[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Pele‘s demise just two days before the world prepared to welcome the new year and Lionel Messi-led Argentina lifting the World Cup trophy were undoubtedly the two epochal moments, which will be remembered for decades to come even as Indian football made more noise for its administrative …
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[ad_1] LONDON: FIFA are investigating how celebrity chef Salt Bae gained “undue access” to the pitch after the World Cup final where he enthusiastically posed for photos with surprised Argentina players, including a bemused and irritated Lionel Messi.Salt Bae, whose real name is Nusret Gokce, was pictured holding and kissing …
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[ad_1] PARIS: Supporters packed a square in central Paris on Monday to give a rousing welcome to the French football team despite their loss to Argentina in a nail-biting World Cup final. Fans filled the Place de la Concorde in central Paris to welcome the team who were driven straight …
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[ad_1] PARIS: Ballon D’Or winner Karim Benzema announced he was ending his international career on Monday, the day after France lost in the World Cup final to Argentina. “I made the effort and the mistakes it took to be where I am today and I’m proud of it! I wrote …
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[ad_1] DOHA: Brazilian legend Pele said Lionel Messi “deserved” to be a World Cup winner after Argentina defeated France in a penalty shootout in Sunday’s final. “Today, football continues to tell its story, as always, in an enthralling way. Messi winning his first World Cup, as his trajectory deserved,” Pele, …
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[ad_1] France have not been overly troubled by the virus that has hit several players in the past few days, coach Didier Deschamps said, as the squad prepare to finish off their World Cup campaign in Sunday’s final against Argentina. Defenders Dayot Upamecano, Ibrahima Konate, Raphael Varane, midfielder Adrien Rabiot …
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[ad_1] TORONTO: With the most compact World Cup ever reaching a climax on Sunday in Qatar, the baton will be passed to 2026 co-hosts the United States, Mexico and Canada for what will be a super-sized global soccer showcase with more games and travel – and much more beer. After …
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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] Eight years ago, in the 2014 edition of the FIFA World Cup, Lionel Messi took on the responsibility of taking Argentina to the World Cup title. Despite the not so impressive trio of Gonazalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero (who picked up an injury) and Angel Di Maria, Messi continued to …
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[ad_1] Ten years ago, Julian Alvarez, who was just 12 then, thought that he had his dream come true when he got a chance to get clicked with Lionel Messi. What Alvarez didn’t know at that time was that his dream would just get better a decade later. On Tuesday, …
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