It’s been a few weeks since regular club soccer began. Soccer fans were excited because they would see their favorite soccer clubs back in action. However, time and again, every fan’s attention shifts back to the FIFA World Cup due to some post-tournament controversy or a player’s antics.
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This time the attention shifts toward Argentina’s Paulo Dybala. The Argentine had a quiet World Cup campaign. However, he’s now making the headlines because the Argentine has entrusted his club with his FIFA World Cup winner’s medal.
Dybala entrusted Roma with his winner’s medal!
Just a few hours ago, the Italian soccer club A.S. Roma posted a tweet that took the soccer universe by surprise. The tweet included a photo of the Argentine posing with his winner’s medal. The caption of the tweet read that Dybala entrusted A.S. Roma’s historical archive with his World Cup winner’s medal. However, this tweet has taken the fans by surprise because the fans aren’t sure how to react to this.
Let’s have a look at how the fans reacted to A.S. Roma’s tweet.
Clever move considering the amount of footballer burglary and general targeted theft.
— Brad Mulliner (@BMulli81) January 3, 2023
He should keep It he deserve it
— Vlad🇮🇹🇦🇷 (@Vladybala21) January 3, 2023
Why 😭😭
— jaiye fave (@JOlagram) January 3, 2023
He should keep his medal, He deserves to keep it
— Bhungane_Katalambano (@Commander_M10) January 3, 2023
Juve fans be crying https://t.co/gAy1skBGpa
— FPL_KARMA_backup (@r_unni_ing_4_69) January 4, 2023
I'm fine, it's fine… 🙁 https://t.co/aw6LldRFA0
— Lex⭐ (@dybalexa) January 3, 2023
Why not keep it for himself? This is eternal and AS Roma is not even his home club or lifetime club. https://t.co/MmGJiLbQrR
— G (@PassedToMessi) January 3, 2023
Paulo Dybala not only cut his vacation short after the World Cup, he also handed over his winner’s medal to the Roma Historical Archive https://t.co/7AOdc2QfF7 #ASRoma #Argentina #SerieA #SerieATIM #Calcio
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) January 3, 2023
Gotta be honest I have no idea why he would do this but I hope it means he can never leave. https://t.co/Fvt99jrwt4
— Doug Giombarrese (@5thAveSnoozer) January 4, 2023
The majority of fan reactions are directly asking the Argentine the reason why he’d do that. Soccer fans are bemused by Dybala’s decision to hand over the precious medal for his club to handle.
Paulo Dybala’s quiet but memorable 2022 FIFA World Cup journey
Dybala had a very quiet World Cup. This was mainly because of an injury he sustained just before the World Cup campaign. A.S. Roma’s manager, Jose Mourinho, rightfully indicated that he wasn’t sure if Dybala would be fit enough in time for the World Cup.
However, luckily the Argentine recovered quickly enough and traveled with the Argentine squad to the World Cup. Paulo Dybala did not make an appearance right until the semi-final of the World Cup. Argentina’s manager, Lionel Scaloni, once said that Dybala wasn’t fitting into the squad due to ‘tactical reasons’.
The Argentine manager preferred a more traditional number 9 to lead the line. Scaloni cleared the doubts regarding Dybala’s fitness and said that the Argentine was fit enough to get into the starting XI.
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Scaloni entrusted Dybala to take the second penalty in the World Cup final against France. It’s important to remember that Dybala had just come off the bench a few seconds before the final whistle. While the fans were very nervous about his penalty, Dybala calmly slots the ball into the back of the net, right through the middle.
The Argentine fans were not so sure why Dybala would take such a risk. The former Juventus star later revealed that he just followed Emiliano Martínez’s advice.
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