#pappine

[i-love-harryosborn-dotcom]

Im a booper

[erxsxre-archived]

M!A: Neko Ayame/ @daxghterofdxrkness said: "Nya?!" :3 Touches his ears.

"DID I GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO TOUCH ME!?" He's very clearly not in the mood for this, someone's damn quirk it must have been, instantly she is wrapped up and dangled from the nearest tree.

[el-reisart]

I sincerely apologize for the long absence 🙇‍♂️, a lot has happened in my life recently — but I think I will appear more often now!!! Now I have a special source of inspiration for this couple, for which I should thank my roleplayer

Soooo some of these sketches are certainly inspired by the role-play game Poolverine 🤭🤧

— My shirt definitely suits you. — That's because it's yours, Wolvy~

— I'll take Pappins for a walk and then go straight home, don't get bored here without me. — Don't drama, princess, I won't even have time to get bored.

/sounds of idiots in love/

— You are gorgeous, my dear. — ...

they are in love, your honor and i am in love with their love for each other, hehe

[airxn]

" We have a similar history it seems, prietene. " Only he is guaranteed to be the only one. Though the soft, distant memories of the humans who took him in grows a fond warmth in his chest. It's been awhile since he's thought of them.

Airin continues a few bounds onward until they reach the threshold of The Veil. To a human's eye, it would appear as if the forest continued on, but to fauna and the mythical… there's a golden, cloudy haze that creates a barrier. Its magical aura radiates a stronger sensation. Something that vibrates with comfort, and the pure, fresh air can be scented.

" Do you want to search for them? " He stands before the barrier, head coming to a tilt. " This place could be a good base of operations. "

@airxn

He hesitates to cross the stream, a moment of uncertainty, but it quickly passes and he steps over to reach the other side, a low squeal escapes him as he does. The magic here is strong, but a pleasant feeling. His wings stretched out as he shook his whole body and then settled into a half-fold.

Rex follows diligently behind, somehow managing to observe his surroundings and watch Airin at the same time, eager to learn this new land. He looks at his newfound companion each time her spoke so as to show some respect, scaly brows lifted with his response. How interesting... The only one of his kind.

❝ I believe, you are right. ❞ He says as his eyes narrowed with a softening expression. ❝ I grew up with a family, of humans. ❞ A small hum in the back of his throat, ❝ I was told my egg was found alone. ❞ Petrified, but remarkably revived by the man who raised him. ❝ Perhaps there are more... Somewhere. ❞

[oldshowbiz]

Jim Pappin's Hockey Ranch

[blueonwrestling]

I'm listening to the 4 era's of sting themes released to celebrate the stinger, some man called sting, tna sting, crow sting etc and it really is just hitting me that holy shit this guy, this fucking legend is retiring soon.

a guy that i became a fan of because of TNA, went back and became enthralled with how much of a pure beloved babyface he was back in the 90's, the babyface of the 90's in my opinion, and crow sting being just this fucking THING that was all encompassing and he's pappin' it soon, his way.

Fuck me man, this has been an unbelievable run for Stinger, one I thought we'd never seen, a complete feel good run for one of the best of all time to never really do anything in WWE, his WWE run feels completely mute for how much he impacted WCW, TNA and now AEW, fuck me man, Stinger rules.

[arenastomapleleafs]

Jim Pappin And Arnie Brown

[hungrynight]

da domani chiude la mensa, come farò senza le mie pappine di albicocca e mela

[444names]

rromi (roma) names

Alabav Alili Ankal Anore Arbenika Arilaya Arona Ashon Asimiza Balaya Balia Baril Barila Barili Barril Bender Berkaka Berlen Berlin Berom Bertsho Besno Bessen Bessenda Bessimil Bethen Betivay Bevaldo Bidja Bidsh Bisha Bisopov Bobal Boboika Bobolda Boicu Boika Boiza Bolor Bottia Bublia Bublika Bublis Cabar Chaitsha Chaiyan Chaiyari Charila Chavo Chaya Chayala Chika Chilis Choma Choordji Choro Chuvo Coika Coiker Coizz Comozola Dajesmen Daroma Dikori Dilamiya Djawni Djorisha Dodor Domin Dooma Doorila Dorika Drika Drildo Dudji Dudjo Dukkeja Dukkel Dukkenda Dukkerli Dunaviya Dunina Dunisno Dunka Duntsaia Duntshey Duntsho Duram Durano Emanie Emilder Emirika Emitia Emmando Emmar Eshel Esmero Esnorel Ethen Ethero Etshaia Evali Fengo Fenso Fikano Fiken Floika Floiz Flosh Flouzsar Forilika Forka Framany Gariyaka Gemiya Gemmaia Gimer Gimerkli Gimerko Gimirvi Gimiya Gitawn Gitianka Gitsari Gitsh Graga Granusza Grasha Gromaiya Guarko Gunarila Gunka Guritsha Hebako Hengo Hershaya Hofon Homan Honsar Hoomaini Horiyak Horko Jawnia Jeshi Jesno Jetawna Jetsaiya Jetshako Jibbenda Jidilika Jivaya Jorka Jorom Kellcas Kinan Kinarb Kinka Kinkonso Kirellca Kirviol Kisha Kiskalda Krerko Kromaro Laeta Lashil Lashofra Lenia Lenno Lishavo Lishon Lisni Ludunka Lugem Luliko Lumenica Lumitsh Lutha Luthebar Luthero Lutsavo Lutzin Luvola Luvula Maiah Maiahne Maian Mairia Maitanka Maitia Maldaje Maldoren Maliawno Malilbre Maliza Manavi Manda Mandodo Manica Manie Manka Mantsho Mantsi Manuscha Marilaip Mengo Mereingo Merilor Merka Merko Milaver Milda Mildee Mimennie Mimer Mimiza Minka Mirambol Miranika Mirawni Mireinee Mirel Miridi Miringol Mitha Monsari Monsopoy Mutha Mutsa Mutsh Mutshi Mutshie Naiawnie Nankenda Narika Naviol Ninarri Nisli Nislika Nititha Oasimia Oasta Oramalia Orasha Orawnie Orawnin Oricha Orila Oriyaka Palda Palilila Palpanor Panka Pankarli Panoromi Panusza Papinar Papiso Pappin Pappisni Paprinel Papula Patinko Pativin Pativo Patri Patria Pattawno Pattoy Pattoya Pelly Penso Pethavi Piawni Pinarka Pisli Pitan Pitia Pitsh Pitshey Pitsurin Pittoko Pittoya Plaia Popolly Pulengan Puluthak Punarika Punie Puscha Pusza Puthay Putshaip Putshey Ragaro Ragarom Rambobo Ranka Rhaip Rhaitsh Rofriah Rufferi Rufferno Rumerla Rumilen Rupal Rupapi Rupati Saine Saria Sarri Shainan Shaitah Shako Shavi Shaviolo Shawni Sheba Sherlia Shikel Shila Shooma Shwan Sidjoro Simerica Simerka Singol Staka Stashi Staul Stavinka Stawnel Steklika Stersh Syeinavo Syeirawn Syeirvo Syerko Syero Takali Takoro Talika Talini Tandera Tanie Tankal Tanoro Tashaiya Tatoko Taule Tauli Tauluvo Taunaire Taunar Taunicu Taval Tawna Tawne Tawnel Tawni Tawnika Tawniol Tawniti Temali Teman Temandel Temia Temilen Temirvi Temiz Temmalpa Terenso Teril Terila Terili Terko Tersh Tershik Tertsho Tevado Tevol Tiawnie Tiggunie Titana Tivaya Tiviria Tobola Tobotia Triliz Trumil Trupana Tsavi Tshebar Tshelel Tshen Tsher Tshik Tshom Tsurani Tsurja Vandoro Vanichay Vayay Vedeli Verka Verko Verkonka Verkor Verli Veshika Vesmer Wennoro Wensopol Weshena Wesho Weshoom Wesnie Wesnoro Yakalda Yakorko Yaldan Yalia Yalin Yeini Yeiraga Yerina Yisaia Yishi Yisliz Yistia Yistitsa Yojor Yojori Yosha Yosharo Yoshilil Yoshompi Yottas Yulam Yulia Yuluvol Zigari Ziggur Zinar

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Team of the Decade: Part 5- The 1990's

Goalkeeper- Peter Schmeichel- Denmark

Peter Schmeichel joined Manchester United from Brondby for a fee of half a million pounds in 1991, a price later described by Sir Alex Ferguson as the "bargain of the century." The summer after his first season in England, Schmeichel unexpectedly would play in the Euros for Denmark. Unexpected because Denmark had failed to qualify for the tournament, finishing behind Yugoslavia, but they would take their place due to Yugoslavia being banned due to the breakup of the country and warfare taking place there.

Even more unexpected was Denmark going on to lift the trophy, beating the might of France, Netherlands & then Germany in the final to achieve glory, with Schmeichel instrumental in denying forwards of the quality of Cantona, Pappin, Bergkamp, Van Basten & Klinsmann.

With Manchester United, Schmeichel was a pivotal player in helping the club win their first league title in 26 years, and then going on to dominate English football with the Great Dane winning 5 Premier League titles & 3 FA Cups, aswell as sealing a historic treble in what was his final game for the club, as United scored twice in stoppage time to win the Champions League against Bayern Munich.

Schmeichel is considered one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time known for his physically imposing presence between the sticks who made the goal extremely small when attackers ran through 1 against 1. He also possessed great shot-stopping ability due to his exceptional reflexes and was known to be able to launch quick counter-attacks due to his accurate long-throwing and kicking abilities.

Right-Back- Lilian Thuram- France

Thuram began his career with AS Monaco before transferring to Parma where he won the Coppa Italia & the UEFA Cup. This convinced Juventus to part with over 40 million euros in 2001 to bring him to Turin. In 5 seasons with the club, Thuram would win 2 Serie A titles (a further 2 were evoked due to the Calciopoli scandal) and reach the 2003 Champions League final which Juve lost on penalties to AC Milan. Thuram then finished his career with Barcelona.

Thuram was a key player in France's 1998 World Cup triumph on home soil, scoring a brace in their 2-1 semi-final win over Croatia, with those two goals being the only goals he ever scored for his country in 142 caps. Thuram was awarded the Bronze Ball as the 3rd best player of the tournament, which France sealed with a 3-0 final win over Brazil. Thuram would also win the Euros and the Confederations Cup with his nation in 2000 and 2003, and would aswell reach the 2006 World Cup final which France lost on penalties to Italy.

Thuram was rated as one of the world's best defenders in his prime. He was extremely difficult to get past either on the ground or in the air, due to his immense physical, technical and tactical attributes. He was aggressive and tenacious in his marking of opponents whilst still maintaining an elegance and the intelligence to read the game well. He could play either as a centre-back or a full-back, and when at full-back he was just as adept when going forward, known for winning the ball back high up the pitch then bombing forward to offer an outlet for the team.

Centre-Back- Fernando Hierro- Spain

Hierro made his La Liga debut with Real Valladolid where he spent 2 seasons before being snapped up by Real Madrid, where he would spend the next 14 years of his career. With Madrid Hierro won a considerable amount of trophies including 5 La Liga titles and 3 Champions Leagues. Hierro was club captain for that final Champions League triumph in 2002 against Bayer Leverkusen. Hierro went on to play in Qatar before retiring at Sam Allardyce's Bolton Wanderers.

Hierro won 89 caps for Spain and scored 29 goals, which remarkably made him his countries all-time leading goalscorer at the time of his retirement, and he still now remains the 6th highest scorer. Hierro was moved into midfield in his early years at Real Madrid, due to his incredible knack for goalscoring for a defensive player and in 91/92 scored a remarkable 26 goals for Real Madrid, with only 1 coming from the penalty spot. His 21 in La Liga alone made him the second top goalscorer in the competition that year. Hierro scored over 100 La Liga goals for Madrid and 127 across all competitions.

As well as an exceptional eye for goal and great passing range which made him adept when going forward, Hierro's physically intimidating defensive presence along with his intelligence when positioning himself and timing challenges made him one of the most complete defenders the game has seen.

Centre-Back- Marcel Desailly- France

Desailly began his career at Nantes before moving to Marseille where he won the first edition of the Champions League in 1993. He would win the Champions League the following season aswell after joining AC Milan, a club where he spent 5 years and won 2 Serie A titles. Desailly then became a fans favourite at Chelsea, where he won the FA Cup in 2000.

Desailly was part of the French team which dominated international football between 1998 and 2003, winning the World Cup, the Euros and the Confederations Cup twice in 2001 and again in 2003. Desaily captained France to their two Confederations Cup successes.

Desailly had success as a midfielder for AC Milan, due to the wealth of talent they had in defence and he excelled for them as a defensive midfielder which highlighted his tough tackling and ball-playing capabilities. Playing as either a centre-back or sweeper for France, he earned the nickname "The Rock" for his solid displays due to his physical qualities and football intelligence which allowed him to lead and organise the defence.

Left-Back- Paulo Maldini- Italy

Paulo Maldini spent every year of his 25-year career with AC Milan racking up 902 appearances for the club and winning 7 Serie A titles and 5 European Cups, amongst a whole host of other honours. Maldini won 126 caps for Italy, though was never able to win a major trophy, as he was a beaten finalist in both the 1994 World Cup and 2000 Euros.

Maldini spent his prime years at left-back where his ability to play with both feet, his technical ability and athleticism established him as the best full-back in the world. In later years as his pace declined he transitioned into one of the best centre-backs in the world, due to his commanding presence and exceptional reading of the game.

The Italian is considered one of the greatest defenders in the history of football, with an elegant style on the ball which meant he could pass for a classy midfielder, the physical stamina to be a tireless worker up and down the left flank as a full-back and a centre-back who timed tackles to perfection, but only when he had to, preferring to rely on his man-marking and positioning to make a tackle unnecessary. His consistency allowed him to make over 1,000 appearances at the very highest level, with the Brazilian Ronaldo calling him "the best defender I faced over the course of my career."

Right-Wing- Luis Figo- Portugal

Figo began his career with Sporting Lisbon, with the talented winger looking set to join Serie A for either Parma or Juventus. However after a weird saga saw him sign a contract with both clubs, he was given a 2-year ban from signing with an Italian club and so instead moved to Barcelona. In 5 seasons with Barca, Figo established himself as the club's talisman and the fan's favourite as he won 2 La Liga titles, 2 Copa Del Rey's and the Cup Winners Cup.

In 2000, Figo shocked the world by joining the club's arch-rivals Real Madrid in the most controversial transfer in Football history. Under intense scrutiny, Figo continued to perform to a high standard on the pitch and helped Los Blancos to win 2 league titles and the Champions League during the 'Galacticos' era that his arrival had kickstarted. Figo would retire at Inter Milan, adding 4 more league titles to his bulging trophy cabinet.

Figo won 127 Portugal caps, coming closest to winning a trophy for his country at the 2004 Euros where he lost on home soil to rank outsiders Greece. For a strong and stocky player, Figo was exceptionally quick and an excellent one v one dribbler with great balance and trickery. He produced a high number of assists just to excellent crossing ability. Figo also contributed a fair number of goals due to good ballstriking capability, including from dead-ball situations. Figo was the 2000 recipient of the Balon D'or.

Centre-Midfield- Fernando Redondo- Argentina

Redondo moved to Europe from Argentinos Juniors to join La Liga minnows Tenerife. In his 4 years with the club, Redondo was part of the Tenerife side which on two occasions denied Real Madrid the La Liga title on the last day of the season, with Cruyff's Barcelona the benefactor. In 1994, Redondo would move to Real Madrid and in his 6 years with the club he would win 2 La Liga's and 2 Champions League titles. His performances in the 99/00 Champions League saw him voted the UEFA club footballer of the year, with one performance at Old Trafford against United in the quarter-finals leading Sir Alex Ferguson to ask "What does this player have in his boots? A magnet?"

In 2013 Redondo was named in Marca's best ever foreign XI in Real Madrid's history as he earned the nickname "El Principe" ('the Prince') for his performances in the white of Real Madrid. Redondo would retire at AC Milan, where a serious injury limited his playing time. Redondo had a complicated International career, he turned down going to the 1990 World Cup feeling he would only be a squad player, but was a regular starter between 1992 and 1994 and in that time helped Argentina to win the Copa America and the Confederations Cup, where he won the award for best player of the tournament. Redondo played in the 1994 World Cup but then fell out with manager Passarella due to him banning long hair. Redondo refused to get a haircut, rightly insisting it had nothing to do with football and missed out on the 98 World Cup because of it.

Redondo was a deep-lying playmaker known for his outstanding close control when carrying the ball forward and his ability to control tempo with his creative passing and vision. He would also contribute from a defensive standpoint due to his effective aggression offering protection in front of the backline.

Centre-Midfield- Michael Laudrup- Denmark

Laudrup joined Juventus from Brondby, but due to the two foreign player limit he was immediately loaned to Lazio where he spent two seasons. Laudrup then got his chance at Juve, winning the Serie A in his first season but ultimately been unable to replace Platini's talismanic impact. The Dane decided it was time to leave and joined Cruyff's Barcelona in 1989 and immediately fared much better, winning 4 La Liga's and the 1992 European Cup in 5 seasons with the Blaugrana. Laudrup twice won player of the year in Spain, but when he was left out of the squad for 1994 Champions League final which Barcelona lost 4-0 to AC Milan, he decided it was time to move on.

Reported to have fallen out with Cruyff, Laudrup joined Real Madrid but stated it was a move purely to help a struggling team win again, not out of any petty revenge. Laudrup helped Los Blancos to held Barcelona's stranglehold over La Liga, as they became Champions once more, beating Barcelona 5-0 on the way. Laudrup became the first player to win 5 straight La Liga titles with two different clubs.

Laudrup remains admired and respected by both sets of fans due to his contributions for both clubs with Cruyff remarking: "When Michael plays like a dream, a magic illusion, determined to show his new team his extreme abilities, no one in the world comes anywhere near his level."

Laudrup is considered one of the greatest creators in football history. His vision, unselfish playing style and ability to play long through balls made him a favourite of any striker he played behind. A gifted playmaker, Laudrup could also operate as either a central midfielder, deep-lying playmaker or as a second striker and from anywhere he would create a whole host of chances for his teammates. Laudrup was also an excellent one v one dribbler, with exceptional skills and creative trickery to help him evade defenders, such as the "croqueta" which whilst he was playing was also known as "the Laudrup dribble", this move involved rapidly moving the ball from one foot to the other and has been kept alive by Iniesta, who also mastered the move.

Left-Wing- Hristo Stoichkov- Bulgaria

Stoichkov came to prominence with CSKA Sofia before joining Barcelona in 1990 and achieving success as part of Cruyff's 'Dream Team' as he scored 108 goals in 214 games and won multiple league titles and the 1992 European Cup. Stoichkov left Barcelona for Parma in 1995 but returned a year later for another more short-lived stint. He then had spells back in his native Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia and Japan before retiring in USA.

Stoichkov starred at the 1994 World Cup helping Bulgaria reach the semi-finals with 6 goals which won him the Golden Boot. His performances at this tournament helped him to win the Balon D'or later that year.

The Bulgarian was known for his explosive pace which he combined with great dribbling ability and a fearsome shot which made him at times an unstoppable forward. Stoichkov could play all positions across the front line well, with good crossing and passing ability which also helped him to rack up a decent amount of assists.

Number 10 Position- Roberto Baggio- Italy

Two days after joining Fiorentina from Vicenza, an 18-year old Baggio suffered an injury so severe some doctors feared he would never play again. Fiorentina remained committed to bringing Baggio to the club despite the setback, and Baggio repaid their faith, coming through another serious injury which required 220 stiches not long after he'd returned back from his first serious knee injury. However on that second return he scored an equalising free-kick goal which saved Fiorentina from relegation.

Baggio would establish himself as a hero of the La Viola faithful, and they were left devastated when "Il Divin Codino" ('The Divine Ponytail') joined the club's arch-rivals Juventus for a world record fee of £8M. The transfer led to riots in Florence which injured 50 people. Baggio scored atleast 20 goals in all 4 of his first seasons with Juventus, establishing himself as the teams standout star, who more than justified his fee as helped the club to win the UEFA Cup in 1993. He had to wait until his last season with the club to lift the Serie A title, and it was bittersweet as he began to fall down the pecking order at the club, but he still managed 16 goal involvements in 17 Serie A games. In total Baggio scored 115 goals in 200 games for Juventus.

Baggio won another league title with AC Milan before moving to Bologna where he recaptured his best form, scoring a career best 22 goals in Serie A before moving to Inter Milan where he spent a couple of years before retiring at Brescia. Baggio represented Italy at 2 World Cups, finishing 3rd in 1990 and losing the final in 1994, with Baggio missing the decisive spotkick against Brazil, clearing the crossbar with the most infamous penalty miss ever.

Baggio was described as a "9 and a half" by Platini, due to him creating more chances than a typical number 9, but also scoring more regularly than a traditional number 10. Baggio was a composed finisher, known for his precise, composed shooting rather than for powerful shots. He has the 2nd most assists in Serie A history with 123, behind only Francesco Totti and is remembered for his incredible technical quality which led his former manager at Brescia Carlo Mazzone to declare: "Without the injury problems and the difficulties with his knees, he would have been the very best player in history." Baggio was the 1993 recipient of the Balon D'or.

Striker- Ronaldo- Brazil

With 44 goals in 47 games for Cruzeiro, Ronaldo was snapped up by PSV Eindhoven, and he seamlessly made the jump to European football, scoring 54 goals in 57 games for the club. A still teenage Ronaldo was then brought to Barcelona for a world record fee of $19.5M. In his one season with Barca, R9 scored 47 goals in 49 games helping them to lift the Copa Del Rey and the Cup Winners Cup. Ronaldo was then on the move again for another world record fee, now joining Inter Milan for $27M. Again Ronaldo settled instantly, netting 34 goals in his first season in Italy and winning another UEFA Cup.

Knee injuries then began to plague the Brazilian and immediately after returning from a ruptured tendon that required surgery, Ronaldo's "kneecap exploded" in what was called the worst injury physiotherapist Nilton Petrone had ever seen. Ronaldo would play just 24 club games across the next 3 seasons, and though he would never be quite the same electrifying player again, never again quite as explosively fast returing with a more top-heavy physique, his quality and his finishing ability ensured he returned to be one of the best strikers still on the planet, scoring 104 goals in 177 games for Real Madrid, before retiring after spells with AC Milan and Corinthians.

Ronaldo was part of the Brazil squad which won the 1994 World Cup, though he did not feature at the tournament. He won his first tournament with Brazil at the 1997 Copa America where he was voted best player, and Brazil retained the trophy two years later with Ronaldo winning the Golden Boot and scoring in both finals. In between this tournaments was the 1998 World Cup, where Ronaldo scored 4 and assisted 3 to lead his nation into the final against hosts France. However in the hours before the final, Ronaldo had a fit, likely induced by the stress and pressure he was under to perform. Ronaldo was a shadow of himself in the final as Brazil lost 3-0.

4 years later, Ronaldo returned to the World Cup stage after a turbulent few years in which he had battled career threatening injuries. Injury had forced him to miss the entirety of the qualifying campaign, but at the main event Ronaldo scored in 6 of the 7 matches, including 2 in the final to bring his total to 8. His brace in the final against Germany helped Brazil to lift their 5th World Cup. Ronaldo played his final World Cup 4 years later in 2006, where he became the all-time top scorer in World Cup history with 15 goals in 19 games.

Ronaldo is considered one of the greatest strikers and footballers in history. He is a two-time recipient of the Balon D'or and won the World Footballer of the Year award on 3 occasions. Considered one of the deadliest finishers ever and a goalkeepers worst nightmare 1 v 1, prime Ronaldo, before his knee injuries had one of the most highest peaks ever and if not for those injuries likely would have been amongst the top handful of greatest players ever, though plenty do still have him in that conversation due to his devastating blend of skill, strength, speed and finishing.

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Dennis Bergkamp- Netherlands

Bergkamp began his career at Ajax under the tutelage of Cruyff, where he would score 122 goals and win a number of trophies including the 1992 UEFA Cup. The Dutchman earned a dream move to Serie A the following year to play for Inter Milan and scored 8 goals in 11 UEFA Cup games in his debut season to help them to lift the trophy. However Bergkamp struggled in Serie A and fell out of favour with the club and its supporters so after a disappointing second season moved to Arsenal for £7.5M, which smashed the club's highest transfer fee 3 times over.

Bergkamp found a home in North London and in 97-98, helped the club to achieve the league and FA Cup double. He started that season on fire, and in August the top 3 voted goals for Match of the Day's goal of the month competition, were all scored by Bergkamp, including 2 from an unforgettable hattrick away at Leicester. 4 years later Bergkamp would win a second domestic double with the club, with a goal away at Newcastle considered by most sensible people as the greatest goal in the history of the Premier League. In 2004, Bergkamp was then part of the Arsenal team which went a full Premier League campaign without losing as part of a historic 49-game unbeaten run.

Bergkamp's defining moment in the 'Oranje' shirt came in the 1998 World Cup, where he produced one of the greatest World Cup goals ever to secure Netherlands path through against Argentina to reach the semi-finals. Bergkamp scored 37 goals in 79 caps for his country.

Bergkamp is considered one of the greatest 10's in football history, a dream to play alongside for strikers such as Ian Wright & Thierry Henry, who knew he would always try and succeed in setting them up with chances, due to his unselfish nature and the quality of his vision and passing technique. Bergkamp had one of the best first-touches in Football history and he oozed class in every aspect of his game, one of his trademarks was his chipped shot which he regularly executed to perfection to catch out unsuspecting goalkeepers.

Rivaldo- Brazil

Rivaldo joined Deportivo La Coruna from Palmeiras and after an impressive first season in La Liga, he was snapped up by Barcelona for around $26M. Rivaldo's peak years came in his 5-year stint with the club where he established himself as one of the best players in the world, with his goals and performances helping the club to win 2 La Liga titles and the Copa Del Rey.

2000/01 was a more difficult season for Barca with the club fighting for Champions League qualification. It would come down to a straight shootout against Valencia for the final spot. With Barca needing to win, Rivaldo scored arguably the finest hat-trick in Football history. The match was tied at 2-2 when in the 89th minute, Rivaldo chested down a lofted pass on the edge of the box with his back to goal, before in the blink of an eye acrobatically executing a perfect overhead kick into the bottom corner. In total Rivaldo scored 130 goals in 235 for Barca, and though he would go on to have spells with AC Milan and Olympiakos amongst others, it's with the Catalan side he will always be most associated.

Rivaldo had an outstanding international career, winning the Confederations Cup and the Copa America as the tournament's best player, sharing the top scorer award with Ronaldo. Rivaldo was part of "the three R's" along with Ronaldo and Ronaldinho who fired Brazil to World Cup glory in 2002, with Rivaldo scoring in the first 5 games. Though Ronaldo took most of the headlines, Brazil manager Scolari named Rivaldo as the best player of the tournament.

Few players have combined physical and technical qualities to the level of Rivaldo. At his peak he was bordering unstoppable due to his strength, dribbling ability, creativity and powerful finishing. He could operate as a winger, second striker or as a classic number 10 and his performances in 1999 earned him both the Balon D'or and the World Footballer of the Year awards.

Romario- Brazil

Romario's first 5 years in Europe came with PSV Eindhoven, the club he'd joined from Vasco da Gama. After scoring 128 goals in 149 games for the Dutch side and winning a host of domestic honours, Romario moved to FC Barcelona. He scored 32 goals in his first season with the club, helping them to win La Liga and reach the Champions League final where they were beaten by AC Milan.

Half-way through his second season Romario left the club after falling out with manager Cruyff and returned to Brazil where he would spend the majority of the remainder of his career scoring prolifically for Flamengo & Vasco. Romario only featured at one World Cup, but he left a huge impact, winning the award for player of the tournament as his 5 goals helped Brazil to win their first World Cup in 24 years. Romario also won the Confederations Cup and 2 Copa America's with the Selecao and scored 55 in 70 internationals.

Romario was a penalty box killer, a deadly finisher inside the 18-yard box due to his ruthless eye for goal. But he was alot more than just a goal-poacher, due to his ability to drop deep or drift outside giving headaches to the defenders tasked with marking him. Football came easily to Romario, maybe a little bit too easy, as if he'd dedicated more time to training and less to partying his European peak would have lasted longer.

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(1st Plenary Session) 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue.

The 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, 1-3 May, under the title "Dialogue for Peace and Global Security: Cooperation and Leadership in Interconnectivity".

"Leveraging Soft Power for Multilateral Strength: Bolstering compassion, building solidarity, and resisting fragmentation"

Keynote speaker:

H.E. Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences of UNESCO

Moderator:Prof. Mike Hardy, Founding director of the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University, chairman of the International Leadership Association

Panelists:

Mr. Alexandre Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions in the UN Department of Peace Operations

Mr. Jean-Christophe Bas, Founder of the Connecters for Peace and The Global Compass, Senior Advisor of the Brazzaville Foundation

Mr. Soltan Mammadov, Member of Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev Foundation

Mr. Gladden Pappin, President of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs

Mr. Effenus Henderson, Co-Director of the Institute of Sustainable Diversity and Inclusion, President and CEO of the Henderworks Inc, DEI Thought Leader, USA

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The former US president’s return is dreaded in many European capitals, but not in Budapest. Orban is openly praying for a Trump victory to give himself greater room to manoeuvre on the world stage and a more decisive role in the Western Balkans.

A warm reunion is expected on Friday when Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban meets Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. With the former president riding high in the polls and his Republican nomination all but assured after the Super Tuesday primaries, Orban could well be sitting down with the next US president.

“We would very much like president Donald Trump to return to the presidency and make peace here in Eastern Europe. It is time for a ‘Make America Great Again’ presidency in America,” the Hungarian leader said during his recent state of the nation address in mid-February.

Last week, at Turkey’s Antalya Diplomatic Forum, Orban reiterated his belief that if Trump had been in office, there never would have been a war in Ukraine, and that Trump is the only person who can broker peace and stop the bloodshed. “Trump’s return is a precondition for a strong and quick peace on the European continent,” not only in Europe but also in Gaza, where the former president “understands the conflict”, claimed Orban.

The Hungarian leader has invested a lot in this particular political love affair. Orban supported Trump even before his surprise victory in the 2016 general election, and did not turn his back on him when the Republican lost to Joe Biden in 2020.

In the last four years, Orban and Trump have become ever-closer political allies, praising each other for their right-wing, anti-immigration policies, and fighting shoulder-to-shoulder against progressive, woke ideologies. Orban even endorsed Trump publicly when multiple criminal charges were filed against him. “Keep on fighting,” he encouraged the former president on Twitter.

Now it’s payback time, many in Hungarian government circles are hoping.

“The political climate between Hungary and the US would certainly change if Trump was elected, and the pressure on Hungary would soften: ambassadors would not micromanage and differences would not be discussed in public,” says Tamas Magyarics, US historian and professor emeritus at Budapest’s ELTE University, alluding to the current US ambassador David Pressman, who is never shy of criticising Hungary’s democratic backsliding under Orban’s government, and who has also waged a fierce social media campaign that often mocked its members.

Gladden Pappin, the US-born director of the Hungarian Institute of Foreign Affairs, whose recent interview to Unherd was titled “Why Does the American Right Love Viktor Orban?”, is even more outspoken. “Let’s face it, Hungary is under quasi-sanctions from the US. The Democrats funded the Hungarian opposition, Washington cancelled the tax treaty and rolled back the visa waiver program. These are distressing and harmful measures. With Trump back in office, relations will normalise,” Pappin predicts in an interview with BIRN.

While the lectures on democracy and liberal values will probably cease, no one is yet talking about big deals or investments. Defence purchases from the US are on hold, especially after Hungary extended its lease on Swedish Gripen fighter jets instead of switching to US jets like the Czech Republic.

Big in the Balkans

Trump’s return to the White House is unlikely to elevate Orban’s status much on the world stage, but it could increase his influence in the Western Balkans, some in government circles expect.

“Peace in the Western Balkans could be high on Trump’s foreign policy agenda,” Agoston Samuel Mraz, director of the conservative Nezopont Institute think tank, tells BIRN.

Trump’s former Balkans envoy, Richard Grenell, could make a return to the US administration, bursting with ambition, he predicts. “A lasting peace – a peace agreement between Serbia and Kosovo – could be a historic achievement for Trump, who wants to leave his mark on history,” says Mraz.

Orban’s expertise and close personal ties with most of the region’s political leaders could prove invaluable to this effort, while he could even act as a go-between between Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and a Trump administration.

Playing to Orban’s strengths is the conviction that democratic values will take a back seat as Trumps follow a similar realpolitik– and transaction-based strategy to the Hungarian government, which looks to prioritise business deals over anything else.

A diplomatic plus for the Hungarian government is that the US presidential election will take place during Hungary’s six-month stint as president of the Council of the EU. As one the few European leaders who has a direct channel to Trump, Orban could gain some extra heft from this in EU political circles, suggests Mraz.

Dragon in the room

A potential stumbling block to all this is China. In 2023, China became the largest foreign investor in Hungary with the arrival of the world’s second biggest electric carmaker BYD and leading battery manufacturer CATL. Orban openly promotes the idea that Hungary, as an EU and NATO member, could form a “meeting point” of Western and Eastern businesses.

Some experts in Hungary wonder how far Trump would be prepared to tolerate such an idea. Yet those consulted by BIRN insist that a “pragmatic approach” will eventually win out. Mraz from the Nezopont Institute is counting on “perhaps a few rough months in the beginning”, but does not believe that Hungary’s friendship with Beijing will be a major problem in the long run.

Magyarics also plays down the potential danger, arguing it is rather Berlin and German industry that have the most to fear, not Budapest. “If Trump had introduced a 50 per cent tariff on Chinese products, as he promised in 2016, he would have lost most of his voters. The US, like Europe, cannot completely cut itself off from China. But if there is pressure on Europe to align itself with the US, it will be a problem for Germany and Brussels, not for Hungary,” Magyarics says.

Pappin, the director of the Hungarian Institute of International Relations, shares this optimism. “Trump’s main agenda will be to rebuild US industry. He is a dealmaker and will not put pressure on other countries,” Pappin says with conviction.

Yet he also admits it is too early to predict what a Trump 2.0 foreign policy will look like exactly. “The world has become much more complex than it was in 2016, when Trump was governing in peacetime. But it is almost certain that the main focus will be on Ukraine, the Middle East and Asia,” he says.

For Europe, the biggest challenge will not be China, but how or whether to continue financing Ukraine in its war with Russia. “The US pocketbook will not be open forever,” Pappin warns, referring to diminishing US aid to Kyiv.

Shared Heritage

The policies Trump will campaign on are currently being drafted with the help of the Heritage Foundation, a Washington DC-based conservative think tank that also plays a central role in US-Hungarian relations.

Heritage’s president, Kevin Roberts, is set to host Orban for a panel discussion on Thursday, the day before his meeting with Trump. Heritage, which is positioning itself as a pro-Trump think tank, is already training civil servants for a future Trump administration, with rumours that up to 12,000 bureaucrats will be laid off. And pro-Hungarian government organisations, such as the Centre for Fundamental Rights and the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) training centre, are regular guests of Heritage.

Orban’s political director, Balazs Orban (no relation to the prime minister), who also acts as a key foreign-policy adviser, spent last week touring Washington DC, including the Heritage Foundation, while promoting an English translation of his new book, Hussar Cut – The Hungarian Strategy for Connectivity.

Budapest will also again host in April the European iteration of the Republican Conservative Action Conference, or CPAC, one of the largest international gatherings of conservative to far-right thinkers and politicians. “Hungary’s soft diplomacy is strong, the country is back on the map,” reckons Pappin.

Likewise, during the US election campaign, Hungarian campaign advisors could share know-how with Republican colleagues who are mainly interested in how to create “effective government” that will ensure long-term governance and a sufficient majority. “The Republicans are aware that it is not enough to promise lower taxes, more needs to be done to protect conservative values and traditions,” says Pappin.

In fact, Orban shared his playbook for power at the CPAC conference in Budapest in 2022, which to many critics sounded like an autocrat’s guide to power. Advice included – among other things – building a strong media empire to control the narrative, creating (or rather taking over) institutions, and building a strong national and international conservative community. All these are measures that have led inexorably to the eradication of much political competition in Hungary and a highly polarised society.

Of course, there are legions of critics in Hungary who warn about Orban putting all his eggs in one basket, and if Trump loses the election in November, Hungarian foreign policy and wider diplomacy could find itself in a dark hole. With Biden (or any other Democrat) in the White House, US-Hungarian relations would sour even further, while Orban could even lose friends in the Republican camp as it jettisons baggage and looks for fresh faces to reinvigorate the party.

“In politics you have to take risks, just like Orban did in 2016,” says Magyarics. “It worked then; it could work this time.”

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