Summary 2021 in Sports

Year of Control: The ten founding moments of the year in world football

The catch in the shirt that won the Euros, the league that was all doomed to Ronaldo, Messi's tears of joy replaced by tears of sadness, Lewandowski's compensation, Zlatan's gladiatorial battle and the gray star who decided to face the forces of evil.

Michael will prepare for the moments we will remember from 2021

Michael Yochin

28/12/2021

Tuesday, December 28, 2021, 1:30 p.m.

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After many years, what will we remember from 2021?

Here are the 10 founding moments that may remain in the public consciousness for a long time.

Cagliani stops Saka

It was the moment that refinedly conveyed the reasons for Italy's win of Euro 2020. When the young and energetic Buccaneer escaped from 37-year-old Giorgio Chiellini just before the end of the 90 minutes in the final, the veteran Italian stopper grabbed him from behind in the shirt in the most blatant way imaginable and dropped Him to the ground. Kylini knew full well that he was going to absorb a yellow card, but that did not change anything. Quite the opposite - he wanted to get this card, and on the way to convey a very simple message: "You have no chance."

The Italians really liked this offense. They were more enthusiastic about it than any goal scored by Italy on the way to lifting the trophy, even more than any rescue of Gianluigi Donaroma on penalties. It was the ultimate Italian act, and Cagliani is the most classic Italian defensive player. He is a warrior, he is cunning, and he does not take prisoners.

The memes flooded the net, and King Kong - who was formidable in the championship as well - put his personal signature on the summer of the entire team.

His friends' self-confidence soared to new heights, and they took the title.

Saka, by the way, missed the English's last and fateful kick.

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Kylini vs. Sake (Photo: Screenshot, Sports 1)

Messi swings the box office America

Yes, it was a problematic and strange tournament, without a crowd, after a last minute move because of Corona actually to Brazil, the country that suffers the most from Corona.

His format was also puzzling, with a long house stage designed to oust only two weak teams.

But for Leo Messi it was all secondary.

Of course he would have preferred to take the giant monkey off his back in front of tens of thousands of avid fans in Buenos Aires, but empty stands in Marcana also suited him.

The main thing is to finally win an international title with the team - a title that has eluded him for so long.

Many reviews have accompanied Messi for his seemingly poor ability in the Albiceleste uniform compared to his fitness in Barcelona.

Sometimes it was justified, sometimes less so, and sometimes even argued that he was not committed enough.

Well, anyone who has seen the happiness on his face when the long drought has been interrupted, can not say he does not care.

Argentina won the box office for the first time since 1993, and it now remains to be seen whether the flea will be able to bring home the World Cup as well at the last opportunity it will have in 2022.

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Messi after winning the Copa America (Photo: Official Website, Sports1)

Messi separates from Barcelona

Tears of joy were replaced by tears of sadness when Messi was forced to leave his only club in August.

The economic circumstances behind the sensational drama are not yet entirely clear, especially in light of the fact that Barcelona have suddenly found € 55 million to sign Fran Torres from Manchester City.

The hidden rabbi over the visible in the binders of accountants in the capital of Catalonia, and we will probably learn more about the subject in due course, but the bottom line is clear - the captain who threatened to leave the team in 2020 mainly to cause a shock in management and oust President Joseph Maria Bartomeu, received his request , But was pushed out at the very beginning of Joan Laporta's tenure.

It was an earthquake on any scale, and not easy to move house at the age of 34. This moment will be remembered as a turning point in his career, in the history of Barcelona, ​​and may even have a major impact on European football in the years to come.

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Messi leaves Barcelona (Photo: Official Website, Sport1)

Eriksen collapses on the grass

The Danish playmaker feels good and even aspires to return to the pitches, but still not easy to remember the moment Christian Eriksen had a heart attack and suddenly fell on the grass towards the end of the first half against Finland in Copenhagen, in the opening round at Euro 2020. Their to prevent photographers from approaching the event.

Pictures of Eriksen's partner, who came down from the stands in tears, were also taken and broadcast live to the whole world.

The media's blatant prying approach has been condemned, and the incident continues to adversely affect the world to this day - conspiracy theories about corona vaccines that have allegedly caused Eriksen's medical problems are still worrying footballers (which is a complete lie, of course - Eriksen is not at all immune to June).

Out of this tragedy also emerged great heroes, led by Simon Kier who masterfully coped with the developments, assisted in the resuscitation operations and calmed those around, and became a national idol in Denmark.

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The collapse of Eriksen (Photo: Official Website, Sports1)

Milner does not like the Super League

The dramatic days after the announcement of the Super League in May were fascinating, and they showed more than anything the power of the fans in front of the clubs. More importantly, they emphasized how great the power of the players and coaches is. Not only the crowd opposition caused the Premier League clubs to almost immediately abandon the confused hasty initiative led by Real Madrid, Juventus and Barcelona. The voice of the team stars was even more dominant, and he made it clear that there was no support for the move not only from the outside but also from within.

"We do not like it, and do not want it to happen," said James Milner after the Liverpool game - and that's the sentence we will remember from the collapse of the Super League. If the players continue to express their firm opinion on the way football should be run, the game will only benefit from it. Recently we have witnessed the voices of many players, including Thibaut Courtois, demanding to reduce the game load. There are also players who oppose the World Cup in Qatar, led by Finland captain Tim Sparb. It's not enough yet, but it's a good start.

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James Milner vs. Super League (Photo: Official Website, Sports1)

Ronaldo returns to Old Trafford

If you were to tell a Manchester United fan at the start of the transfer window that Cristiano Ronaldo would return to Old Trafford after 12 years, he would not believe it.

During the summer, when the Portuguese star decided to leave Juventus, there were even reports of seemingly advanced negotiations with Manchester City, who were put to good use by agent Jorge Mendes to pressure Manchester United.

Is this return good for the Red Devils professionally?

Commentators and fans are having heated and fascinating debates about this, but the first moment he passed through Cristiano in the red shirt in his beloved stadium no one will take from him.

It was in a meeting against Newcastle, on 11 September, and no less than 6 Premier League games took place at the same time at 15:00 London time.

In none of them was a goal scored until Cristiano found the net in the 45th minute.

Only then, in the second half, did the goals come on the other pitches as well, as if the entire league had done the honor to the home side who had returned home.

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Ronaldo's debut goal (Photo: Official Website, Sport1)

Suarez calls Barcelona

The expulsion of Luis Suarez from Barcelona belongs to 2020, but the revenge came in 2021.

The Uruguayan striker first won the championship and contributed 23 goals to Atletico Madrid last season, most of them overwhelming.

However, he did not get to host Barça because of the Corona, and did not score in a 0-0 draw at the Camp Nou - so the long-awaited goal waited until last October.

The scorer cooked up Thomas Lamar's advantage, scored himself in the 44th minute, and made a gesture of a phone call towards Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman in the stands.

The Dutchman was not guilty of being sent at the time by Barça management to make the brief conversation with the Uruguayan in which he was told he was not in the plans, but that does not matter.

This celebration has closed the circle, and we will remember it for a long time to come.

It was a particularly exciting moment, unless you are a Barcelona fan.

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Suarez calls Coman (Photo: Official Website, Sports 1)

De Brauna cries in the Champions League final

Pep Guardiola qualified for the Champions League final this year for the first time in a decade, but failed to get his hands on the trophy as Chelsea were better than Manchester City on a tense evening in Porto, while Kevin de Bruyne was injured in a clash with Antonio Rodiger as early as the 60th minute.

The Belgian, who wore the captain's armband, cried after breaking a bone in his face, was injured in the eye socket - and was left without the trophy he deserves very personally, just a month before his 30th birthday.

This is the year the Belgian genius replaced the prefix, and we need to internalize that.

Injuries are too frequent lately, and should be enjoyed as long as he plays at the highest level.

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De Brauna was injured in the Champions League final (Photo: Official Website, Sport1)

Lewandowski breaks Gerd Müller's record

In the penultimate round of the Bundesliga, Robert Lewandowski scored his 40th goal and equaled Gerd Müller's mythological record of the 1971/72 season. But is he also capable of breaking it? The championship was promised a long time ago, and the last game, at home against Augsburg, was intended for only one purpose - to allow the Polish striker to put one more ball in the net. Quite amazingly, the wait lasted 90 minutes, and Bayern Munich's only Bavarian rival in the league did everything to prevent the celebration. Eventually, it came, and Lewandowski wrote his name exclusively in the history books.

This provided some compensation for the fact that a bizarre injury in an unnecessary game against Andorra prevented him from playing against Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and as a result damaged the German champions ’chances of retaining the European crown.

In Euro 2020, too, Poland was eliminated in the home leg, although Lewandowski scored 3 goals.

He had a lot of bad luck in this brilliant year, but he was still the best player in the world.

He deserves the climax - only a pity that Gerd Müller himself did not see it.

The legendary scorer suffered for years from Datzmania, and passed away in August.

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Lewandowski breaks the record for conquests for the season (Photo: Official Website, Sport1)

Zlatan and Lukaku confront each other

The bizarre incident occurred in January in the Milanese derby in the Italian Cup when the two sturdy strikers almost went beating.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic claimed he came out in defense of his Milan teammates, Romulo Lukaku was not left in debt, and the confrontation was particularly photogenic, with spectacular images.

Lukaku came out of it with his hand on the top, because the Swede received a red card shortly afterwards, Inter made a comeback and won 1: 2, and at the end of the season Lukaku celebrated a championship.

Zlatan, who sent him to "do his voodoo rituals" at the time of the incident, later thought he had brought a curse on himself.

He was injured, missed Euro 2020, and generally lost momentum.

Maybe he should have been a little more careful.

Either way, this moment enters the Pantheon.

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The confrontation between Zlatan and Lukaku (Photo: Official Website, Sport1)

Who is your Athlete of the Year?

26%

Yannis Antocompo

13%

Novak Djokovic

6%

Giorgini

42%

Robert Lewandowski

7%

Carsten and Raholm

6%

Caleb Dresl

The survey is over

16127 participants

Who is your Athlete of the Year?

22%

Elaine Thompson

7%

Sifan Hassan

10%

Julimar Rojas

12%

Emma McCain

11%

Ashley Barty

38%

Simon Bales

The survey is over

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