2022 world cup We’ve been given the chance to see some of the biggest stars of the game perform on the grandest stage that international football has to offer.
However, many countries lost their chance to compete and Some players got injured in the run-up to the tournamentthere are also A bunch of big-name players who are sadly not gracing the pitch in Qatar,
And all those elite club managers and coaches have been given a unique mid-season break at a time when their domestic and European campaigns would normally be in full swing.
Luckily, many of them have found alternative ways to pass the time until their colleagues return later this month. mohammad salah, erling holland And Karim Benzema All are offering a glimpse of their World Cup-less winter schedules through social media.
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Stars who didn’t qualify/selected for the World Cup
mohammad salah
Salah played 88 minutes Egypt in a pre-world cup friendly against belgium Before jetting off for a mid-season break in the sun with my family.
The 30-year-old forward has also had time to adjust to his national team-mate Tarek Hameed To chat on the sofa. The journey was worth it for the Zamalek midfielder’s responses calling him “the best of the best”.
Salah then traveled to the United Arab Emirates, where he received the prestigious TikTok Fans’ Player of the Year award at the Dubai Globe Soccer ceremony. He will be back in UAE soon liverpoolWarm weather training tour to Dubai, a 12-day trip that will include matches against Lyon (December 11) and AC Milan (16 December).
erling holland
Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola has given all his players a three-week break before rejoining them in Abu Dhabi on 5 December, and said last month he expected his star striker to be in shape while visiting his holiday home in Spain. Will remain
“Of course he will be in Marbella and Norway,” said Guardiola. “How well he recovers in the second half of the season depends on how he behaves in Marbella. He will play golf, hopefully not eat and drink too much and be back in great shape for the second half of the league. Will come
Haaland has kept things very low-key and professional on social media, which is a bad sign for fans of the Premier League leaders armoryJoe will be hoping the goal-hungry Norwegian lets himself go during his interval.
with Austria Failed to make the grade for the World Cup real madrid Defender David Alaba jetted himself off to the Maldives for some rest and recuperation – looking every inch the pro footballer on holiday as he posed on the beach in his sharpest thread.
🏅2022 @globe_soccer Rewards 🏅
another personal appreciation for @Ibra_official The player who wins the Career Award 🔴⚫️
Children are intensely personal: Zlatan Vince Ill Player Career Award 🔴⚫️#sempermilan #globusoccer pic.twitter.com/zJHyPLoiTs– AC Milan (@acmilan) November 17, 2022
with advice, SwedenIbrahimovic was also on stage at the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards, where the 41-year-old was recognized for his outstanding contribution to the game (572 goals in 983 appearances for club and country, and counting).
And, while desperately trying to clear a little more space in his trophy cabinet, the veteran striker has also found time to plug in his new Netflix film.
it is not immediately clear how Chelsea The forward “assisted” Cameroonian boxer Stéphane Fondzo during his recent unanimous decision win over Robert Talarec, but the pair seem to have had a lot of fun hanging out together in Dubai.
barcelona Midfielder Casey makes the most of his time off with traveling to visit his native charitable foundation. Ivory Coast,
After a stellar start to the season winning the Premier League’s Most Recent Player and Goal of the Month awards, Newcastle UnitedThe in-form forward has put his run till the World Cup on hold. paraguay He didn’t qualify, but he returned home with his partner for a break and went out for a nice dinner the night before the start of the tournament.
The temperature in South London continues to drop as winter approaches, diamond palace And Ivory Coast winger Wilfried Zaha seized the chance to fly to Dubai in search of some mid-season sunshine to celebrate his son’s second birthday.
after missing the cut for spainLiverpool’s midfield metronome also decided a vacation was in order and embarked on a quick tour of the US, first taking in a Lakers game at the Staples Centre.
Thiago and his partner, Julia, then went to Las Vegas for a few days, where they took selfies on a rooftop overlooking the Strip.
with Colombia Falling short of World Cup qualification, James Rodriguez was denied the chance to reprise his 2014 Golden Boot-winning heroics and instead went on a family holiday.
Atletico Madrid Goalkeeper Jan Oblak was also given leave so he could fly to Florida for some mid-season sunshine, while the Slovenia international enjoyed some sun on Miami Beach.
napoliThe KS breakout star has enjoyed a meteoric rise this season, with the 21-year-old scoring eight goals in 17 games so far. However, the Georgian winger is apparently not above being ribbed by his teammates after a photo of him lying on a bench in a town square caused the defender. juan jesus Asking sarcastically in the comments: “You sleeping there?”
Stars missed the World Cup due to injury
An injury sustained while playing for Sadio Mane denied him the opportunity to play in the World Cup Bayern Munich in the buildup. Nevertheless, despite having recently undergone surgery, the forward found time to wish his teammates the best of luck in the tournament with a sweet “good luck” message posted on social media, and watched them from home as they qualified for the knockout stage Were.
Karim Benzema
Benzema remains a registered player FranceWorld Cup team, but injury prevented him from competing in Qatar. The 34-year-old striker could technically be called up by Didier Deschamps, although the France coach has said the return from injury is a blow for Benzema. “That’s not something that’s on my mind.” Instead, Benzema has spent the past few weeks recovering, pedaling his exercise bike in the gym.
That said, the Ballon d’Or winner recently flew to the Indian Ocean island of Reunion to start the holiday, so he is likely to return. les blues Looks pretty remote before the end of the tournament.
Paul Pogba is both on his second due to injury juventus Having made his debut so far this season and earned a place in France’s World Cup squad, the midfielder had to do more than throw a Barbie-themed birthday party for his partner.
The 29-year-old also spent some time hanging out with French photographer and artist JR, who managed to get some portrait shots of the 2018 World Cup winner among the hijackers.
The Chelsea right-back looked rough to start england at the World Cup, only for a knee injury to crush those dreams. Instead, she had to console herself by participating in fashion shoots on the streets of New York.
liverpool forward Portugal Shortly before the World Cup, he suffered a calf injury during a Premier League game against Manchester City in late October.
Rather than wallow in self-pity, the Liverpool forward has decided to use his recovery period to help promote a Portuguese charity fitness drive.
after tearing ankle ligaments while playing RB Leipzig In the Champions League a few weeks before the start of the World Cup, Werner hopes to play in the World Cup Germany Torn apart brutally.
Thankfully, the former Chelsea forward has been able to use his downtime productively by gaming from the comfort of his couch.
Managers enjoying World Cup break
pep guardiola
The Manchester City boss extended his contract at the Etihad before returning to Spain to receive a special Trainer of the Year award at the annual Gala of the Stars event organized by the Catalan Football Federation in Barcelona.
Jose Mourinho
Not to be defeated, Pep’s great rival added another award to his own collection as he picked up the Best Career Coach gong at the Liga Portugal awards ceremony.
59 year old flew again Japan As his Roma side started their mini tour with a goalless draw with Nagoya Grampus before coming from two goals down to avoid an entertaining 3–3 draw against Yokohama F Marinos at the National Stadium.
Antonio Conte
Tottenham Hotspur The boss took part in a Juventus reunion in Turin, where he met former 1995-96 Champions League winners bianconeri manager Marcello Lippi and former teammates Fabrizio Ravanelli, Ciro Ferrara, Moreno Torricelli, Angelo Peruzzi and Angelo Di Livio.
Jessie Marsh
It’s wonderful to be here in Peru with almost the whole family (miss you, Maddux ❤️) and see the intricacies of Machu Picchu and get a sense of the history and culture.
Truly one of the wonders of the world and it feels great to cross it off your bucket list! pic.twitter.com/SvsUMjJSjy
— Jessie Marsh (@jessemarsch) November 23, 2022
leeds united Coach Marsh took his family on a trip to Machu Picchu, where he was able to achieve his ambition to gaze upon the ancient Peruvian city with his own eyes.
