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‘Uruguayan domestic football a disgrace’
Montevideo (Uruguay), Feb 18 (IANS) Former Uruguay captain Diego Lugano has described Uruguayan domestic football as “a disgrace” and called for changes to the country’s football structure.
But the former Fenerbahce and Paris Saint-Germain center-back lavished praise on Uruguay’s national team, which he said has regained its identity under coach Oscar Tabarez, reports Xinhua news agency.
“It’s one thing to talk about the national team, which has regained its mystique since Tabarez began (in 2006),” Lugano told Brazil’s Folha de S.Paulo newspaper.
“We are going to (this year’s) World Cup in Russia with hopes of having a good campaign.
“But Uruguayan (local) football is a disaster, a disgrace. Everything is wrong. Contracts are badly prepared, power is in the hands of a few, there is little democracy. The players leave (Uruguay) too early and those who stay don’t have adequate infrastructure. They do not have physiotherapy or adequate technology. It’s a sad situation.”
Lugano, who was capped 95 times for Uruguay and captained the Celeste at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, retired from football last month.
He immediately accepted a position as the head of institutional relations at Brazilian club Sao Paulo, where he remains an idol for helping the team beat Liverpool in the 2005 FIFA Club World Cup final.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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