out was preceded by Radamel Falcao's goal for Colombia.

Running three kickers, Colombia successfully converted it into a goal. But England were only able to score two goals after Jordan Henderson's shot was saved by David Ospina.

But good luck is still on the side of the English national team. Colombia's fourth and fifth kickers failed to score. Eric Dier who became the winner managed to score a goal to bring England to the 2018 World Cup Quarter-Finals.

Remembering Greece's Struggle in the 2014

 World Cup Brazil's 2014 World Cup is the third World Cup tournament that the Greek national team has participated in. Georgios Samaras and colleagues qualified for Brazil after overcoming obstacles from Romania in the playoffs.

The team nicknamed Ethniki was then joined in Group C with Colombia, Japan, and Ivory Coast. In the inaugural party against Colombia, Greece had to be willing to swallow a bitter result after being crushed by James Rodriguez and colleagues with a score of 0-3.

Then in the second matchday, Greece were held to a draw by Japan with a score of 0-0 so that their chances of qualifying for the next round were determined in the last match against Ivory Coast. Then, Ethniki won an important victory with a score of 2-1 over Les léphants while locking the runner-up position in Group C.

In the last 16, Fernando Santos' team was awaited by the Costa Rica national team, who unexpectedly managed to win Group D by eliminating Italian and English.

Samaras Penalty Controversy

Ivory Coast supporters at the Estadio Governador, Fortaleza, are ready to cheer for their team's success. In the final match of Group C, Ivory Coast only needed a draw to win a ticket to the round of 16.

However, disaster came in the 90+3 minute when Jose Holebas sent a pull bait from the left side of the Ivory Coast defense. Georgios Samaras who was escorted by Giovanni Sio in the middle of the penalty box fell when he was about to take a first time kick.

Referee Carlos Vera also awarded a penalty for Greece which was successfully executed by Samaras into a goal. The penalty is a bit controversial, because the video footage shows that there was no contact between Giovanni Sio and Samaras in the penalty box.

Aground in the Hands of Costa Rica

Asa repeated the surprise at the 2004 European Cup to be buried, after Greece was defeated by Costa Rica on penalties in the 2014 World Cup round of 16. In that match, Ethniki and Costa Rica were able to draw 1-1 in normal time and in extra time.

Costa Rica took the lead through a kick outside the penalty box from Bryan Ruiz in the 51st minute. However, a few seconds before the end, in the 90th minute, Sokratis Papastathopoulos managed to equalize from a shot in the Costa Rica defense area. The score is 1-1.

In the extra time, the two teams did not produce significant opportunities, so they had to continue with the high-fives round. Theofanis Gekas was the executor who failed to hit Keylor Navas' goal, while all of Costa Rica's kickers were able to carry out their duties well.

Fernando Santos' cold hand

Otto Rehhagel was officially sacked after failing to make achievements at the 2010 World Cup and was replaced by Fernando Santos. In the hands of the Portuguese coach, Greece managed to rise from adversity by ensuring themselves qualify for the 2014 World Cup preliminary round.

Santos' presence in Greece had given a breath of fresh air. Under Santos, Ethniki had a record 17 matches unbeaten and reached their highest FIFA rankings (8th place).

Celebration of the Greek National Team at the 2014 World Cup (c) FIFA

The 2014 World Cup Brazil is the third World Cup tournament that the Greek national team has participated in. Georgios Samaras and colleagues qualified for Brazil after overcoming obstacles from Romania in the playoffs.

The team nicknamed Ethniki was then joined in Group C with Colombia, Japan, and Ivory Coast. In the inaugural party against Colombia, Greece had to be willing to swallow a bitter result after being crushed by James Rodriguez and colleagues with a score of 0-3.