World cup 2022

Paul Pogba, a midfielder for France, will not be allowed to attend the 2022 World Cup.

Only a few weeks after his return to Turin from Manchester United, the Juventus star suffered an injury that forced him to withdraw from the tournament in Qatar.

The knee issue finally required surgery for Pogba.

Pogba was compelled to miss the World Cup, but it seems arrangements have been made for him to attend the championship game at the Lusail Stadium.

According to L’Equipe, French President Emmanuel Macron is eager to bring the team’s injured absentees to Qatar for the final in order to help his nation win its second straight championship.

Pogba is still healing, thus Juventus do not want him to take a long journey.

Pogba’s rehabilitation has taken longer than anticipated, and he has yet to resume training. The Italian heavyweights are unwilling to risk Pogba’s comeback any further.

A renowned American sports journalist died while covering a tense quarterfinal game on Friday, according to his family. The writer had a run-in with Qatar’s World Cup organizers last month over a rainbow LGBTQ shirt.

Grant Wahl, 48, contributed to the growth of soccer’s appeal in the United States by providing colorful reporting for outlets including Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, and other publications.

In the press tribune during Friday’s Argentina-Netherlands game, Wahl passed out. According to the Wall Street Journal, he may have had a heart attack.

Celine Gounder, a well-known epidemiologist and the wife of Wahl, wrote on Twitter, “I’m in total shock.”

A Qatar organising committee spokesperson said “he received immediate emergency medical treatment on site, which continued as he was transferred by ambulance to Hamad General Hospital.”

“We offer our deepest condolences to Grant’s family, friends and his many close colleagues in the media,” the statement added.