☕️🥐 FC Breakfast: Messi's surprise cake 😂, Club World Cup heats up 🥵
Messi's amazing 🎂 😂
This Tuesday, Lionel Messi celebrated his 38th birthday. For the occasion, La Pulga had the right to a very nice birthday cake... Smurfs.
We don't have the reference, but why not...
Club World Cup 🥵
Totally crazy (and particularly disturbing...) images during the match between Benfica and Bayern Munich (1-0) this Tuesday evening at the Club World Cup.
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Due to the heat in Charlotte, the US city where the match took place, Bayern Munich's substitutes were forced to spend the first half in the dressing room, in the cool.
Additionally, Gianluca Prestianni, Benfica's 19-year-old Argentine prodigy, suffered from a severe headache due to the high temperature. It was 40 degrees during the game.
🚨 OL relegated to L2
This is the big news of the day on Tuesday: Olympique Lyonnais has been relegated to Ligue 2 by the DNCG after examining their file! Relegated on a provisional basis this winter, the club was under the threat of a confirmation of this sanction. OL can still appeal this decision.
The unmissables of the day 🍿
- OL's official reaction after the DNCG announcement
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- Official: Neymar extends his contract with Santos!
- Tuesday's transfer news
TV schedule 📺
6 pm: England - Netherlands, Euro U21 (beIN Sports)
9 pm: France - Germany, Euro U21 (beIN Sports)
9 pm: Dortmund - Ulsan (DAZN)
9 pm: Mamelodi - Fluminense (DAZN)
3 am: Inter - River Plate (DAZN)
3 am: Urawa - Monterrey (DAZN)
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