Xiaomi is about to launch its upcoming flagship lineup, the Xiaomi Mi 11 series. This series is likely to have two models: Mi 11 and the Mi 11 Pro. Recently, the company has been confirming several features of the upcoming Mi 11 through Weibo. But today the company has teased some features regarding the display of this upcoming device.
According to Weibo, the company confirmed that the display Xiaomi Mi 11 comes with the latest Corning, Gorilla Glass Victus. This latest Gorilla Glass version is a successor of the Gorilla Glass 6, which released in July.
The company says, that this Gorilla Glass Victus has 2x improve scratch resistance than its predecessor Gorilla Glass 6. It can resist scratch up to 4 times better than its predecessor. Apart from this, the latest Gorilla Glass has 1.5x better drop resistance capacity. The glass also has a capacity to retain structural integrity as long as it dropped on surfaces up to 2m in height.
The company has also shared a video through its Weibo account, which reveals that this Gorilla Glass Victus can tolerate the pressure up to 100Kg. Apart from this glass, the company has already confirmed that the flagship Xiaomi Mi 11 comes with advanced display technology.
According to the recent leak, the Xiaomi Mi 11 will unveil in Q1 2021. This series of smartphones are going to be the World’s first smartphones with Snapdragon 888 chipset and will run on MIUI 12.0 based on Android 11 out of the box. The SoC of these smartphones will be paired with faster LPDDR5 RAM up to 12 GB.
Lionel Messi had everyone hooked at him during the summer when he handed the transfer request to Barcelona. He wanted to leave the club after playing for the Blaugrana ever since.
Then-Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu refused to let him go and Messi decided to stay at the club rather than taking the matters to the court.
Messi’s form at the start of the season wasn’t good but he is slowing coming back to his best after breaking Pele’s record for the most no of goals for a single club.
Lionel Messi has now again given an interview, which in all probability will clear the air around his future to some extent. A clip of the interview has been revealed.
In the clip, you can see Messi saying: “It’s true that I am privileged because of everything I’m experiencing, but there are times when I would like to be anonymous and be able to enjoy going to a supermarket, a cinema or a restaurant.”
Messi hasn’t yet signed a contract extension with Barcelona and will be free to sign a pre-contract offer with any club in January. But a new president will be elected in Barcelona on 24th January which may prove to be vital in regards to Messi’s future at the club.
The entire interview will be released on Sunday, 27th December at 21.25 pm CET. It is expected that Messi will speak a lot about what exactly happened, and how he feels currently and his future at the club.
Now it is official that Xiaomi is not including the charging adapter in the box of the Mi 11. The Mi 11 lineup is scheduled for 28th December to launch in China. The global launch date of the phone has not been revealed. Yesterday a tipster shared the packing box image of the phone claiming that the phone will not come with a charger. Today, the company has officially revealed the Mi 11 packing box claiming that the phone will not be shipped with a charging adapter in the box.
This kind of marketing we have seen in the launch event of the Apple iPhone 12 series, where the company had claimed that they will not ship the phone with any charger. Following the path, Xiaomi seems to have decided to exclude the charging adapter as well from the retail box. There are a few speculations and rumors that the next flagship series of Samsung will also exclude the charging adapter from the box.
This is the official video from Xiaomi revealing the retail box of the Mi 11. The company claims that the box will be lighter for 2021 and acclamation is backed by Lei Jun’s post in Weibo revealing the cause of this decision. In his post he has mentioned the reason why the company has taken this huge step by excluding the charging adapter from the retail box of Mi 11.
Reason of Excluding the Charging Adapter from the retail box of Mi 11:
As per Lei Jun, due to “environment protection,” Xiaomi has taken this step by excluding the charging adapter from the retail box of Mi 11. This acclamation has also been backed up by an argument claiming that the smartphone users who will buy the phone will also have charging adapters at home received from their previous phone box. So, an addition to the adapter will be meaningless at this point. So the company does not want to create more burden on the environment and this making the box slimmer so that fewer materials will be used in the process of manufacturing and causing less harm to the environment.
As of now, most of the companies are thinking of this solution for creating less burden on the environment thus putting a step forward to protect it. We have seen Apple and now Xiaomi, even Samsung may follow this step. We don’t know which company will do it next, but we do want to know is there any better solution for protecting the environment other than excluding the charger from the box of new phones?
The US-based cover glass manufacturer Corning made an announcement earlier this week that it has reached the final stage of development for its cover glass for foldable smartphones. So, it looks like Corning will start shipping its foldable cover glasses for foldable smartphone manufacturers, such as Samsung, Oppo, and so on. Though, Corning is not the only company in the market which is making glass cover for foldable handsets of Samsung. Another one is there for a tough competition against Corning, the German-based company Schott. But, Corning looks ahead of it as the company is in the final stage of the foldable cover glass development and the mass production and commercialization are about to begin in 2021.
Corning has started developing it back in September this year, as the company had said that it was testing samples and the cover glass will get launched officially within 1 year as planned. On the other hand, the substrate glass is used in the ultra-thin glass cover made by Samsung Electronics for its foldable smartphones. Schott has been the sole supplier of it. Now, for the foldable OLED panels, Samsung is looking to dependent on Corning’s cover glass.
Regarding the partnership between Samsung Display with Schott, the South-Korean tech monster has signed a three-year exclusive purchasing deal for their glass substrates. So, it looks like the competition will rise higher between Samsung Electronics and Samsung Display over processing the cover glass. As per some reports, Samsung is about to launch its Galaxy Z Fold 3 smartphone in June next year. So, within the next few months, Samsung is going to get Corning cover glasses for its upcoming foldable smartphone.
The recent leaks are mostly related to the upcoming 11th Gen Intel Rocket Lake CPUs and the new performance leak of the upcoming Intel Core i9-11900 doesn’t seem convincing enough, especially against the mind-blowing AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors.
The leaked performance has been spotted by Bilibili (via Videocardz) shows Intel leading in terms of single-core performance current-gen, but its multi-core scores are not that convincing. If compared with AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors, the scores look even worse in single-core and multi-core.
Intel Core i9-11900 will essentially be a locked 65W variant of the Core i9-11900K, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads, with 1.8 GHz base frequency and a 4.4 GHz boost (single-core) and 3.8 GHz (all-core). This is essentially so timid because this CPU draws only 65W (PL1) TDP while the Core i9-11900K draws 125W (PL1) TDP.
However, during full load, it will draw about 225W, whereas the Core i9-11900K will have max TDP figures of up to 250W. Intel’s cut-downs will have a significant impact on performance; the CPU was tested on an unreleased B560 chipset motherboard.
It is expected that both B560 and Z590 motherboards will be available from 11th January, two months before the 11th Gen CPUs come to market, similar to what AMD did with A520 and B550 motherboards.
Cinebench R20:
In Cinebench R20, the Core i9-11900 scores 529 points in single-core, which is a small improvement over last-gen but not significant in front of the Ryzen 5000 series processors; even the budget Ryzen 5 5600X scores 598 points in our review. In multi-core, scores are also not that significant, with all 8 cores boosting to only 3.8GHz, making 4683 points.
Cinebench R15:
The story remains the same in Cinebench R15 as well, the Core i9-11900 scoring just 210 points in single-core and 1929 points in multi-core, far less than that of the budget Ryzen 5 5600X. The 11th Gen Core i9 has even lower clock speeds than that of the current Core i7-10700 with boosts of 4.80 GHz on single-core and 4.60 GHz on all cores, and even the lower-end Ryzen 5 5600X can be boosted to 4.60 GHz across all of the 6 cores.
Whereas in the CPU-Z benchmark, the CPU scored 590.3 points in single-core while scoring 5121.7 points in the multi-threaded benchmark, which is pretty low. The upcoming 11th Gen Intel CPUs’ current scenario seems very dull, the only good thing being the integrated Xe graphics.
In the latest report published by ICICI Securities, in October 2020, the telecom industry’s ‘active’ subscriber base touched 961 million after it rose by nearly 2.5 million. User additions benefited from the vanishing impact of SIM consolidation triggered due to the tariff hike.
Trai’s telecom subscription data revealed that Bharti Airtel’s active subscribers rose to nearly 320 million after a 3 million increase in October 2020, “most of which was driven by total subscriber net adds, thus indicating the improving quality of subscriber addition”.
In its traditionally weak circles of Maharashtra and Gujarat, Bharti Airtel saw the highest subscriber addition of 0.7 million and 0.5 million, respectively.
The reported visitor location register (VLR) is used to calculate the active subscribers. It is a key metric reflecting the number of active users on a mobile network.
“Industry-active subscriber base expanded by 2.5 million to 961 million. Subscriber addition has benefited from vanishing impact of SIM consolidation triggered from the tariff hike,” the report said.
The report revealed about rival companies as well, Jio’s active subscribers rose to 319 million in October after a 1.1 million increase while there was a continued decrease in Vodafone Idea Ltd’s (VIL) active subscriber numbers, but at a slower pace; it fell to about 260 million after a 1.2 million decrease in October 2020.
Bharti Airtel has regained market leader position by active subscribers, ICICI Securities observed.
According to data provided by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), on an overall basis, Airtel added 3.6 million new customers in October. This new addition took its total wireless customer base to 330.3 million in October 2020.
Also, according to the October data, Airtel was followed by Reliance Jio, which added an overall 2.22 million new mobile customers, taking its total subscriber base to 406.3 million. VIL and state-owned BSNL and MTNL, on the other hand, reported a loss of subscriber base, on an overall basis.
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 was held on 17th December where Robert Lewandowski deservedly won The FIFA Best Men’s Player Award for 2020 ahead of two of the greatest players Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
The Poland international had a terrific campaign last season with Bayern Munich, winning the Bundesliga, Champions League and the German Cup to complete the continental treble. He was also the highest goalscorer of every competition he played in last season. Such was the form Lewandowski was in!
The FIFA Best Football Award winner is chosen by the votes of national team coaches, captains and journalists.
So here we take a look at who did the Indian men’s national team captain, Sunil Chhetri and coach, Igor Stimac along with Fiji men’s national team captain, Roy Krishna, who plays for ISL club ATK Mohun Bagan FC, voted for at the Best FIFA Football Awards 2020.
Sunil Chhetri
1st: Robert Lewandowski 2nd: Kevin De Bruyne 3rd: Sadio Mane
Roy Krishna
1st: Lionel Messi 2nd: Mohamed Salah 3rd: Neymar
Igor Stimac
1st: Sadio Mane 2nd: Mohamed Salah 3rd: Virgil Van Dijk
Keeping the prime minister’s call for Atma Nirbhar Bharat at the helm, homegrown company Moxpert has started its operations and has launched 5 feature phones under their flagship brand “Trusme” as the first stage of its beginning. All the phones are made in India and are targeted at tier-2, 3, and rural segments where it is a significant demand for feature phones.
Initially, the brand is entering the states of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana. Delhi, UP, MP, Jammu, Gujarat and Maharashtra with the strong after-sales service support of more than 700 service centres across. Soon the company is going to expand in other parts of the country too.
The company has launched 5 feature phones namely T1, T57, T75, R300, and R75 which are dual sim handsets and loaded with advanced features like durable battery, Music and video player, Wireless FM, Bluetooth, torch, and Auto call recording, etc. These phones have beautiful designs and are available in vibrant colours. These offerings should give new heft to the features phone market in the country.
Trusme is the brainchild of Pankaj Anand, an industry veteran who holds more than two and a half decades of experience in the mobile, telecom, and retail industry. He has been instrumental in managing and turning around the operations of many organisations.
Talking about the launch of operations, Mr. Pankaj Anand, MD, Moxpert (Parent organization of Trusme) said “We have realised the need of Indian companies to take the lead after the sentiments which have evolved over the last one year. Trusme is a technology & consumer product brand focussed on Semi-urban, Tier-2, and onwards markets. Apart from Mobile phones, we are also planning to foray into the electronic and consumer durable segment. Our mission is to bring high technology, superior and Trustworthy products at an affordable price for people. We are determined to change the perception of product quality that is made in India.
Mr. Rakesh Bhatia, Head Sales, Trusme said “The initial response by the dealers and distributors has been encouraging and we have already started our operations in 10 states and are also going to enter other markets soon. Our distribution and service network are already operational and we will be adding more categories into our portfolio in the coming year”.
The company is also looking to enter the audio accessories space and is planning to launch audio and mobile accessories brand targeted for youth and urban audience very soon.
There have been many great defenders over the years who have graced the football field. The names of Paolo Maldini, Franz Beckenbauer and Sergio Ramos comes to our mind whenever we think of the greatest defenders of all time. But the debate of who is the greatest can never be settled down.
As we step into 2021, fans have voted the greatest defenders of all time. According to the results, via Ranker, here are the top 10 greatest defenders of all time according to fans in 2021:
Milan, ITALY: AC Milan’s captain defender Alessandro Costacurta (C) salutes his supporters as he leaves the field at the and of his last match against Udinese, during an Italian serie A football match at milan’s San Siro stadium, 19 May 2007. AFP PHOTO/ANDREAS SOLARO (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images)
10. Alessandro Costacurta
Nationality: Italy
Alessandro “Billy” Costacurta (Italian pronunciation: [alesˈsandro ˈbilli ˌkɔstaˈkurta]; born 24 April 1966) is an Italian football pundit, manager and a former professional defender, who usually played as a centre back.
Throughout his club career, Costacurta spent over twenty years with Milan between 1986 and 2007, as well as a brief season-long spell on loan at Monza. He is best known for his role alongside Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini and Mauro Tassotti, forming one of the greatest defences in Serie A and European football during the late 1980s and 1990s, under the success of managers Arrigo Sacchi and Fabio Capello. He mainly operated as a central defender, and was a leading exponent of the position, receiving International acclaim, winning 7 Serie A titles and 5 Champions League/European Cup trophies throughout his career, along with many other trophies Costacurta retired from professional football at the age of 41, on 19 May 2007. In his final match for Milan, he scored a goal from a penalty in a 3–2 defeat against Udinese, becoming the oldest goalscorer in Serie A.
Along with his Milan teammates, Costacurta was also an important member of the Italian national side during the 1990s. He made 59 appearances for Italy, scoring 2 goals, and he participated in two World Cups (in 1994 and 1998), as well as a European Championship in 1996. With Italy, he managed to reach the 1994 World Cup Final, which was lost against Brazil on penalties.
9. Giacinto Facchetti
Nationality: Italy
Giacinto Facchetti (Italian pronunciation: [dʒaˈtʃinto fakˈketti]; 18 July 1942 – 4 September 2006) was an Italian footballer who played as a defender for Inter Milan from 1960 to 1978. He later served as Inter chairman from January 2004 until his death in 2006. He played 634 official games for the club, scoring 75 goals, and was a member of “Grande Inter” team under manager Helenio Herrera which won four Serie A titles, a Coppa Italia, two European Cups, and two Intercontinental Cups. He placed second for the Ballon d’Or in 1965.
Facchetti represented Italy internationally on 94 occasions, including three FIFA World Cups. He was also elected to the 1970 World Cup All-Star Team, in which Italy were runners-up. He was also captain of the national side that won Italy’s first-ever UEFA European Championship on home soil in 1968, where he was also elected to the team of the tournament.
Facchetti is remembered as one of the first truly great attacking full-backs. He is regarded as one of the best ever at his position, due to his pace, technique, intelligence, physique, and stamina. He formed a formidable defensive partnership with fellow full-back Tarcisio Burgnich in Inter’s defensive catenaccio system and with the Italian national side. In addition to his ability on the pitch, Facchetti was lauded for his discipline and leadership and captained both Inter Milan and Italy for several years.
In March 2004, Pelé named him one of the Top 125 greatest living footballers as part of FIFA’s 100th anniversary celebrations. In 2015, he was posthumously inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.
8. Daniel Passarella
Nationality: Argentina
Daniel Alberto Passarella (born 25 May 1953) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre back, and former manager of the Argentina and Uruguay national football teams. He was captain of the Argentina team that won the 1978 World Cup. He was president of the River Plate sports club for four years after winning the elections by a very close margin in December 2009.
Considered one of the greatest defenders of all time, Passarella was also a proficient goalscorer; at one point he was football’s top-scoring defender, with 134 goals in 451 matches, a record subsequently broken by Dutch defender Ronald Koeman. In 2004, Passarella was named one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony. In 2007, The Times placed him at number 36 in their list of the 50 hardest footballers in history. In 2017 he has been included in the FourFourTwo list of the 100 all-time greatest players, at the 56th position.
7. Frank Rijkaard
Nationality: Netherlands
Franklin “Frank” Edmundo Rijkaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrɑŋk ˈɛdmuːn.doː ˈrɛi̯kaːrt]; born 30 September 1962) is a Dutch former footballer and former manager who played as a midfielder or defender. Rijkaard played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan and represented the Netherlands national team side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his managerial career, he was at the helm of the Netherlands national team, Sparta Rotterdam, Barcelona, Galatasaray and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders in footballing history and as one of the best players of his generation, in 2010 Rijkaard was described by British broadsheet The Daily Telegraph as having been “a stylish player of faultless pedigree”.
6. Bobby Moore
Nationality: England
Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore OBE (12 April 1941 – 24 February 1993) was an English professional footballer. He most notably played for West Ham United, captaining the club for more than ten years, and was the captain of the England national team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders in the history of football and was cited by Pelé as the greatest defender that he had ever played against.
Widely regarded as West Ham’s greatest ever player, Moore played over 600 games for the club during a 16-year tenure, winning the FA Cup in 1963–64 and the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1964–65. During his time at the club, he won the FWA Footballer of the Year in 1964 and the West Ham Player of the Year in 1961, 1963, 1968 and 1970. In August 2008, West Ham United officially retired his number 6 shirt, 15 years after his death.
Moore was made captain of England in 1964, at age 23, going on to lift the World Cup trophy in 1966. He won a total of 108 caps for his country, which at the time of his international retirement in 1973 was a national record. This record was later broken by Peter Shilton. Moore’s total of 108 caps continued as a record for an outfield player until 28 March 2009, when David Beckham gained his 109th cap. Moore is a member of the World Team of the 20th Century. A national team icon, a bronze statue of Moore is positioned at the entrance to Wembley Stadium.
A composed central defender, Moore was best known for his reading of the game and ability to anticipate opposition movements, thereby distancing himself from the image of the hard-tackling, high-jumping defender. Receiving the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1966, he was the first footballer to win the award and he remained the only one for a further 24 years. Moore was given an OBE in the New Year Honours List. He was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as a player and in the same year he was named in the BBC’s list of the 100 Greatest Britons.
5. Cesare Maldini
Nationality: Italy
Cesare Maldini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtʃeːzare malˈdiːni, ˈtʃɛː-]; 5 February 1932 – 3 April 2016) was an Italian professional football manager and player, who played as a defender.
Father to Paolo Maldini, Cesare began his career with Italian side Triestina, before transferring to Milan in 1954, whom he captained to win four Serie A league titles and one European Cup during his twelve seasons with the club. He retired in 1967, after a season with Torino. Internationally, he played for Italy, earning 14 caps and participating in the 1962 World Cup. He served as team captain for both Milan and Italy.
As a manager, he also coached his former club Milan on two occasions, as well as Italian sides Foggia, Ternana and Parma. He had a successful career in charge of the Italy under-21 side, winning the European Under-21 Championship a record three consecutive times; he later also coached the Italy senior team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the Paraguay national football team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
4. Cafu
Nationality: Brazil
Marcos Evangelista de Morais (born 7 June 1970), known as Cafu [kaˈfu], is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defender. With 142 appearances for the Brazil national team, he is the most internationally capped Brazilian player of all time. He represented his nation in four FIFA World Cups between 1994 and 2006 and is the only player to have appeared in three World Cup finals, winning the 1994 and 2002 editions of the tournament, the latter as his team’s captain where he lifted the World Cup trophy. With Brazil, he also took part in four editions of the Copa América, winning the title twice, in 1997 and 1999; he was also a member of the national side that won the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.
At club level, Marcos de Morais won several domestic and international titles while playing in Brazil, Spain and Italy; he is best known for his spells at São Paulo, Roma and Milan, teams with which he made history, although he also played for Real Zaragoza, Juventude and Palmeiras throughout his career. Known for his pace and energetic attacking runs along the right flank, he is regarded as one of the greatest full-backs of all time, one of the best defenders ever to play in the Italian Serie A, and as one of the greatest Brazilian and South American players of his generation. In 1994, he was named South American Footballer of the Year, and in 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world’s greatest living players. In 2005 he was named in the FIFA World XI.
3. Franz Beckenbauer
Nationality: Germany
Franz Anton Beckenbauer (pronounced [ˈfʁants ˈbɛkn̩ˌbaʊɐ]; born 11 September 1945) is a German former professional footballer and manager. In his playing career, he was nicknamed Der Kaiser (“The Emperor”) because of his elegant style, dominance and leadership on the field, and also as his first name “Franz” is reminiscent of the Austrian emperors. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. A versatile player who started out as a midfielder, Beckenbauer made his name as a central defender. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper (libero).
Twice named European Footballer of the Year, Beckenbauer appeared 103 times for West Germany and played in three FIFA World Cups and two European Championships. He is one of three men, along with Brazil’s Mário Zagallo and France’s Didier Deschamps to have won the World Cup as a player and as a manager; he lifted the World Cup trophy as captain in 1974 and repeated the feat as a manager in 1990. He was the first captain to lift the World Cup and European Championship at international level and the European Cup at club level. He was named in the World Team of the 20th Century in 1998, the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002, and in 2004 was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world’s greatest living players.
At club level with Bayern Munich, Beckenbauer won the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1967 and three consecutive European Cups from 1974 to 1976. The latter feat made him the first player to win three European Cups as captain of his club. He became team manager and later president of Bayern Munich. After two spells with the New York Cosmos he was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Beckenbauer led Germany’s successful bid to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup and chaired the organizing committee. He worked as a pundit for Sky Germany, and for 34 years as a columnist for the tabloid Bild, both until 2016.
2. Franco Baresi
Nationality: Italy
Franchino Baresi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfraŋko baˈreːzi; -eːsi]; born 8 May 1960) is an Italian football youth team coach and a former player and manager. He mainly played as a sweeper or as a central defender, and spent his entire 20-year career with Serie A club Milan, captaining the club for 15 seasons. He is considered one of the greatest defenders of all-time and was ranked 19th in World Soccer magazine’s list of the 100 greatest players of the 20th century. With Milan, he won three UEFA Champions League titles, six Serie A titles, four Supercoppa Italiana titles, three European Super Cups and two Intercontinental Cups.
With the Italy national team, he was a member of the Italian squad that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He also played in the 1990 World Cup, where he was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team, finishing third in the competition. At the 1994 World Cup, he was named Italy’s captain and was an integral part of the squad that reached the final, although he would miss a penalty in the resulting shoot-out as Brazil lifted the trophy. Baresi also represented Italy at two UEFA European Championships, in 1980 and 1988, and at the 1984 Olympics, reaching the semi-finals on each occasion.
The younger brother of former footballer Giuseppe Baresi, after joining the Milan senior team as a youngster, Franco Baresi was initially nicknamed “Piscinin”, Milanese for “little one”. Due to his skill and success, he was later known as “Kaiser Franz”, a reference to fellow sweeper Franz Beckenbauer. In 1999, he was voted Milan’s Player of the Century. After his final season at Milan in 1997, the club retired Baresi’s shirt number 6. He was named by Pelé one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at the FIFA centenary awards ceremony in 2004. Baresi was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
1. Paolo Maldini
Nationality: Italy
Paolo Cesare Maldini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo malˈdiːni]; born 26 June 1968) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a left-back and central defender for A.C. Milan and the Italy national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever defenders, and as one of the greatest players of all time. As the Milan and Italy captain for many years, he was nicknamed “Il Capitano” (“The Captain”). Maldini held the record for most appearances in Serie A, with 647, until 2020, when he was overtaken by Gianluigi Buffon. He is currently serving as technical director for Milan, as well as being co-owner of USL Championship club Miami FC.
Maldini spent all 25 seasons of his playing career in the Serie A with Milan, before retiring at the age of 41 in 2009. He won 25 trophies with Milan: the European Cup/UEFA Champions League five times, seven Serie A titles, one Coppa Italia, five Supercoppa Italiana titles, five European/UEFA Super Cups, two Intercontinental Cups and one FIFA Club World Cup. Maldini won the Best Defender trophy at the UEFA Club Football Awards at the age of 39, as well as the Serie A Defender of the Year Award in 2004. Following his retirement after the 2008–09 season, Milan retired his number 3 shirt.
Maldini made his debut for Italy in 1988, playing for 14 years before retiring in 2002 with 7 goals and 126 caps, an appearance record at the time, which has since been surpassed by Fabio Cannavaro and Gianluigi Buffon. Maldini captained Italy for eight years and held the record for appearances as Italy’s captain (74) until he was again overtaken by Cannavaro and Buffon. With Italy, Maldini took part in four FIFA World Cups and three UEFA European Championships. Although he did not win a tournament with Italy, he reached the final of the 1994 World Cup and Euro 2000, and the semi-final of the 1990 World Cup and Euro 1988. He was elected into the all-star teams for each of these tournaments, in addition to Euro 1996.
Maldini came second to George Weah for FIFA World Player of the Year in 1995. He also placed third in the Ballon d’Or in 1994 and 2003. In 2002, he was chosen as a defender on the FIFA World Cup Dream Team, and in 2004 Pelé named him in the FIFA 100 list of the world’s greatest living players. Maldini held the record for most appearances in UEFA Club competitions, with 174, until he was overtaken by Iker Casillas in 2017. He is also the record appearance holder for Milan with 902 appearances in all competitions. He is one of only 18 players to have made over 1,000 career appearances. In December 2012, he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame. Maldini’s father Cesare also played for and captained Milan, and was a successful national under-21 manager, who also coached Milan and the senior national side during the 1998 World Cup.
So here we complete the top 10 greatest defenders of all time. There are a total of 5 defenders of Italy, which goes on to show Italy has always produced some great defenders with the likes of Chiellini and Bonucci still playing.
As a bonus, here are the defenders who are ranked between 11-50:
50. Diego Godin 49. Ciro Ferrara 48. Javier Zanetti 47. Hans-Peter Briegel 46. Jamie Carragher 45. Jaap Stam 44. Morten Olsen 43. Manfred Kaltz 42. Emlyn Hughes 41. Andreas Brehme 40. Gerard Pique 39. Maicon 38. Aldair 37. Dani Alves 36. Philipp Lahm 35. Antonio Cabrini 34. Paul Breitner 33. Nilton Santos 32. Carles Puyol 31. Gary Neville 30. Marcelo 29. Fabio Cannavaro 28. Virgil van Dijk 27. Roberto Carlos 26. Jurgen Kohler 25. Sol Campbell 24. Phil Neal 23. Ruud Krol 22. Wim Suurbier 21. Claudio Gentile 20. Thiago Silva 19. Lucio 18. Giuseppe Bergomi 17. Alan Hansen 16. Sergio Ramos 15. Luis Pereira 14. Lilian Thuram 13. Fulvio Collovati 12. Mauro Tassotti 11. Alessandro Nesta
Lets us know how you liked the raking of the defenders and tell us who are the greatest defenders according to you.
California-based Nuro, a robotaxi startup that is working to transform local commerce through self-driving delivery, has won the state’s first-ever approval to make deliveries in an autonomous vehicle.
This will enable Nuro to become the first commercial autonomous vehicle service (AV) in the state. The robotics company is delighted with the regulatory approval and believes it is a significant achievement for the AV industry.
According to AutoCarPro, Dave Ferguson, co-founder, and president of Nuro said: “The California DMV is a leader in safety standards, and we appreciate their collaboration and safety-first approach to AV regulation. Since founding Nuro over four years ago, we’ve been working towards the day we could launch a delivery service in our home state. Now that we have the permit, we are thrilled to be able to do so, providing our fellow Californians with a convenient and affordable way to access the food, beverages, prescription medicines, and other products they need.”
Nuro has been testing its vehicles in California since 2017; the company can now start routine deliveries of products such as food, beverages, and medicine.
“Issuing the first deployment permit is a significant milestone in the evolution of autonomous vehicles in California,” said Steve Gordon, director of the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles, according to Bloomberg. “We will continue to keep the safety of the motoring public in mind as this technology develops.”
Nuro, which works with a Toyota Prius and its own small vehicle known as the R2, after gaining approval, has taken the lead in the race to begin routine commercial operations using driverless vehicles. GM’s Cruise unit, Waymo LLC, and Amazon backed Zoox, who recently unveiled a new AV, have also gotten approval for tests in California and are all seeking to cash in on the new technology.
Considering the safety hazards caused by even a minor malfunction in a driverless car, Nuro had to meet several safety standards. Some of the tests included showing its vehicles capable of avoiding hazards and creating a plan for interacting with police and other emergency responders, the DMV informed.
However, the deliveries have been limited to a few conditions. They can only occur during good weather conditions. The vehicles are limited to a maximum speed of 25 miles per hour, and can only operate in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties the an Francisco Bay area.
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