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Gunmen threatened Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi in a written message left Thursday when they opened fire at a supermarket owned by his in-laws in Argentina, police said. Nobody was injured in the early morning attack, and it was unclear why assailants would target Messi or the Unico supermarket in the country’s third-largest city of…
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An open-air bus parade for Argentina’s World Cup heroes had to be called off part-way through to protect the safety of millions of fans who had poured onto the streets of Buenos Aires. Argentina captain Lionel Messi and his fellow teammates instead boarded helicopters for a flyover of the capital, which the government billed as an aerial…
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Argentina Players observed a “minute of silence” for Kylian Mbappe after Argentina beat France on penalties to win the 2022 World Cup. Mbappe scored a stunning hat-trick past Martinez in his second consecuti World Cup final appearance, including two penalties in the pulsating final. The Paris Saint-Germain superstar also converted his spot-kick in the shoot-out…
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The 2022 World Cup in Qatar has flown by. Wedged into the middle of the European club season, it has had to. It’s hard to believe that the tournament began 26 days ago, yet so much has transpired in that time, including whittling down a field of 32 to just France and Argentina, who will meet in Sunday’s final at…
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Argentina The Copa America champions have taken time to hit their stride after an opening game 2-1 defeat against Saudi Arabia and a tough encounter with Mexico in Game 2 before Messi’s 64th-minute opener. But that goal changed everything for Lionel Scaloni’s team. From that point on, they grew in belief as a squad and Messi began…
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France’s Hugo Lloris is bidding to become the first man to captain two World Cup winning teams. In 1934 and 1938, the Italian captains were first Gianpiero Combi and then Giuseppe Meazza. In 1958 and 1962, the Brazilian captains were Hilderaldo Bellini and then Mauro Ramos. Lloris has been speaking about the Doha flu in the French camp.…
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GIANNI INFANTINO (FIFA PRESIDENT) “We are convinced of the power of our game.” A short phrase by Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, from his closing press conference at this winter’s World Cup. Compared with his opening speech some four weeks previously, a wild-eyed address that went viral in a manner unusual for sports administrators, it appears harmless…
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Rio Ferdinand reckons “the stars are aligning for Lionel Messi” as Argentina prepare to take on France in the World Cup final on Sunday. Argentina comfortably overcame Croatia in the semi-finals 3-0 to reach Sunday’s finale but it hasn’t all been plain-sailing with Lionel Scaloni’s side losing to Saudi Arabia in the group stage and needing…
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A cold virus is running through the France squad ahead of the World Cup final against Argentina on Sunday, affecting at least three players in the squad. Coach Didier Deschamps said two players with symptoms, defender Dayot Upamecano and midfielder Adrien Rabiot, were isolated earlier this week and didn’t play in France’s 2-0 semifinal win over Morocco.…
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It’s been some time since the first game on day 2 ended in a shocker with Saudi Arabia beating Argentina 2-1 in FIFA World Cup 2022. Lionel Messi, who was the lone scorer for his team said five bad minutes of play saw them going down in their first encounter at this year’s World Cup…
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FOX Sports pundit Maurice Edu has warned Mexico of Lionel Messi following Argentina’s shock defeat to Saudi Arabia Tuesday. Tournament favorite Argentina was expected to dominate the Saudis in its opening World Cup game but it suffered an unforeseeable 2-1 loss in Group C. Argentina looked on course for a routine thumping win over Saudi Arabia when Messi slotted…
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Manchester United legend, Wayne Rooney has named Argentina as the favourite country to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Rooney said that Argentina have solid players, including Lionel Messi, that will help them win the World Cup this year. According to him, Argentina will be full of confidence following their Copa America triumph…
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The football which Diego Maradona used to score his ‘Hand of God’ goal against England at the 1986 World Cup is set to go to auction next month with an estimate of £2.5-£3m. Argentina star Maradona famously punched the ball beyond England goalkeeper Peter Shilton to open the scoring in the quarter-final clash at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. He followed up…
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Argentina will face Mexico in one of the most sought-after tickets of the group stage at the upcoming World Cup in Qatar. And it will do so in this Lusail Stadium, where MARCA was present on Friday to witness the Lusail Super Cup between the Saudi champions, Al Hilal, and the Egyptian champions, Zamalek. A match that will be the first international…
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Manchester United have made an increased offer to Ajax for Lisandro Martinez, and are confident of winning the race to sign the Argentinian international ahead of Premier League rivals Arsenal. Meziesblog understands United’s latest offer is worth around €50m, inclusive of bonuses, with the overall figure reaching the valuation Ajax had set to sell the 24-year-old…
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With all 32 participants at the 2022 World Cup now finalised, we can now begin everyone’s favourite debate – who’s going to win the whole thing? Will England finally bring football home? Will France become the first team to win back-to-back World Cups since Brazil in 1962? Who will be this year’s dark horses to…
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