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As such, he cuts an especially relaxed figure while away with France. For over 30 minutes during training at the Hidegkuti Nandor Stadium last week, Pogba held court with Benzema, Mbappe and Presnel Kimpembe in a shady area of the pitch, as he clearly enjoys the leadership role he has within the squad.
However, the fact that such incidents are now closely monitored by VAR during each game, along with FIFA's insistence on the strict and consistent application of the rule, means that they are inevitably highlighted.
The country has even made a tradition of the 3pm blackout, with Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday – a show where a panel of pundits narrate in-game action excitedly to viewers with none of the match footage actually being showed – ever popular while the blackout could be one of the reasons as to why ratings for Match of the Day remain ever-popular.
Liverpool have not set a return timeline for Van Dijk, but the hope is that he will use the entire summer to get back to fitness – with the goal of being fit by the start of the new season in August.
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