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Romario says Platini worked with FIFA mafia for many years

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Paris: Brazilian football legend Romario, currently a senator in his country, has said that none of the current candidates for the presidency of FIFA is “credible”, noting that former French superstar Michel Platini has collaborated for many years with the mafia that was in the world football governing body.

“Platini worked for many years with the mafia in FIFA. I’m not saying he is corrupt, but he has been affected by the system,” Efe quoted Romario as saying in an interview with French newspaper L’Equipe, published on Thursday.

He added that if Platini elected as FIFA president, everything may be maintained unchanged.

Romario said that people must thank the FBI for their work to prosecute the FIFA leaders. He also thanked the South American Football Confederation and the Brazilian Football Confederation.

Romario, 1994 World Cup winner also expressed his confidence that the Brazilian team will qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

 

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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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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