Damascus-SANA
The year two thousand and twenty-one was the year of fulfilling the absent aspirations. There are teams and clubs that won titles and championships that have been away from them for many years. Italy, after waiting fifty-three years, managed to win the European Nations Cup for the second time in its history after winning the final match against England by penalty shootout after the end of the original two times. And overtime with a tie for the same.
In turn, France won the second edition of the European Nations League after its victory in the final match against Spain with two goals to one.
Chelsea added the second star to him in the Champions League after his victory in the final match against his compatriot Manchester City with a single goal.
As for Villarreal, Spain won the European League title for the first time in its history after winning the final match against Manchester United on penalties, after the end of the original and extra time with a 1-1 draw. to like him.
Atlético Madrid was also crowned the Spanish League title for the eleventh time in its history, consolidating its place in third place in the list of the most crowned teams after Real Madrid and Barcelona, while Inter Milan won its nineteenth title in the Italian League to put an end to the dominance of Juventus, which lasted nine years.
Lille won the French Super Cup for the first time in its history, by defeating Paris Saint-Germain with a single goal. It also put an end to the Paris giant's dominance of the local league title and crowned its champion after an absence of ten years.
As for Leicester City, they won the FA Cup for the first time in their history after beating Chelsea in the final with a single goal.
In the South American continent, Argentina, after an absence of twenty-eight years, won the Copa America for the fifteenth time in its history, after defeating Brazil in the final with a single goal, and the Brazilian Palmeiras retained the Copa Libertadores title by defeating compatriot Flamengo with two goals to one, while Atletico Paranaense won the Copa Libertadores title. The Brazilian won the Copa Sudamericana title for the second time in his history, after defeating his compatriot Bragantino in the final with a single goal.
In the Arab world, Algeria crowned the exceptional edition of the Arab Cup after winning the final match against Tunisia with two goals without return.
As for Africa, Al-Ahly of Egypt strengthened its record in the African Champions League by winning the title for the tenth time in its history, after its victory in the final match against Kaizer Chivers of South Africa by three clean points.
Morocco's Raja also won the African Confederation Cup for the second time in its history, after winning the final match against Algeria's JS Kabylie, with two goals to one. The two teams met for the Super Cup title, which Al-Ahly won for the eighth time in its history.
Asia.. The Saudi Al Hilal crowned the AFC Champions League title for the fourth time in its history after winning the final match against the South Korean Pohang Steelers with two clean goals, and Al Muharraq of Bahrain won the AFC Cup title for the second time in its history after winning the final match against Nasaf of Uzbekistan by three goals.
Finally, in terms of individual awards, the Argentine Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or for the seventh time, consolidating his record as the most award-winning player.
Mohammed Al-Khater
