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EURO-"VISION": EURO 2020 SEMI-FINAL STUDS

Talk'OH! Tuesday

Written by Glenn Javier


Euro 2020 will kick in (pun intended) its semi-finals today and 4 (four) teams are ready to take home the championship prize. At the start, national teams or so-called "squads" were organized into groups where key players and athletes on the "One-to" watch list have been identified! And guess what? These guys are total eye candies! Like our monthly Thirsty -30s, we cannot deny the abundance of mesmerizing humans in the World of Sports, especially guys on the football field. Talk about scoring by kicking the ball and by stealing everyone's hearts!


This week, we are here to familiarize ourselves with the key athletes and/or the one-to-watch players of squads that made it to the penultimate round.

UEFA Semi-Final Eye Candies [Left to Right]: Mason Mount, Joachim Andersen, Nicolò Barella, Marcos Llorente


Here are the hotties of the Semi-finals!


Mason Mount

  • Born: January 1999 (age 22)

  • Birthplace: Portsmouth, England

  • Team: England | Club: Chelsea

  • Position: Midfielder

  • Squad Number: 19

FACTS

  • Mason is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking or central midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the England national team.

  • He began his senior club career with Chelsea. He also joined Vitesse and Derby County on consecutive loans between 2017 and 2019;

  • Mason established himself as a key player for Chelsea in the following years and won the UEFA Champions League.

  • He made his debut for the England senior team on 7 September 2019.

  • Other than his photos on the field, Mason loves to pose for the camera, even gracing local magazines like The Sunday Times Style. Mason has 3 Million followers on Instagram @masonmount10

  • Just recently, Mason and fellow England player Ben Chilwell were forced to self-quarantine after coming into contact with Scotland player Billy Gilmour, who tested positive for COVID-19 after England's 0-0 draw with Scotland at Euro 2020


Nicolò Barella

  • Born: February 1997 (age 24 years)

  • Birthplace: Cagliari, Italy

  • Team: Italy | Club: Internazionale

  • Position: Attacking midfielder

  • Squad Number: 18

FACTS

  • Nicolò is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Italy national team.

  • In 2016, he was sent on loan to Como in Serie B, where he played as a first choice for the second part of the season

  • Nicolò joined Inter Milan just almost two years ago on a year-long loan deal made his club debut in august of the same year against Lecce.

  • He took part in the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship with the Italy U19 team then joined the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U20

  • Nicolò made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 1 September 2017, in a 3–0 friendly defeat against Spain, and took part with the U21 side in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

  • He has 663K followers on Instagram @nicolo_barella and usually shares photos of his wife and kids apart from his team and performance on the field.


Joachim Andersen

  • Born: May 1996 (age 25)

  • Birthplace: Solrød Strand, Denmark

  • Team: Denmark | Club: Lyon

  • Position: Defender

  • Squad Number: 2

FACTS

  • Joachim is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lyon, and the Denmark national team.

  • He represented Denmark at U16, U17, U19, U20, and U21 levels before he was called up to the senior team for matches against Kosovo and Switzerland in March 2019.

  • Joachim signed a five-year contract with French side Olympique Lyonnais. The transfer fee was a record-high transfer fee for a Danish football player.

  • He earned his first national team cap when Denmark beat Luxembourg back in October 2019.

  • Joachim currently has around 60K followers on Instagram @joachimandersen3 where he posts his best shots while playing on the field.


Marcos Llorente

  • Born: January 1995 (age 26)

  • Birthplace: Madrid, Spain

  • Team: Spain | Club: Atlético

  • Position: Midfielder

  • Squad Number: 6

FACTS

  • Marcos is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or second striker for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Spain national team.

  • He made his senior debut in August 2014, starting in a 2–1 away loss against Atlético Madrid B for the Segunda División B championship

  • By June 2019, Marcos was signed by local rivals Atlético Madrid on a five-year contract.

  • He earned his first cap for the Spain under-21 side on 10 October 2016, featuring the entire 5–0 home defeat of Estonia for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers

  • May of this year, Marcos was included in Spain's 24-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020

  • He is one of the most followed players with 2.3 Million followers on Instagram @marcosllorente. Well, with all his shirtless pics, you can't deny that huge fanbase.


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