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Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, on Saturday broke Diego Maradona’s record by scoring his ninth goal at a World Cup. In his 1,000th career appearance, the 35-year-old netted his 789th goal. It was also Messi’s first in the knockout stages of the World Cup. His effort gave Argentina a 1-0 lead…

Saturday, December 10, 2022 Lionel Messi Argentina star Lionel Messi on Saturday scored in his 1000th career game against Australia in the World Cup round of 16 game at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium. Saturday’s goal was Messi’s ninth World Cup, leaving him just one goal behind Gabriel Batistuta, Argentina’s highest…

 FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group C - Poland v Argentina - Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar - November 30, 2022 A flag with a picture of Argentina's Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini//File Photo BUENOS AIRES, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Argentines aspire to…

LONDON: Beth Mead hopes the anterior cruciate ligament damage she and her partner Vivianne Miedema have both suffered can prompt a fresh look at why this particular knee injury appears to be so prevalent in women’s football. Mead top-scored for the England women’s team in their triumphant European Championship campaign…

MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina: Argentina’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was greeted by a crowd estimated at 100,000 in his hometown, Mar de Plata. It was Argentina’s third title but Martinez is the first World Cup winner from the resort town south of Buenos Aires, where tennis player Guillermo Vilas was…

WEBWIRE – Friday, November 25, 2022 Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris 1 - 2 Feb 2023 Paris, The Grand Palais Éphémère Ex Diego Maradona 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC 5.0 FOOTBALL LEGEND’S SPORTSCAR FROM BOCA JUNIORS DAYS OFFERED AT GRAND PALAIS EPHEMERE A classic 1980s Mercedes-Benz sports car, first owned…

Lionel Messi cannot be compared to the late Diego Maradona. That is the view of Maradona’s son, Junior, who has weighed in on the ongoing debate over which Argentine legend is better. Messi, 35, was unable to rescue his country after they suffered a remarkable 2-1 opening World Cup group…

Last Updated: 23rd November, 2022 21:10 IST Saudi Arabia's stunning victory over Argentina has now propelled the side to the top of the Group C points table, ahead of Poland and Mexico.  Image: AP In one of the biggest upsets of world football, former champions Argentina went down against Saudi…

A week or so before the kickoff of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, I was walking in the coastal city of Zihuatanejo in Mexico’s southern Guerrero state when I passed a group of children playing football with a plastic Coca-Cola bottle. They were as gleefully animated as any group…

John Barnes has declared it was ‘special’ to play against Diego Maradona… despite the Argentina legend knocking England out of the 1986 World Cup. The ex-Three Lions star came on as a second half substitute in the quarter-final clash against the South American nation. AFP Maradona’s double knocked England out…