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Spain’s La Liga to be most represented league at World Cup Final
Moscow, July 12 (IANS) The outcome by Thursday of the FIFA World Cup semi-final stage after the victories of the French and Croatian squads and the defeat of Belgium and England, has driven the Spanish La Liga to overtake the English Premier League (EPL) as the national league with the most footballers at this weekend’s Moscow World Cup final.
Prior to the semi-final stage, the EPL and London’s Tottenham had the most players lined up. But the tables have now turned and it is La Liga in the lead and six European teams featuring three players each: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico de Madrid, PSG, Monaco, and Marseille, reports Efe.
The semi-final’s score has left French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris as the sole representative of the Tottenham team, managed by Argentinian Mauricio Pochettino, who also had Belgium’s Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen and midfielder Mousa Dembele, and England’s Danny Rose, Kieran Trippier, Eric Dier, Dele Alli and Harry Kane, the World Cup’s top scorer with six goals.
The EPL now stands in fourth place and left with six players in all, lagging behind La Liga which has 10, France’s Ligue 1 with nine and Italy’s Serie A with seven players respectively.
At the Final match, Barcelona FC will have the Frenchmen Samuel Umtiti and Ousmane Dembele along with Croatian Ivan Rakitic; Real Madrid with Frenchman Raphael Varane and the Croatians Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic; Madrid’s Atletico will watch Lucas Hernández and Antoine Griezmann, with their ‘Bleus’ kit on.
Thomas Lemar, the Monaco player has already signed with Madrid’s red and white striped team, and the red and white chequered, Sime Vrsaljko.
The Seville FC will also have its midfielder, Steven Nzonzi, present at the final.
The Moscow Final World Cup (France-Croatia) match player breakdown by team and national football league is as follows:
Spain (10):
Barcelona (3): Samuel Umtiti, Ousmane Dembele, Ivan Rakitic
Real Madrid (3): Raphael Varane, Mateo Kovacic, Luka Modric
Atletico de Madrid (3): Lucas Hernandez, Antoine Griezmann, Sime Vsaljko
Sevilla (1): Steven Nzonzi
France (9)
Paris Saint Germain (3): Alphonse Areola, Presnel Kimpembe, Kylian Mbappe
Monaco (3): Djibril Sidibe, Thomas Lemar, Danijel Subasic
Marseille (3): Steve Mandanda, Adil Rami, Florian Thauvin
Italy (7)
Juventus (2): Blaise Matuidi, Mario Mandzukic
Inter (2): Marcelo Brozovic, Ivan Perisic
Sampdoria (1): Ivan Strinic
Fiorentina (1): Milan Badelj
Milan (1): Nikola Kalinic
England (6):
Chelsea (2): Ngolo Kante, Olivier Giroud,
Tottenham (1): Hugo Lloris.
Manchester City (1): Benjamin Mendy
Manchester United (1): Paul Pogba
Liverpool (1): Dejan Lovren
Germany (6):
Bayern Munich (1): Corentin Tolisso
Stuttgart (1): Benjamin Pavard
Bayer Leverkusen (1): Tin Jedvaj
Hoffenheim (1): Andrej Kramaric
Eintracht Frankfurt (1): Ante Rebic
Schalke (1): Marko Pjaca.
Croatia (2)
Dinamo Zagreb (1): Dominik Livakovic
Rijeka (1): Filip Bradaric
Belgium (1)
Gante (1): Lovre Kalinic
Russia (1):
Lokomotiv Moscow (1): Vedran Corluka
Austria (1)
RB Salzburg (1): Duje Caleta-Car
Turkey (1)
Besiktas (1): Domagoj Vida
Ukraine (1)
Dynamo Kiev (1): Josip Pivaric
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Dr. Abhishek Verma Dedicates a Shelter in Memory of His Mother, Veena Verma, at KGMU; Inaugurated by Daughter Nicolle Verma
World-renowned business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has supported Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission. In memory of his mother, Late Veena Verma, who was a 3 term Rajya Sabha MP.
Dr. Verma dedicated a state-of-the-art free permanent shelter for the attendants of patients at KGMU Medical University, Lucknow, under the aegis of Vijay Shree Foundation. His daughter, Nicolle Verma, inaugurated the shelter.
During the event, Foodman Vishal Singh honored Nicolle Verma by presenting her with a memento. Mrs. Nidhi Sharma and Avantika Yadav, associated with the organization, welcomed her with garlands. Following this, Nicolle Verma distributed essential items to the attendants and also handed out fruits. She became emotional remembering her grandmother on her birth anniversary.
On this occasion, she also inaugurated the “Veena Verma Sevalaya” in memory of her grandmother, Veena Verma, to serve the attendants. She expressed, “I feel proud that my family is engaged in nation-building as well as social service. Today, in collaboration with Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh Ji, I feel immensely proud to dedicate this shelter for the poor, helpless, and needy attendants of patients battling serious illnesses like cancer. I am honored to be associated with the Hunger-Free World Mission for humanity.”
Inspired by the continuous humanitarian service provided by Vijay Shree Foundation over the past 17 years, Nicolle Verma donated 10 lakh rupees to support the cause. The purpose of this donation is to ensure that services continue for the needy attendants of patients suffering from severe illnesses in hospitals, as facilitated by Foodman Vishal Singh.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Abhishek Verma’s family has a legacy of public and philanthropic service. They are helping millions to carry forward the values and service work of their parents. On the occasion of his mother’s birth anniversary, Dr. Abhishek Verma dedicated this state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College to serve the attendants of patients through the Vijay Shree Foundation.
Supporting Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission, Dr. Abhishek Verma assured that he would continually support keeping this flame of humanity alive. He also promised to assist in providing medicines to the helpless patients.
Continuing her grandmother’s legacy of service, Nicolle Verma personally served food to the needy patients and attendants. She said, “It is our good fortune to have received the joy of doing this noble work today through Foodman Vishal Singh. I have taken another step forward in carrying my family’s values and cooperation by joining hands with the Vijay Shree Foundation. My father taught me to serve and help the needy, and I feel happy when I bring a smile to someone’s face.”
On the birth anniversary of the late Veena Verma, the event organizer, Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh, said, “We feel proud and happy that Dr. Abhishek Verma, a globally renowned business tycoon, has extended his support to uplift our country from the hunger index. Today, on his mother’s birth anniversary, he inaugurated a state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College, which will always be helpful for the needy attendants of patients. It is a pleasure for me and the organization to receive the affection of Mr. Verma.”
The event was attended by General Manager Verma Family Office Hemant Garg, Sonu Rajput, and the organization’s volunteers, including Sandeep Singh, Parmeshwar Ji, Prashant Rao Gautam, Balram Singh, Ramesh Chaudhary, Suman, Jeetu, Anil, Suraj, Vinay, Manish Bhadauria, Manas Mehrotra, Vivek, Apurv, Happy, and others.