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Rafael Benitez- Football Coach

Rafael Benitez was born in Spain on April 16^th, 1960.
He first coached Real Madrid B and has coached 14 teams overall.
Of note, he has coached Valencia, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Chelsea as interim coach, Napoli, Real Madrid and Newcastle United just to name a few.
He signed a three year contract at Everton on June 30^th, 2021.
“The difference between the Premier League and the other leagues is the intensity of the games.”- Rafael Benitez

Alan Shearer was born in England on August 13^th, 1970.
In his youth he played for Southampton.
During his senior career he played for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.
He played for England U21 where he scored 13 goals in 11 games.
For England he scored 30 goals in 63 games as a striker.
“You can take 100 penalties in training, but when you go out on that pitch in front of all those people and the television cameras, it’s completely different.”- Alan Shearer

Georginio Wijnaldum was born in the Netherlands on November 11^th, 1990.
During his youth career he played for Sparta Rotterdam and Feyenoord
In his senior career he played for Feyenoord, PSV, Newcastle United and Liverpool.
It was announced on June 10^th, 2021 that he has signed a three year contract with Paris Saint Germain.
At international level he has played for Netherlands U17, Netherlands U19, Netherlands U21 and Netherlands.
He is a midfielder.
“Every game is a new game, and anything can happen.”- Georginio Wijnaldum