[ad_1] DOHA: What do you do when a football match ceases to be just a football match, and becomes cosmic activity? Does it remain football, just a sport or does it become a lifelong metaphor for greatness and immortality. How is it entered in the official records then? Just plain …
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[ad_1] ROSARIO, ARGENTINA: In Rosario, the Argentine city where Lionel Messi grew up, hope and excitement are rising that their hometown star can guide the country to a first soccer World Cup since 1986, repeating a trick by one Diego Maradona 36 years ago. Some 300 kilometers (186 miles) north …
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[ad_1] After 25 days and 62 matches, we finally have the last two teams standing in the race for the holy grail of world football – the FIFA World Cup trophy. It’s going to be a clash between two teams who have both won the trophy twice before. 1978 and …
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[ad_1] For a generation that grew up adoring Sachin Tendulkar, Leo Messi was like a beacon of hope after the ‘Little Master’ left the stage in 2013. Different disciplines all right, but Messi, who isn’t much taller to Tendulkar in physical stature, had a similar towering influence on the Indian …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: When Messi, with his moist eyes, stares towards nothingness, he can stop the world around you. When he gets agitated and argues with a referee, you too get angry. And when you see him running circles around the best in the world and then make them chase …
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[ad_1] Argentina are bidding to win a third World Cup title at the November 20-December 18 tournament in Qatar. Here is what you need to know about their route to the final: HOW DID ARGENTINA QUALIFY FOR THE ROUND OF 16?* The top two in each World Cup group advance …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Argentina and Lionel Messi kept their World Cup dream alive on a nervy night as they defeated Netherlands 4-3 on penalties to reach the semi-finals on Saturday. Argentina will now face the last edition’s runners-up Croatia, who knocked Brazil out of the tournament with a shootout win …
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[ad_1] DOHA: England manager Gareth Southgate is wrestling with the biggest dilemma of his reign as he tries to plot a way to stop the “sensational” Kylian Mbappe in Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final. Southgate’s hopes of leading England to a third successive semi-final at major tournaments hinge on finding a …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Vintage Lionel Messi mesmerised all in his 1000th career match as he helped Argentina get past Australia 2-1 in their last 16 encounter of the FIFA World Cup 2022 on Sunday. The Argentine skipper scored the opening goal at the Ahmad bin Ali stadium, his 789th career …
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[ad_1] The FIFA has introduced new technology in the ongoing World Cup to lessen the margin of errors. The idea is to ensure that contentious decisions are dealt with on the basis of facts and not perception. In case of off-side rulings, the artificial intelligence tools that are being used …
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