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The World Cup helped the UK narrowly avoid a recession The United Kingdom’s GDP growth stayed flat in the last fiscal quarter, barely keeping the economy from sliding into a recession amid protracted labor strikes and high inflation rate that stands at 10.5%. Read more... https://qz.com/recession-uk-world-cup-q4-gdp-growth-1850099269

Participate in the World Cup together, who do you support?

The #family is watching #theworldcup this is #myview #quiet #vacation #recharge (at Santa Fe, New Mexico)

Having starred for Belgium at the World Cup, the playmaker has suggested it might be time to 'discover something different' #EdenHazard #RealMadrid #TheWorldCup

All the latest news and reaction after England exit the World Cup #WorldCup #TheWorldCup #WorldCup2018

Few expected England to reach the World Cup semi-finals and perhaps fewer still may have believed that Tottenham Hotspur would have the most players left in the tournament at this stage. #WorldCup #TottenhamHotspur #TheWorldCup

FootballFive candidates in the semi-finals Mbappe &Griezmann, Modric, De Bruyne and Kane En Espaol Not since 2007 has a player not called Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo lifted the Ballon d’Or but 2018 is turning into the year the award was revolutionised. Only really Xavi and Andres Iniesta, in 2010, and Franck Ribery, three years later, have made major challenges to the duo’s supremacy. Initially, pundits had pinpointed Neymar as the ideal candidate to separate Ronaldo and Messi and yet the Brazilian’s injury hit season has been compounded by a poor showing at the World Cup. Looking to who is left competing for the trophy in Russia, five candidates emerge in the concurrent race for the Ballon d’Or. Like Neymar, Kylian Mbappe has won four domestic titles in 2017/18 with Paris Saint-Germain but unlike his club mate, the Frenchman continues to excel in Russia. With a stirring brace against Argentina, the forward knows a similar showing in the next two games can place him at the front of voters’ minds. On the other hand, Antoine Griezmann has been the picture of consistency with Atletico Madrid and boasts the Europa League title along with a potential shot at the World Cup. For France, Griezmann’s strength is his decisiveness in tense moments such as from the penalty spot, with plenty of those potentially left to come from here on in. If Croatia can go all the way at the 2018 World Cup, few will be better placed to win the Ballon d’Or than Luka Modric. The midfielder’s importance to his national team is obvious and he has often been an unsung hero with Real Madrid, whose Champions League triumph elevates Modric yet further. Even though Kevin De Bruyne lost out in the race to be Premier League Player of the Year, he may still manage to win the global award having taken his club form to Russia, something Mohamed Salah couldn’t do. The Manchester City man continues to take the spotlight off Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku in this golden generation Belgian team and is most likely to impress in the upcoming matches. Ultimately, goals are the most integral part of football and arguably no one can gets them like Harry Kane. The World Cup has seen the striker take on the captain’s armband for England and he once again surpassed 30 goals for Tottenham Hotspur with a potential World Cup golden boot on the way, too. Source link The post Football: The most open Ballon d’Or race in years: Who will win? appeared first on 10z Soccer. #TheWorldCup #LionelMessi #AntoineGriezmann

Brazil's elimination from the World Cup at the hands of Belgium sent shockwaves through football as the tournament became an exclusively European affair. #WorldCup #TheWorldCup #CristianoRonaldo