The Paper's reporter Hu Jie
Cristiano Ronaldo came on as a substitute for Portugal.
After 5 years, C Ronaldo played as a substitute in the official competition of the national team for the second time.
On June 3, the first match of the UEFA Nations League, in the match against the old opponent Spain, C Ronaldo came off the bench in the 62nd minute, and a number of statistics were hung up, and finally Portugal drew 1-1 with Spain.
In the Asian arena, Son Xingyu finally "chased the stars" successfully. In the warm-up match between South Korea and Brazil, Brazil won 5-1, after which Son Heung-min exchanged jerseys with Neymar and interacted on social media.
Brazil celebrates the goal.
Brazil 5-1 South Korea, Son Heung-min chases star Neymar
On the evening of the 2nd, in an international warm-up match, Brazil swept South Korea 5-1 away, and remained unbeaten in 12 consecutive A-class matches.
Richard Leeson's seven-minute goal helped Brazil get off to a fantastic start, and Hwang scored in the 31st minute to equalize for South Korea. After that, Neymar hit consecutive penalties in the 42nd and 57th minutes, and Coutinho and Jesus scored one goal each to win 5-1 against South Korea.
After this match, Neymar scored the 73rd goal of his national team career, just four goals away from Pele's national team goal record of 77 goals.
It is worth mentioning that since 2020, Neymar has scored a total of 51 goals for Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazilian national team, of which he scored 20 penalties, accounting for 39% of the total goals.
On the South Korean side, Hwang Yoo-su broke his goal drought in the national team's A-class competition for a year. Speaking about the harvest of this game, Huang Yisuke said: "This game taught me how to face strong teams and how to play our style in matches with strong teams. ”
South Korean President Yoon Seok-wook praised Son Heung-wook.
Son said: "Although the fans will be disappointed by such a result, from the player's point of view, this is a good opportunity to learn a lot and we will use this as an opportunity to try to become a better team." ”
Speaking about the five goals conceded in this game, Son Heung-min said: "Brazil is a team with world-class players, and as long as we have small mistakes and loopholes, we will be caught by the opponent. Brazil's five goals were scored because of our mistakes, and we should improve on that. ”
Son and Neymar exchange jerseys.
After the game, Son Heung-min and Neymar exchanged jerseys, and Son Heung-min, who was successful in "chasing stars", also took a group photo of himself hugging Neymar and said: "What a great player. ”
Subsequently, Neymar also posted a photo of him and Son Heung-min exchanging players, and @ the other side at the same time to send "applause".
After the match against South Korea, Brazil will next depart for Japan, and the match will be played at the new National Arena on June 6 local time.
The Japanese team showed great offensive firepower.
Kirin Cup, Japan beat Paraguay 4-1
On the same day, the Kirin Cup was played at the Tokyo National Stadium, and Japan beat Paraguay 4-1.
Japan qualified as The 2nd in Group B in the World Preliminary Round of 12 and reached the World Cup final for the seventh consecutive time. At the Qatar World Cup, Japan is in Group E along with Spain, Germany, Costa Rica/New Zealand. Paraguay finished 8th in the South American zone of the World Preliminary Round and missed the World Cup in Qatar.
Throughout the game, Japan showed a crushing trend in the data, the number of shots on goal was far ahead, the number of shots was 7-4, and the possession rate was 56%-44%.
The Japanese team already has the capital to compete with the strong team.
After the game, Paraguayan coach Serroto said that the strength of the Japanese team is enough to call the european team strong: "Maybe my understanding of them is limited, some things I can't decide, but I feel that they have a clear tactical idea and a complete tactical system, and they can continue to call the european strong team according to this situation." ”
'Next they're going to play against Brazil, and for Japan it's a good opportunity for them to get to know themselves, to look for gaps, and I think they need to rely on some experienced players for the game against Brazil.'
Morata scored.
UEFA Nations League C Ronaldo substitute, Spain 1-1 Portugal
On June 3, Beijing time, the first round of the European League Group A match began, and Spain played Portugal at home. In the first half, Morata opened the scoring for Spain. In the second half, substitute Horta pushed in front of the goal. The match ended with Spain drawing 1-1 with Portugal.
After this game, the Spanish team continued their recent draw record with their opponents. Statistics show that Spain has failed to beat Portugal in 6 consecutive games in all competitions, including 1 loss and 5 draws. It is also Spain's current record of consecutive winless games against any team.
Horta helped Portugal equalize.
In the 62nd minute, Portugal C Ronaldo and Guedes came on and replaced Otavio and A. This is the second time in 14 years that Ronaldo has been a substitute for the national team, the last time was in the World Preliminary Tournament against Andorra in October 2017, when Ronaldo came on as a substitute in the second half and scored a goal to help the team win 2-0.
Since this year's UEFA League and the End of the Year World Cup, the Portuguese head coach has long been out of the mouth to implement rotation in the Portuguese team. Therefore, against Spain, C Ronaldo, who played 186 games for his country and scored 115 goals, watched from the sidelines.
After the match, Portuguese striker Andre Silva said in an interview: "Cristiano Ronaldo is important to Portugal, but we are also used to playing in his absence. ”
In this game, C Ronaldo played 28 minutes off the bench, only 11 touches, 10 passes and 9 successful passes, but 3 confrontations were successful, and the data such as shooting was zero.
James and the Lakers missed this year's playoffs.
James's assets officially reached $1 billion
On June 2, Beijing time, the well-known fortune magazine "Forbes" reported that Lakers star LeBron James's total income last year was 121.2 million US dollars, and the total assets officially reached 1 billion US dollars.
Last August, Forbes said James's assets reached $850 million, and now less than a year later, his assets have exceeded the 1 billion mark.
In a 2014 interview, James told GQ magazine: "That [$1 billion] would be my biggest milestone, oh my goodness!" If I achieve this goal, I will be very excited. ”
Now, he's finally achieved what he had achieved eight years ago, becoming the first active NBA player to be worth more than $1 billion.
Forbes roughly counted James's worth—SpringHill Company: $300 million; Fenway Sports Group: $90 million; real estate: $30 million; Flame Pizza: $30 million; cash and other investments: more than $500 million.
James is the first NBA player to be worth more than $1 billion in active service and the third NBA player in history to be worth more than $1 billion, the first two being Jordan and Bryant, who both reached after retiring.
Journalist Darren Rovell retweeted the news with the caption: "James moved at least 10 times between the ages of 5 and 8, and at the age of 9 he moved again until his single mother was able to make ends meet." Over the past 19 years, James has earned about $140,000 a day. ”
Nadal will face Zverev in the semi-finals of the French Open.
Nadal was most likely absent from Wimbledon due to a foot injury
According to Spain's "Marca" reported on the 2nd, Nadal considered choosing a truce after the End of the French Open, treating his chronic foot injury, and may miss this year's Wimbledon.
Nadal's appearance at the French Open this year with an injury is not news, and he lamented after winning djokovic in the quarterfinals: "I just got my chance for the next game, which means a lot to me. ”
The Spanish media "Marca" revealed that Nadal has been suffering from foot injuries, and this year's French Open is even closed to play.
Marca also revealed that Nadal plans to take a truce after the French Open to solve his chronic foot injury, "the 35-year-old Nadal will stop playing until the right solution is found, that is, Nadal does not have his own calendar of matches after the French Open, nor plans to play Wimbledon matches." ”
Regarding Nadal's foot injury, the Spanish media said: "Nadal's foot injury dates back to 2005, he suffered from scaphoid osteochondritis, a degenerative disease, a deformity of the bone located in the middle of the foot, which has an important impact on the activity of the foot." ”
The reason why Nadal was able to continue to fight at the French Open and beat Djokovic to reach the final four and impact this year's French Open championship was due to the help of the medical team. Spanish media wrote: "His doctors guaranteed that the treatment received during the two-week match would last to the end, be treated with anti-inflammatory drugs and closed by anesthesia." ”
Swataker is unstoppable.
Swataker won 34 consecutive games and returned to the Final of the French Open
On June 2, Beijing time, the 2022 French Open ended the first women's singles semifinal competition.
Former tournament champion and world number one Swatek only took 64 minutes to sweep the No. 20 seed, 6-2, 6-1, and the 2014 French Open Junior Women's Singles Champion Casakina, reaching the French Open women's singles final twice in three years.
In another match, the 18th seed Gauff defeated Black Horse Trevisan 6-3, 6-1 to reach a Grand Slam final for the first time in his career.
After this tournament, Swartec won 34 consecutive singles wins on the Tour, equaling Serena Williams' record in the 2013 season and tied for second place in this century's WTA streak list.
This was Swatek's fourth consecutive victory over Casakina in 131 days, with only 14 innings in all four games, of which Kasakina had only three innings in the last three games.
Swartec is also the second time in Roland Garros to reach the women's singles final after winning the 2020 French Open, and on Saturday night she will launch a second Grand Slam title.
The NBA Finals began on the 3rd.
The NBA's sponsorship revenue this season has reached 1.64 billion
On June 2, according to foreign media Sportico, the sponsorship revenue of NBA league teams in the 2021-2022 season increased by 12.5% compared with the previous season, reaching a record $1.64 billion, a total increase of 90% compared with five years ago.
Stadium naming and jersey advertising revenue were reportedly the main reasons for the continued rise in sponsorship expenses, which grew to $180 million.
Companies that have signed new sponsorship contracts with teams are mainly from the cryptocurrency industry, accounting for 70%. Cryptocurrency companies have invested $130 million in total sponsorships in the NBA this year, and their total sponsorships were less than $2 million last year.
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