Vinicius Jr has now become the highest valued player in La Liga, following Transfermarkt’s latest update. The German site has set his market value at €120 million, a boost of €20 million from his previous revised value.
The Brazilian is clear of Pedri by €30 million, with the midfielder emerging as Barcelona’s most valuable player once again. The youngster is valued at €90 million, which is an increase of €10 million from the last revision.
Vinicius Jr is the most valuable player in La Liga
🇪🇸 💥 Tranfermarkt ha realizado una actualización intermedia de los valores de mercado de @LaLiga. Estos son los 5⃣ jugadores más cotizados de nuestro campeonato.
So far this season, the winger has scored five goals across all competitions, continuing his brilliant form in front of the net. Last year, the 22-year-old had his breakthrough season, and finally found his killer instinct in front of goal consistently.
And he has now become one of Real Madrid’s most reliable attackers, sharing the burden of scoring goals. He had a brilliant partnership with Karim Benzema that helped them win the La Liga and Champions League title, and is the most prolific forward in the team now that the Frenchman is sidelined.
Right now, he is on international duty and is surrounded by the fans from his home country. Vinicius Jr was recently the subject of racial discrimination by a Pedro Bravo, a Spanish agent, criticising his dancing celebrations after scoring goals. And after winning the Madrid derby at the Wanda Metropolitano, the player is ready to feature for Brazil.
Barcelona could have to deal with an injury crisis after the international break, with as many as five players picking up injuries during the break.
Dutch duo Frenkie de Jong and Memphis Depay, Ronald Araujo, Jules Kounde and Ousmane Dembele have all been sidelined for the time being. However, Dembele’s problems appeared before he left for the national team.
Barcelona could have injury crisis on their hands soon
Ronald Araujo’s injury could prove to be the most significant for Xavi, due to his impressive form. Uruguay manager Diego Alonso offered an update on Araujo, saying:
Frenkie de Jong, Jules Kounde, Ronald Araújo and Memphis Depay all seem to have picked up injuries this international break 😳 pic.twitter.com/fFOGdyxv9S
“Ronald had discomfort in his right leg. We will immediately speak with Barca to determine the steps to follow.”
De Jong was subbed off at half time with an issue, while Depay was taken off in the 52nd minute due to a hamstring injury. Jules Kounde’s thigh problem also caused him to be subbed off during the game against Austria.
While all five Barcelona players being injured will be a big blow to Xavi, the manager has replacements for all the players. Andreas Christensen and Eric Garcia could step up in central defense, while Raphinha, Ferran Torres and Ansu Fati can cover on the wings.
Barcelona also have no shortage of options in midfield to cover for their injured players while they recover.
~One of the world’s largest annual devotional celebrations, faithfully recreated in the Metaverse~
India, 24th September, 2022: Metaform and XP&DLand announced a world first with the MetaPujo today. A foray into the future that brings the iconic Durga Puja celebrations of Kolkata to the Metaverse. This Pujo season, the iconic and popular Ahiritola Sarbojanin, Deshapriya Park, Ballygunge Cultural and Tala Prattay pandals will be accessible through 3D twins on the Metaverse.
Elaborating on the experience, Sukrit Singh, Co-Founder, Metaform & XP&DLand, said, “After the huge recognition by UNESCO, this is another great hurrah for the Pujas. We have been inspired to bridge the gap between devotion and technology, and what better way to begin than by hinging on one of the world’s largest devotional celebrations?
This initiative gives Maa Durga an enhanced address on Web 3.0 where the devout from across the world will be able to enter a three-dimensional recreation of the pandals and take part in darshans from the most popular pandals of Kolkata. While doing so, attendees would be able to claim four NFTs of her idols that have been designed especially for the occasion, each correlating to one of the pandals.”
Outlining the vision further, Sukrit Singh says, “The worlds of digital and real life are colliding, where we will constantly toggle between the real and metaverse worlds in the future. This is the first time in history that such a massive festival of devotion has been twinned in the Metaverse. We are piloting it with four pandals this year, with over 100 next year, and in the near future, every single pandal on the ground will have a metaverse twin for people to experience and enjoy.”
Maa Durga marks her entry into the METAVERSE with MetaPujo, an initiative by Metaform & XP&DLAND
Metaform and XP&DLand’s plan centres around 3D recreations of the pandals, where users in ‘Spatial’, a metaverse platform, can enter a shared social space where people from across the world can come together and walk around, interact, and even take photographs. Users can make a meta-realistic avatar of themselves in minutes. The platform is accessible to all through simple smart phones, tablets, and wearables.
Suveer Bajaj, Co-Founder of Metaform and XP&Dland says, “We are democratising the Metaverse. You don’t have to be in Kolkata now to celebrate the Pujas. “Meta pujos will allow people from all over the world to enter pandal meta twins as family and friends – separated by physical distance but united in the meta celebration.”
MetaPujo will introduce four unique NFTs of Maa Durga idols from the most visited pandals of Kolkata; these include Deshapriya Park, Tala Prattay, Ahiritola Sarbojanin, and Ballygunge Cultural. The four NFTs will be dropped for free on XP&DLand, for devotees and collectors who may want to claim them using their Web 3.0 wallets.
Suveer Bajaj, Co-Founder, Metaform and XP&DLand, adds, “Introducing the concept of digital ownership, in addition to presenting these immersive experiences, we intend to drop digital collectables or NFTs, which can be purchased. These digital tokens will then, over time, generate a value given their real-life utility. In the future, the idea is to monetize the collectables and drive community with utility (whether for community, experiences, or collectables) at a later stage with the intent to build a self-sustaining business.”
EA Sports’ football-based video game FIFA has been a huge hit with the players over the years. They release a new version of the game around September each year. This year, FIFA 23 will release on 30th September worldwide.
However, those who have pre-ordered the FIFA 23, irrespective of the editions, can get access to their FUT clubs via the FUT 23 Web App and Companion App. The FIFA 23 FUT Web App launches on Wednesday, 21st September 2021. Meanwhile, the FUT Companion App launches on Thursday, 22nd September 2021.
The new chemistry system has been creating a lot of confusion. Players are finding it hard to complete the SBCs with the new chemistry system. So here, we have explained how the new chemistry system works in detail.
Major update to the chemistry system
Players can earn up to 3 Chemistry Points by having players of the same Nationality/Region, League and Club.
No Positional links, so players can now link regardless of their position on the pitch.
Players have preferred and alternate positions.
Overall Squad Chemistry has been removed and replaced by individual Chemistry for each player.
No negative impact on Attributes caused by low Chemistry, so players will always play with at least their Item’s Attributes.
Loyalty system has been removed.
Here’s how the chemistry points work in FIFA 23
1 Chemistry point
2 Chemistry point
3 Chemistry point
Club
2 players
4 players
7 players
Nationality/Region
2 players
5 players
8 players
League
3 players
5 players
8 players
If it is showing you like this, it means that you’ll need one more PSG or France player alongside Mbappe to get 1 Chemistry on both the players. You can also get 2 Ligue 1 players which will give you 1 Chemistry point each. If you give a French Ligue 1 player alongside Mbappe, it’ll count towards both the parameters.
The new chemistry system is great for building your Ultimate Team as it opens up a whole new range of possibilities to build your squad with different types of players. However, it has made SBCs a little bit more time taking and difficult.
Amazon Great Indian Festival: Get the new ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 with Ryzen 9 6900HS & RX 6700S for only ₹1,44,490, Pay with 12 months No Cost EMI
The sale has just started and it brings incredible deals for all consumers now, Amazon India has brought some incredible across a wide range of gaming laptops and among them which still stands out in 2022 has to be the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14. This 2022 variant is the best iteration so far by ASUS with incredible horsepower and all the features you would have ever expected to have.
As we said in our review of this laptop, the ROG Zephyrus G14 is nonetheless a laptop made for hardcore gamers who want a bit more, yes, can be used as a productive powerhouse easily while still being very portable. The 14-inch chassis and the design remain the same with some minor changes we discussed earlier that make this laptop stand out among the others.
With a brilliant display, the latest RAM & storage, connectivity & I/O along with tons of upgrade paths, this Zephyrus G14 is one of the best laptops ASUS has ever made. While we do appreciate knowing its cons also which are very few indeed, however, those who need a gaming laptop which could also be used as a portable powerhouse should indeed go for this.
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2022) Specifications
Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS Mobile Processor (8-core/16-thread, 16MB cache, up to 4.9 GHz max boost)
Play over 100 high-quality PC games, plus new and upcoming blockbusters on day one like Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, and Age of Empires IV with your new G513RS-HQ024WS and one month of Game Pass-including EA Play.
With new games added all the time, there’s always something new to play. Age of Empires IV, Back 4 Blood, Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite*, Knockout City, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Minecraft PC Bundle, Need for Speed Heat, Psychonauts2, The Sims 4, Titanfall 2, 12 Minutes
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Keyboard: 1-Zone RGB Backlit Chiclet Keyboard
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Other: 720P HD IR Camera for Windows Hello | Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Dual band) 2*2 + Bluetooth 5.2 (*BT version may change with OS upgrades.) | Built-in array microphone
Currently, this Ryzen 9 and RX 6800S powered variant is discounted to ₹1,54,990 and with a 10% instant SBI Credit card discount it couldn’t have been sweeter.
You can get this gaming laptop for an effective price of only ₹1,44,490 with a credit card discount. Obviously, this is a crazy amount to pay still but it gets better as you can avail of 12 months No Cost EMI on an SBI Credit card and still get the same discount, pay just ₹ 12,040.83 monthly and get this ROG Zephyrus G14 (2022).
Dani Alves is one of the best right-backs of his generation. He was an integral part of the Barcelona team which won everything on offer at the club level. He often came up against Cristiano Ronaldo playing for Real Madrid. The Portuguese is one of the best players to have ever graced the game.
However, there was always a rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona which has kept the duo away. Now, Ronaldo is playing for Manchester United and Dani Alves left the club this summer after his second stint. So the Brazilian has now heaped praise on Ronaldo, moving away from the rivalry.
Dani Alves heaps praise on Cristiano Ronaldo, after moving away from the Real Madrid-Barcelona rivalry
Dani Alves said on Efrian Velarde’s podcast, via Marca: “I love Cristiano. Now that we’re no longer at Barcelona and Real Madrid, it seems that I can talk, because it always seemed like I couldn’t,”
“Cristiano exemplifies, for all of us, the best example of what we can do. Cristiano exemplifies, for all of us who don’t have so much quality, that with hard work you can also compete against the best.”
“I respect him a lot and I had the opportunity to tell him that.”
Dani Alves also opened up on the Ballon d’Or gala controversy. He said: “There came a time because of the rivalry that I would go over to greet him [Ronaldo] and he wouldn’t greet me.”
“There was a controversy that never came out, but in the dressing room of the Ballon d’Or ceremony we had a scuffle, I greeted everyone and he didn’t greet me because of what the Barcelona-Real Madrid rivalry was generating outside.”
“How can I not respect a guy who has achieved everything based on hard work and putting his heart and soul into it?”
Alves also gave his opinion on the never-ending Ronaldo-Messi debate. He said: “I identify with him, because everything I’ve done in my life has been based on work. If you were to make a comparison, as a player I’m closer to Cristiano than Leo because of the work, not because of the talent, because Leo is a born talent.”
“He was born with the talent to play football and to be in another world that only he can reach.”
Cristiano Ronaldo has been charged by the English FA for “improper and/or violent conduct” for the incident at Goodison Park at the end of last season. After a disappointing game, the 37-year-old appeared to have smashed the phone of a young fan while going back from the pitch.
The matter was also attended to by the police, and concluded in August, with the player receiving a caution. And now, the FA has revisited the matter which could see the player charged with a fine or a suspension.
Cristiano Ronaldo charges by FA for Everton incident
BREAKING🚨 Cristiano Ronaldo has been charged by the FA with improper conduct, which relates to an incident in April when footage emerged of him hitting a phone out of a fans hand at Goodison Park. pic.twitter.com/K9XgvIqJ18
“Regulation and Discipline update: Cristiano Ronaldo has been charged with a breach of FA Rule E3 for an incident that took place after Manchester United FC’s Premier League match against Everton FC on Saturday 9 April 2022. It is alleged that the forward’s conduct after the final whistle was improper and/or violent,” an FA statement read.
Manchester United released a brief statement in response to the FA’s charges, and here is what they said:
“We note the FA announcement in relation to Cristiano Ronaldo. We will be supporting the player in his response to the charge.”
The 37-year-old is currently on international duty with Portugal, as they face Spain and Czech Republic in the final two matches of the Nations League group stages.
The Spanish women’s football team has seen 15 players asking to step down from national team selection due to emotional and mental well-being. As many as 15 players sent an email to the Spanish Football Federation, asking not to be called up until head coach Jorge Vilda is dealt with.
Spanish women’s football team: 15 players step down
15 players of Spain's women's national team emailed the Spanish FA stating they resign because Jorge Vilda remains coach.
The Spanish FA responded that they won't let players pressure them to make coaching decisions and they won't call up those players who do not wish to play. pic.twitter.com/SE3GsX1s2b
“These types of manoeuvres are far from exemplary and outside the values of football and sport,” the RFEF said. “Making those decisions does not fall within their powers.”
Barcelona and Spain star Alexia Putellas released her own statement, clarifying the issue surrounding the Spanish women’s football team:
“In no case did we resign from the Spanish national team, like the RFEF claims in their official statement. Like we said in our private email, we’ve maintained, continue to maintain and will continue to maintain an unquestionable commitment to the Spanish national team,” the 2021 Ballon d’Or winner.
“That is why we request in our letter to the RFEF not to be called up to the national team until it remedies the situations that affect our mental and personal wellbeing, our performance, and in consequence, the results of the of the national team that could lead to undesirable injuries. These are the reasons why we’ve made this decision.”
USWNT’s Megan Rapinoe has also come out in support of the players, posting the following message on Instagram: “You got a 16th standing with you in the united States,” Rapinoe posted to her story.
“This many players together like this is so powerful. We should all listen.”
Amazon’s Great Indian Festival is here and it brings a lot of new products and launches along with exciting offers as well as discounts. SWOTT, an Indian consumer smart-wearable brand has expanded its Smartwatch segment by launching an all-new Smartwatch – “Armor 007”.
The newly launched Smartwatch is unique as it is one of the few smartwatches available in the market which comes with “Bluetooth Calling Feature” through which the user can make important calls without pulling out their smartphone thanks to its in-built High-Definition speaker and microphone.
The smartwatch comes with 24 Sports Modes to track your activity and keep you posted and motivated to reach your fitness goal. Realtime Heart Rate tracking, Blood Oxygen Monitoring (SPo2), Stress Monitoring, Sleep Monitoring, and Sedentary Alerts ensure that you keep track of your health throughout the day and create your own style statement.
Making sure you are in the best of health, stay fit and active all day, and get all your notifications, alerts, and calls throughout the week is a 300mAh internal battery that keeps the SWOTT Armor 007 powered for up to 7 days.
Armor 007 features a crisp and ultra-vivid 218 PPI 1.69-inch display that peaks at a maximum brightness of 550 nits making it easily readable even in broad daylight.
Recently, SWOTT onboarded India’s all-rounder international cricketer Ravindra Jadeja as the Brand Ambassador for its Smart Wearables segment.
Pricing and Availability:
The SWOTT Armor 007 Bluetooth Calling Smartwatch is available at an MRP of INR 2,490 on Amazon.in and on their website: swottlifestyle.com.
Netflix dropped the official trailer featuring Mike Flanagan’s latest horror series, ‘The Midnight Club‘ The series follows a novel of the same name by Christopher Pike, the story of the ten-episode horror show follows the tale of a group of terminally ill patients in Rotterdam Home who has gathered at midnight to epic some scary tales. The entire group starts the pact to connect the others from beyond the grave as one of them should perish.
In the trailer, we have seen an ominous version of “The Possum Kingdom” by Toddies playing in the background as we have met with the cast, and get a peek at how they’ll be terrorized over the course of ten episodes. There is a group of seven terminally ill young adults residing in the Rotterdam Home hospice run by a masterpiece doctor.
At every midnight a meeting happens, and they tell each other scary stories. The entire group has believed that whoever dies first has to try communicating with them from beyond the grave. The twist comes while the first one died; some strange things start to happen to them.
The Midnight Club: Cast
The series features Adia, Luby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Aya Furukawa, Annarah Shephard, and William Chris Langenkamp like the enigmatic doctor presiding over the Rotterdam home.
The creator of the series is Flanagan, and “The haunting of Bly Manor” writer is Leah Fong. Now Flanagan become the executive producer for Intrepid Pictures across Trevor Macy and Adam Dasull, Intrepid Pictures’ vice president of television. Now Fong also serving as an executive producer with Julia Bicknell, and “The Midnight Club” the authors are Pike, Elan Gale, James Flanagan, and Chinaka Hodge with Flanagan set to direct the first two episodes.
The Midnight Club: Release Date
The ten-episode horror thriller show ‘The Midnight Club’ will hit on 7th October 2022 on Netflix, the film definitely provides some Halloween vibes.
