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Italy legend Dino Baggio shared his opinion on why Diego Maradona is considered even better than Lionel Messi. Approaching the end of his professional career, Lionel Messi is regarded by many as the greatest player of all time. However, in that debate, other heavyweights come into play, such as Diego Maradona, whom Italy icon Dino Baggio considered the number one. During an interview with Diario AS, the former Juventus and Parma midfielder was asked about his view of modern soccer, particularly Serie A, comparing it with the 1980s and 1990s. Baggio acknowledged that it was more difficult to play in Italy back then: “Perhaps Messi could have had problems here in his day.” That led the conversation toward the differences in soccer over the years. Dino based his opinion on the fact that a few decades ago referees were more lenient when it came to physical contact, resulting in a harsher sport for talented players. “Today, fouls are called before contact, practically,” Baggio noted, before highlighting who he considered the best player in the world during those years. “Maradona, in modern times, would score a thousand goals per season. You can’t imagine what they would hit him with when he was at Napoli,” said the 1994 FIFA World Cup finalist. Dino Baggio playing for Italy vs England in a World Cup qualifier in 1997. Immediately, Dino Baggio compared the two Argentine superstars and pointed out the difference between them: “Messi, back then, would have been equally brilliant, but completely, absolutely crushed. That’s why I say Diego was the greatest. The God of world soccer.” Comparisons between Messi and Maradona Dino Baggio is not the first to highlight the contrast between the leniency of the past and the extreme caution of modern soccer. This is usually one of the arguments used to place stars from previous decades, like Diego Maradona, Pele, or Alfredo Di Stefano, above modern geniuses like Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Some statistics support this view. FIFA shared an analysis on its official website a few years ago regarding the number of fouls committed in each edition of the World Cup (with records starting in Chile 1962) and the players who were most frequently fouled. There is an indisputable leader in the rankings. Diego Maradona is the player who received the most fouls in World Cup history, totaling 152 across his four tournaments (1982, 1986, 1990, and 1994). He doubles the second player on the list, Lionel Messi, who was fouled 75 times across his five tournaments from 2006 onwards. Further down are Brazil’s Jairzinho (64), Neymar (60), and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (58). The most astonishing fact is that Maradona ranks first, second, and third for the most fouls received in a single World Cup. In Mexico 1986, he was fouled 53 times; in Italy 1990, 50 times; and in Spain 1982, 36 times. Only in fourth place does another player appear—curiously also Argentine—Ariel Ortega, with 33 fouls in France 1998.

Santos boss Cuca revealed Neymar is “raring to go” after undergoing a knee procedure during the international break. Neymar was left out of Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil squad for the March break, dampening his chances of featuring at this summer’s World Cup. Neymar is Brazil’s all-time top scorer with 79 goals and has represented the Selecao […] The post Neymar ´raring to go´ after knee procedure, says Santos boss Cuca appeared first on Soccer News.

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Bolivia y Venezuela empataron, mientras que Brasil superó a Perú. El 7 de abril arranca la tercera fecha, en Ypané. La CONMEBOL Sub17 2026 disputó la última jornada de Fecha 2, correspondiente al Grupo B, en el estadio Ameliano de la ciudad de Villeta – Paraguay. En el primer encuentro Bolivia y Venezuela igualaron 2-2, y en el cierre, Brasil ganó 4-1 a Perú. Ver esta publicación en Instagram Una publicación compartida de CONMEBOLtorneos (@conmeboltorneos) Próxima jornada – 7 de abril – Fecha 3 | Grupo A: Ecuador vs. Uruguay – Estadio Carfem, Ypané. Colombia vs. Chile – Estadio Carfem, Ypané. Las entradas pueden ser adquiridas AQUÍ. – Bolivia 2-2 Venezuela – Grupo B – Bolivia y Venezuela igualaron en un partido cambiante disputado en el estadio Ameliano de Villeta. La Vinotinto se adelantó en el primer tiempo con los goles de Santiago Sánchez (18’) y Román Lozada (43’), pero la Verde reaccionó en el complemento. Nabil Nacif descontó a los 60’ y, cuando el partido se cerraba, Jhassir Guerra marcó el empate en tiempo de adición (90+1’), sellando el 2-2 final. En la Fecha 3, Bolivia recibirá a Perú y Venezuela a Argentina. https://youtu.be/dm2hTOFLQOU?si=GfvdkTHBgZ_EoOgN – Números del partido – Esta es la primera vez que Bolivia logra evitar la derrota ante Venezuela en CONMEBOL Sub17, tras cuatro encuentros jugados. Los tres anteriores fueron triunfos Vinotinto, dos de estos sin recibir goles. El gol de Jhassir Guerra (Bolivia) para determinar el empate en este partido fue el más tardío para la Verde en CONMEBOL Sub17 (90:32) desde el que anotó Braian Mamani ante Perú en 2023 (91:36). Venezuela tuvo menos posesión que Bolivia en este partido (47% a 53%), sin embargo, la Vinotinto superó a la Verde en remates totales (22 a 12), remates al arco (11 a 5) y goles esperados (2.5xG a 0.7xG). – Perú 1-4 Brasil – Grupo B – Brasil se impuso ante Perú en el cierre de la Fecha 2 – Grupo B – de la CONMEBOL Sub17. En el estadio Ameliano de Villeta, la selección peruana abrió el marcador con Sandro Cometivos a los 19’, pero la reacción brasileña no tardó en llegar. Un autogol de Sean Gormley (35’) marcó el inicio de la remontada, y apenas un minuto después Riquelme Henrique (36’) dio vuelta el resultado. En el complemento, João Bezerra (51’) y Eduardo Pape (59’) ampliaron la diferencia para sellar el 4-1 final. Próximamente Perú se enfrentará a Bolivia y Brasil tendrá fecha libre. https://youtu.be/Gz5Sgzii_bQ?si=Vo_yFt1YLzK0JYrl – Números del partido – Brasil extiende su invicto en la CONMEBOL Sub17 a 17 partidos (13V 4E) y no pierde desde 2019. Durante esa racha, los únicos encuentros en los que anotó cuatro o más goles fueron precisamente los dos de 2026: 5-0 vs Bolivia y 4-1 vs Perú. João Bezerra anotó y asistió en la victoria de Brasil ante Perú, algo que ningún otro futbolista brasileño consiguió en un partido de la última edición (2025) de la CONMEBOL Sub17. Además, el delantero registró 10 intervenciones en el área rival, la máxima cantidad para un futbolista de Brasil en un encuentro de la competición en los registros de Opta (desde 2023), igualado con Ruan Pablo ante Chile en 2025. Fernando Lasanta (Perú) es el primer arquero en otorgar una asistencia en la CONMEBOL Sub17 2026. En la edición 2025, dos porteros registraron un pase gol: Jorman Mendoza con Colombia ante Venezuela y Miguel Peralta con Ecuador ante Uruguay. – Dónde ver – Ver esta publicación en Instagram Una publicación compartida de CONMEBOLtorneos (@conmeboltorneos) CONMEBOL.com / OPTA

Brazil-born players represent the largest contingent of players born outside of the USA and Canada on 2026 MLS rosters. The 78 nations, across six continents, represented in MLS squads is significantly greater than other top-tier U.S. men’s pro leagues. MLS is also the youngest league. 🌎 Countries represented: MLS (78), NBA (50), NFL (28), NHL […] The post MLS players hail from 78 countries appeared first on Soccer America.