All because of a video game: Liverpool has already saved the 29th for Barcola
Record27 August 2026 at 18:36
French winger Bradley Barcola, from Paris Saint-Germain, revealed his connection to the FIFA video game and the character Alex Hunter, which allows players to create their own footballer. Barcola confessed that the fact that Liverpool had already reserved the number 29 shirt for him when he was still a youth player would have inspired his choice of jersey number, highlighting that the experience of playing FIFA with his own character marked him from a young age.
Anderlecht, coached by Portuguese Vítor Bruno, and Ararat-Armenia, managed by also Portuguese Manuel Tulipa, secured qualification for the league phase of the Europa League football, after eliminating respectively Kairat Almaty and Universitatea Craiova, Portuguese team of Filipe Coelho, in the play-off round of the European competition.
The coach praised Prestianni, who is going through a special moment despite having gone through difficult times, highlighting that the player has five goals and one assist in six games. The coach praised the qualification for the Europa League and stated that the foundations have been laid for the team to continue growing.
Diogo Travassos, right-back of Braga, spoke about the need to be prepared to enter the game at any moment, after an important performance by the minhotos against Austria Wien, demonstrating the professionalism and mentality of the Braga team.
The 23-year-old Brazilian goalkeeper Kaique signed a permanent contract with Sporting for about 4 million euros, leaving Palmeiras. The promising young talent of Brazilian football thus ends his spell at the green-and-white club and begins a new phase in his career in Portugal.
