Sports & This'n'That

Image: Wikimedia Commons. Pele Celebrating 1970. Yesterday, the Brazilian widely revered as the greatest ever to play the beautiful game, Pele, tragically passed away to the utter dismay of millions in his native Brazil and around the globe. The greatly esteemed football icon sadly died at 82 from multiple organ failure with his family by his bedside. Despite the sorrow prompted by his demise, tributes have been pouring in from the great and good of global affairs, not just football, which demonstrates the massive impact that Pele had as a football maestro, who transcended the sport. Indeed, this roll-call of prominent individuals who have offered their condolences to Pele’s grieving family include the incumbent US President Joe Biden as well as erstwhile American presidents, such as Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. At the end of the day though, it will be Pele’s limitless potential and mesmerizing artistry that will doubtlessly stand the test of time. Affectionately dubbed the

It was a staggering world cup final that beggared belief and which was chock-full of hugely dramatic twists and turns. For immense chunks of the final though, Argentina were clearly the better side and they established a 2-nil lead which seemed to have assured them of victory with the minutes ticking away. However, in the 80 th minute, Mbappe had other ideas as he brilliantly netted a spot-kick to reduce the deficit. Entertainingly though, Mbappe’s heroics did not end there as precisely one minute later the Gallic football player par excellence netted a beautifully executed and unstoppable volley that went directly into the corner of the Argentinian net. Thus, with the scintillating final now delicately poised at 2-2, extra time would be needed to decisively settle the epic contest. And, in extra time, the established pattern of the pulsating encounter remained the same with Argentina edging in front via Lionel Messi before Mbappe again scored the leveler which meant that th