IFFHS NEWS AND STATS
Picture : Dani Alves and his Trophy number 41 !
41 for Dani Alves
Brazilian Dani Alves has won last Sunday with Sao Paulo the Paulista Championship and already his 41th Trophy in his career ! He holds the World Record of the Most Trophies won during a top level career. He won 5 Trophies with Sevilla FC, 23 with FC Barcelona , 2 with Juventus FC, 6 with Paris SG, 1 with Sao Paulo FC and 4 with the Brazilian National Team ! He counts 2 Copa America and 2 FIFA Confederations Cup, 3 UEFA Champions Leagues, 2 UEFA Cups and 4 UEFA Super Cups, 3 FIFA Club World Cups and many national titles in Brazil, Spain, France and Italy ! It is not finished …
Stats of Luis Suarez
He is one of the best Goalscorers in the History ! Uruguayan Luis Suarez is already in the 500+ Goals World List (see IFFHS Post March 22, 2021). He counts 179 Goals + Assists in 159 games with Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands), 129 Goals + Assists in 133 games with Liverpool FC (England), 308 Goals + Assists in 283 games with FC Barcelona (Spain) and 24 Goals + Assists in 38 games with Atlético de Madrid (Spain) ! Last Sunday, he won the LA LIGA title with Atlético de Madrid.
Hansi Flick succeeds Joachim Löw
Bayern München’s successful coach Hansi Flick will become the Germany National Team Coach after the Euro 2021, signing a contract through 2024. He succeeds Joachim Löw, Germany’s National Coach since 2006 ! Between 2006 and 2014, Flick has already worked as Löw’s Assistant in the Mannschaft.
Fabulous weekend for Cameroon football.
Football fans in Cameroon have been counting their blessings following a weekend with much to celebrate, collectively and individually.
Amongst the high points were, firstly, the qualification of Coton Sport of Garoua for the semifinals of the CAF Confederations Cup following their 1-2 defeat away at the hands of Jaraaf of Senegal. The Cameroonians who had won the first leg match in Garoua 1-0 thus qualify to play against Egyptian side, Pyramids FC on June 20. Cotonsport. last reached this phase seven years ago before being eliminated by another Egyptian side, Al Ahly.
Celebrations time also when the fans who have been following the performances of players of the national team ahead of next year’s African Cup of Nations in Cameroon gleefully greeted the league successes of Cameroon captain, Eric Choupo Moting who has just won the Bundesliga crown with Bayern Munich, a few days after striker, Vincent Aboubaker did same with Turkish side, Besiktas JK.
To crown it all, CAF Deputy Secretary General, Anthony Baffoe, heading a binary CAF/FIFA inspection team has expressed satisfaction with the state of preparedness of the stadia and hotel facilities in Garoua, as well as progress made at the Olembe sports complex. The country had been grappling with the challenges posed by infrastructural demands ahead of the 33rd African Cup of Nations.