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Top 10 best women’s players in FIFA 21

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Electronic Arts (EA) has already revealed the launch date of the next series of FIFA franchise. FIFA 21 would release globally on 9th October.

The new FIFA edition has already created a hype among the FIFA fans. It seems EA has finally listened to the fans and have brought in the requested changes to FIFA 21.

EA Sports has now revealed the FIFA 21 player’s rating. Here’s a list of the top 10 best women’s players in FIFA 21:

10. Tobin Heath

Club: Manchester United
Nationality: USA
Position: RW
Overall: 90

Heath has been described as “perhaps the USA’s most skilful player” by the United States Soccer Federation and she has been voted the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year in 2016.

9. Caroline Graham Hansen

Club: Barcelona
Nationality: Norway
Position: RM
Overall: 90

In May 2019, Hansen signed for FC Barcelona on a two-year contract. Her first title with the club came on 24 August 2020, winning the Copa Cataluña.

8. Eugenie Le Sommer

Club: Olympique Lyonnais
Nationality: France
Position: ST
Overall: 90

Le Sommer is one of the most decorated players in modern women’s club football. She has won 10 French domestic titles and is one of just three players to have won a record seven European Cups with Lyon.

7. Lucy Bronze

Club: Manchester City
Nationality: England
Position: RB
Overall: 90

Lucy Bronze has won the PFA Women’s Players’ Player of the Year award twice – in 2014 and again in 2017. In 2018 and 2020, she was named BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year. In 2019, she became the first English footballer to win the UEFA Women’s Player of the Year Award.

6. Dzsenifer Marozsan

Club: Olympique Lyonnais
Nationality: Germany
Position: CAM
Overall: 91

At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Marozsan led unified Germany to its first-ever Olympic gold medal in football, four decades after the East German men won in 1976. In 2015, her cross to Mandy Islacker in stoppage time resulted in a UEFA Women’s Champions League win for 1. FFC Frankfurt. She also scored the game-winning goal during the UEFA Women’s Euro 2013 semifinal against Sweden ultimately helping Germany win the title.

5. Amandine Henry

Club: Olympique Lyonnais
Nationality: Frnace
Position: CDM
Overall: 91

Henry won the UEFA Women’s Champions League for 6 times and completed a hattrick by winning it in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

4. Vivianne Miedema

Club: Arsenal
Nationality: Netherlands
Position: ST
Overall: 91

While at Bayern Munich, Miedema won the Bundesliga twice and now with Arsenal she won the league title in 2019. She became European champion in 2017 with the Dutch national team. She has scored more goals at international level for the Netherlands than any other player, across both the women’s and men’s teams.

3. Wendie Renard

Club: Olympique Lyonnais
Nationality: France
Position: CB
Overall: 92

Renard is a goal-scoring defender. She is one of the most decorated players in modern women’s club football. She has won a record 14 French League titles and seven European Cups. In 2019, the New York Times described her as an “institution” at Lyon, the most successful club in European women’s football.

2. Samantha Kerr

Club: Chelsea
Nationality: Australia
Position: ST
Overall: 92

Kerr was awarded the 2017 Julie Dolan Medal as the best player in Australia and is a four-time recipient of the PFA’s Women’s Footballer of the Year Award. She is the only female Australian footballer to be named in the shortlist for the Ballon d’Or, having been nominated in 2018 and 2019.

1. Megan Rapinoe

Club: OL Reign
Nationality: USA
Position: LW
Overall: 93

Megan Rapinoe is the first player, male or female, to score a goal directly from a corner at the Olympic Games. She won the Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.

Rapinoe is an advocate for numerous LGBT organizations, including the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and Athlete Ally. In 2013, she was awarded the board of directors Award by the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center.

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MediaTek & HiSilicon eats away Qualcomm & Samsung’s mobile SoC market share in Q2 2020

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The people at Counterpoint Research has done a great job to bring a new report that states a complete report on the mobile SoC market in Q2 2020. Never been this market been so much important than now when smartphones have become the integral part of our life.

For the last decade there have been various chip makers in the smartphone market and the US chip giant Qualcomm has been the leader in this segment for quite sometime now. But as the market is evolving, brands like MediaTek, HiSilicon have been on a rise while Apple and Samsung tries to gain more share.

MediaTek & HiSilicon eats away Qualcomm & Samsung's mobile SoC market share in Q2 2020
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As per Q2 2020, the Qualcomm’s chip market share was 29%, down from last year’s 33%, followed by MediaTek with 26% who is enjoying the growth from last year’s 24%. As the mid-range smartphone market has been rising steadily, MediaTek is on the rise as well with its Dimensity chips, its making 5G much more affordable.

Qualcomm has always targeted the upper mid-range and flagship smartphones, while MediaTek focusses on entry level and budget smartphones. With their new Dimensity and G-series of SoCs, MediaTek has totally changed the scenario and made low-priced smartphones a lot more usable than before.

So, naturally, people now prefer mid-range devices more and this is evident with MediaTek’s rise in the American, Europe, and the Middle East region:

MediaTek & HiSilicon eats away Qualcomm & Samsung's mobile SoC market share in Q2 2020
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Not only MediaTek, but also, Huawei’s HiSilicon has surpassed Samsung, now, ranking third with a total market share of 16% which is a rise from last year’s 12%. However, with the US-trade ban it cannot make chips anymore from TSMC, so the next quarter will not be that much great.

This is why Qualcomm and MediaTek want to win Huawei’s orders to increase their market share. Never been Qualcomm this much interested in Huawei and it knows if the Chinese smartphone giant goes with MediaTek, it can lose its crown and it seems most likely this time.

The next 5G based chip battle will be even more exciting as Apple has already introduced ‘not-so-convincing’ A14 Bionic while Snapdragon 875 is on the cards for Qualcomm as well. On the other hand, Samsung wants to amaze with its upcoming Exynos 1000 SoC while MediaTek won’t stop making new Dimensity chips as well.

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Neymar’s deal with Puma is the richest in football history

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Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar Jr. had a deal with Nike. The deal was a very long 11-years deal. But this year, with still 2 years remaining on his Nike deal, Neymar broke his partnership with Nike.

The world’s most expensive player (PSG paid €222m to Barcelona in 2017) joined hands with Puma for a staggering deal. Puma have offered to pay Neymar a whopping £23m-a-year.

This new deal of Neymar and Puma makes it the richest in football history, beating the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi.

Cristiano Ronaldo has a £15m-a-year Nike deal, while Lionel Messi gets £18m-a-year from his Adidas partnership.

The huge sums of the deal were revealed by Forbes, but the length of the deal is still unknown. Neymar is now the face of the German brand, wearing Puma boots, lifestyle wear and training gear.

The Brazilian was pretty close to winning his second continental treble (he won his first with Barcelona in 2015) but lost the Champions League final to Bayern Munich. He would like to partner with Mbappe once again and have a go at the European title this season.

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Edouard Mendy is now a Chelsea player, official announcement coming soon

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The most active club in the transfer market this summer has decided to add another name amongst their ranks. Only this time, it is one that fans have been desperately calling out for, since last season. 

As reported by transfer guru Fabrizio Romano on Twitter, Edouard Mendy has agreed on a deal with Chelsea. Just like the Kai Havertz deal, it is only a matter of time before the new signing is announced. 

The reported fee for the 28-year-old shot-stopper is believed to be in the region of €24 million. 

With the signing of Mendy, Chelsea will have spent over £200 million on players in one transfer window alone. Considering their quietude in the last three transfer windows, the overall spend can only seem so surprising. Everyone who kept tabs on the Premier League knew this was coming. 

Although Rennes have been pushing for Chelsea to include Fikayo Tomori in the deal, it hasn’t been confirmed. As of now, the involvement of Tomori in the deal to sign the new goalkeeper seems totally absent. 

Mendy’s profile and how he will help Chelsea

Mendy has only been at Rennes for one season but has done well in his time between the sticks for the French outfit. Frank Lampard has expressed little faith in his number 1, Kepa Arrizabalaga. This was increasingly evident during the end of last season. 

Lampard turned to Willy Caballero multiple times during the post lockdown period following the poor performances of the Spanish keeper. While Caballero did provide some stability in goal, it is unlikely that the 38-year-old will feature weekly for the Blues. 

Kepa’s poor form was on display during Chelsea’s recent away trip to Brighton as well. While he tried to be a little more dominant in his box, conceding to another shot from Leandro Trossard outside the box sent his hopes of keeping a clean sheet packing. 

Mendy would bring fans some well needed confidence in goal, as the Blues have had the worst defensive record in the top half of the table.

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What went wrong for Manchester United against Crystal Palace despite Van de Beek’s debut Premier League goal?

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Manchester United’s 2020-21 season started in a disappointing fashion after losing at home to Crystal Palace by 1-3. 

First half

It only took 7 minutes for United to ship their first goal of the season. Following a rather moderately paced ground cross from Jeffrey Schlupp, Andros Townsend tapped in to make it 0-1. 

Manchester United’s defence looked shaky throughout the game, and fans have been quite vocal about their disappointment over the poor display from the two centre-halves, Lindelof and Maguire. The latter is the most expensive centre back in the world. 


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Maguire was partly at fault for not dealing with the cross, jogging his way back while Luke Shaw completely missed the ball to let it onto the feet of Townsend. 

United had plenty of great chances in the first half, but did not manage to take them successfully. 

Second Half

A penalty was awarded to Palace in the second half for a handball by Lindelof. While the decision was considered cruel by some, it wasn’t the shocker of the game. 

While the penalty taken by Townsend was saved, VAR ordered a re-take because De Gea was only a couple of inches off his line. 

The subsequent attempt was converted by Zaha to make it 0-2. 

Making his Manchester United debut from the bench, Donny Van de Beek managed to make it 1-2 as he scored his first goal for the Red Devils. However, the effort was in vain as Zaha managed to put another brilliant strike past David De Gea to seal all three points and make it 1-3. 

Talking Points

While De Gea impressed throughout the game, making a few decent saves, the defence looked extremely unconvincing. A lack of confidence by Lindelof and Maguire led directly to two goals scored by the opposition. 

VAR has also come into further scrutiny due to the penalty being re-taken. In all honesty, the rules seem a little too cruel and ideal to be implemented in practical situations. 

Though one might argue that a centimetre offside is still offside, a goalkeeper should not be an exception to fine margins. 

However, nothing is quite as easy as it seems for the goalies. 

United must show urgency and composure in defense if they are to make amends for the poor display against Palace. 

United face Luton Town in Round 3 of the EFL Cup on Tuesday, whereas Palace take on Everton next weekend.

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ASUS ROG Magic 14-ACRNM Limited Edition Gaming Laptop with Ryzen 9 4900HS & RTX 2060 launched

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The Taiwan OEM has been a major part of bringing AMD’s new tech, apparantly the Ryzen 4000U & H-series mobile APUs, to the consumers. When almost all OEMs are facing issues with AMD’s chip availability, ASUS continues to bring new laptops to market, thanks to its exclusive partnership with the Red team that allows them to use these Ryzen 4000HS processors drawing 35W power.

So, the new gaming laptop from ASUS is a bit unique while retaining the same horsepower as its widely acclaimed ROG Zephyrus G14 does. This ASUS ROG Magic 14-ACRNM Limited Edition Gaming Laptop has been made in collaboration with the world’s top fashion brand ACRONYM, a Munich-based brand, known for its highly-innovative and versatile designs which often utilizes a monochromatic palette.

ASUS ROG Magic 14-ACRNM Limited Edition Gaming Laptop with Ryzen 9 4900HS & RTX 2060 launched
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This is why it is a limited edition laptop and it carries that ‘ZPHRYS’ branding on the bottom panel of the laptop while it has dotted top panel with an unique design. This unique looking gaming laptop has been launched in China and interestingly, it comes in a single RAM and storage configuration.

The ASUS ROG Magic 14-ACRNM Limited Edition gaming laptop features a 14-inch QHD (2,560×1,440 pixels) IPS display with 16:9 aspect ratio and a standard 60Hz refresh rate. It borrows a lot of good things from its brother ROG Zephyrus G14, as this one’s display is also Pantone validated to help get accurate colors.

ASUS ROG Magic 14-ACRNM Limited Edition Gaming Laptop with Ryzen 9 4900HS & RTX 2060 launched
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As for performance, you have the monstrous 8 core & 16 threaded Ryzen 9 4900HS processor and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU with 6GB of VRAM. Also, the laptop comes with an insane 32GB of RAM clocked at 3,200MHz along with 1TB SSD storage.

Then there’s ASUS’s new feature in 2020 – the AniMe Matrix on the lid of the gaming laptop. It is made by the CNC milling process with 6536 precise perforations and 1215 mini LEDs to reproduce 8-bit patterns, texts, animations and what not!

ASUS ROG Magic 14-ACRNM Limited Edition Gaming Laptop with Ryzen 9 4900HS & RTX 2060 launched
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For connectivity, you have both Wi-Fi & Bluetooth while for ports you get an HDMI port, three USB 3.0 ports, along with a USB 3.1 port. Much like the ROG Zephyrus G14, this gaming laptop is devoid of a webcam, however, it’s thin and light measuring 324.6×222.4×19.9mm in dimensions and weighs just 1.7kg.

The ASUS ROG Magic 14-ACRNM Limited Edition Gaming Laptop has been launched in China in one variant only and it costs a hefty CNY 20,999 (around Rs. 2.28 lakh). It is already available in the country via Asus storeJD.com, and TMall.

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Why you should definitely buy the Apple iPad 8th gen at only $299?

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We all know that Apple is mainly known for its premium gadgets with a higher price range. The company uses some good technology in its devices and it is quite obvious that Apple’s devices will charge you more than others. But today’s news is something else. Apple has announced its 8th generation iPad at Apple’s special online event on September 15, which is also when pre-orders started. The tablet became available today with a starting price range of $329 for the Wi-Fi-only model with 32GB of storage, which is quite reasonable.

This 8th generation iPad is quite similar to its predecessor that was launched last year. Only the chipset is different this time. The 8th Gen iPad is powered by the Apple A12 Bionic chip. This is the replacement of the older A10 Fusion featured first in the iPhone 7 series from 2016.

The 8th generation iPad from Apple is an entry-level model named as iPad 10.2 (2020). It is quite a destructive name. Another good thing is if you order this device on Walmart, then you have to pay only $299 for that 32GB model. This iPad comes in two different color variants: Space Gray and gold (the silver SKU isn’t available yet).

Let’s check out why this 8th gen iPad is so much popular:

>> It has a Retina IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors with a size of 10.2 inches, 324.6 cm2 (~74.4% screen-to-body ratio), and resolution of 1620 x 2160 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density).

>> It is powered by the A12 Bionic chip (7 nm) paired by two different RAM variants: 32GB 3GB RAM and 128GB 3GB RAM.

>> Coming to the camera this will offer a single rear camera which includes an 8MP camera (f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF). You can record videos on 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, and HDR format. Regarding the selfie, this iPad offers a selfie camera of 1.2MP (f/2.2, 31mm (standard)). You can record 720p@30fps videos by the selfie camera.

>> Most importantly it supports 3.5 mm headphone jack with loud stereo speakers.

>> The 8th gen iPad has a front-mounted fingerprint sensor and a non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh). The company claims up to 10 hours of multimedia support on a single full charge. It also has all other connectivity features like Wifi, Bluetooth, and so on.

That is almost 10% less than the device’s pricing, which is quite good enough. Though Walmart has not confirmed anything whether this is a limited time offer or not. But for now, if you want to have the 8th generation Apple iPad, then just go ahead and order one from Walmart. You might not get the same price tag after some hours.

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Oracle to become TikTok’s ‘trusted technology partner’

Oracle Corp. finally cracks the deal to take a stake in TikTok and US President Donald Trump also gave approval to it. But, Oracle Corp. isn’t the only investor, Walmart is also there in the deal. The new formation having TikTok with its majority in stake and other investors like Oracle and Walmart will be called TikTok Global.

As per the reports, Oracle has a plan to acquire a 12.5% stake and along with that it will be TikTok’s ‘trusted technology partner’. That is because Oracle will house TikTok’s data in that US server and also get access to the source code and algorithm so that it can review, update, and monitor the entire setup.

Walmart, on the other hand, will take a 7.5% stake of TikTok Global. The Chief Executive Officer of Walmart, Doug McMillon will be one of the board members of TikTok Global.

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Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart said in a statement, “This partnership will provide Walmart with an important way for us to expand our reach and serve omnichannel customers as well as grow our third-party marketplace, fulfillment and advertising businesses,”

The new formation is likely to be headquartered in Texas and will hire a minimum of 25,000 people though the timeline is not disclosed yet. Apart from this, TikTok Global will use proceeds of the IPO to create a $5 billion education fund on which Trump said, “That’s their contribution that I’ve been asking for”.

We need to keep in mind that only Trump’s approval is not enough for this deal, a green signal from the Chinese Government is also needed. Lastly, ByteDance still owns the 80% stake of TikTok global.

There is no word for WeChat, the Chinese messaging app that also facing a ban like TikTok.

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Samsung is working on its own 3D ToF sensor called ISOCELL Vizion

Recently, Samsung has come up with a piece of new news and filed a document in EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) that the company may reveal a new feature of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S21 family next year. The technology is a so-called ISOCELL Vizion camera that perfectly fits one of a 3D ToF sensor.

A 3D ToF sensor basically is a type of scanner-less LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) that uses high power optical pulses in durations of nanoseconds to capture depth information (generally over short distances) from a scene of interest.

According to some reports, the Galaxy Note20 series of Samsung has missed on the 3D ToF sensor. The reason behind it is Sony was already preoccupied with Apple’s orders of the said sensor. So, the company is looking to put the technology in the Galaxy S21, which is set to launch in the next year. But some rumors also say that the upcoming S-series from Samsung might not feature the 3D ToF sensors.

The description says that Samsung is looking to use this technology for its facial recognition in case the company decides to put one on the front. As of now, that’s all about the news. There is no confirmation yet that Samsung will use the ISOCELL Vizion sensor in the upcoming Galaxy S21. But it is quite sure that the company is looking to use its feature in its upcoming future smartphones. This time it may be a process of expanding the product portfolio.

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IPL 2020 – DC vs KXIP: Match preview, Fantasy XI team and Prediction

IPL 2020 has begun in full-swing.

Earlier we saw the battle of two arch-rivals who have won the tournament multiple times. Today we’ll preview the teams who are eyeing their maiden IPL trophy as Delhi Capitals take on Kings XI Punjab.

Kings XI Punjab

 Here’s where things get interesting. The Kings have mostly stuck with the basic structure of their team, despite struggling in the past few seasons. However, their already existing players have upgraded themselves into serious T20 players.

Captain KL Rahul stands at an impressive second position in the ICC T20 batsmen rankings. They have purchased one of their own, Glenn Maxwell back. Maxwell has regained form as well after taking some time off from the sport. He resurged to gain the number one spot in top T20 allrounders rankings. Nicholas Pooran has shown potential as well.

All eyes will always be on the big man, Chris Gayle, whether he’ll be able to show his power.  Just like batting, their fast bowlers seem to have been on the rise as well. Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, and Chris Jordan have become great T20 bowlers who can deliver at death overs as well.

Delhi Capitals

The Capitals’ batting is certainly promising but looks like a double-edged sword. The team may have accommodated too many openers or batsmen who are suitable to play only at the top order. 

The bowling, on the other hand, seems well-equipped. The spin department especially has a unique blend of variety and experience. The team will have the services of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, leg-spinner Amit Mishra, left-arm spinner Axar Patel, and mystery spinner Sandeep Lamichhane.

Fantasy XI Team!

KL RAHUL (10.5) (C) – Rahul has been a lone warrior for the team. He is expected to play big. He’ll also be my captain as well.

NICHOLAS POORAN (9) – The explosive left-handed batsman can change the course of the game at any time.

SHIKHAR DHAWAN (10) – Shikhar Dhawan can be extremely explosive in the powerplay overs and may also play an anchor sort of an innings and score big!

CHRIS GAYLE (9.5) – If the big man gets going, we all know how destructive he can be.

SHREYAS IYER (9.0) – Shreyas Iyer is expected to lead by example and play big.

GLENN MAXWELL (9.0) (VC) – Maxwell is coming off a huge series winning hundred against England. He’ll be my vice-captain.

MARCUS STOINIS (8.5) – Stoinis has shown decent form in current Australia vs. England series.

KAGISO RABADA (9.0) – He will lead the Delhi attack.

MUJEEB-UR-RAHMAN (9.0) – The mystery spinner will be an important asset.

MOHD. SHAMI (8.5) – He will lead the KXIP attack.

RAVI BISNOI (8) – The U-19 World Cup’s highest wicket-taker will be interesting to watch.

PREDICTION

KXIP looks more balanced with in form players. They will probably defeat the Capitals.

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