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“And I was still drinking breast milk at 20.” Zola on Bellingham’s precocious play

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“And I was still drinking breast milk at 20.”  Zola on Bellingham’s precocious play

Former Italian national team player, ex-Birmingham coach Gianfranco Zola humorously assessed the play of 20-year-old Real Madrid and England midfielder Jude Bellingham.

On Tuesday, the English beat Italy in the Euro 2024 qualifying match with a score of 3:1, the 20-year-old player scored an assist and earned a penalty.

Bellingham is a graduate of Birmingham and at the beginning of his professional career played for this club, which was then coached by Zola (from 2016 to 2017). In 2020, Jude moved to Borussia Dortmund at the age of 17, and in the summer of 2023 he became a Real Madrid player.

– Let me ask, where were you when I was coaching Birmingham? I would have flirted with you even at 12 years old! I have to say this makes me laugh because at 20 I was still drinking breast milk. Of course, not literally,” Zola said jokingly on Channel 4.

Bellingham appreciated Zola’s humor and laughed out loud during the interview.

Let us add that at the age of 20, Zola, a future player for Napoli, Parma and Chelsea, moved from the Nuorese club to Torres, which represented the fourth Italian division.

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Ronaldo is confident he can score 1000 goals

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40-year-old striker for Al-Nasr Cristiano Ronaldo he expressed confidence that he will reach the 1,000 goal mark in his career. He now has 956 goals.

Ronaldo said:

It’s difficult to keep playing, but I’m motivated. My passion is great and I want to continue. It doesn’t matter where I play, whether in the Middle East or Europe. I have always liked playing football and I want to continue with the same spirit. You know what my goal is. I want to win trophies and I want to reach that figure (1000 goals) that you all know. I will definitely reach this figure if there are no injuries.

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Puel became head coach of Nice

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Famous French coach Claude Puël entitled “Nice”. The team, after 16 days of the current Ligue 1 season, is in 13th place.

Puel, 64, has been unemployed since 2021, when he left Saint-Etienne.

The highest achievement in Puel’s career is winning the French championship with Monaco in 2000.

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Former English footballer Carroll risks prison

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Former Liverpool and England striker Andy Carroll faces prison for breaching a stalking injunction. The Telegraph newspaper reports it.

Previously, The Sun reported that one of the former English Premier League players was arrested in April at a passport control point at Stansted Airport in London (nuclear submarine) on charges of attempted rape. The footballer, whose name has not been released, was released on bail until the end of February 2026. Police later confirmed that the accused was Andy Carroll, as reported by The Telegraph.

“To a man [Кэрроллу] charged with violating a stalking restraining order. He is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates Court on December 30,” an Essex Police spokesperson said.

A stalking injunction places restrictions on the accused from approaching and contacting the victim.

Carroll is 36 years old and plays for Dagenham, in the English sixth division. IN nuclear submarine As well as Liverpool, the striker played for Newcastle and West Ham, playing 248 league games, scoring 54 goals and providing 29 assists. Carroll won the English League Cup with Liverpool (2012).

Carroll played nine matches for the England national team, scoring two goals.

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