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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1930, Guy Ligier, French race car driver and team owner (died 2015) was born. In 1957, Dave Semenko, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2017) was born. In 1961, Heikko Glöde, German footballer and manager was born. In 1962, Dean Wilkins, English footballer and manager was born. In 1977, Marco Silva, Portuguese football manager was born. In 1977, Neil Harris, English footballer and manager was born. In 1984, Jonathan Lewis, American football player was born. In 1990, João Saldanha, Brazilian footballer, manager, and journalist (born 1917) passed away. In 2012, Eddy Brown, English footballer and manager (born 1926) passed away. In 2020, Wim Suurbier, Dutch football player (born 1945) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
'He's stored in a hard disk in my head' - watching the World Cup as a manager
Former Tottenham and Brentford manager Thomas Frank on watching new players at the World Cup - who would he sign and who will be the star of the tournament?
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Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, on Tuesday, became the second-oldest player to score in the history of the FIFA World Cup tournament. Ronaldo achieved the feat after scoring a brace for Portugal in their World Cup 5-0 win against Uzbekistan. The goals make the Al-Nassr forward the second-oldest player to score at a World Cup behind Cameroon [] World Cup: Ronaldo becomes second-oldest player to score in history [Top 5]
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