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“When Lautaro scored and we qualified there was a huge joy. It was a weight off our chest,” Messi added. “It was a very hard match. From the beginning it was a really tough match, we knew it would be this way. “We leave that on the pitch with our…

 Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Quarter Final - Netherlands v Argentina - Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar - December 9, 2022 Argentina's Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona are pictured in a fans drum inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Molly Darlington LUSAIL, Qatar, Dec 9 (Reuters) -…

(Image credit: Maddie Meyer - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) Lionel Messi hopes that Argentina made Diego Maradona proud by reaching the World Cup semi-finals – two years after the legend's passing. Messi set up Nahuel Molina's opener and scored himself from the spot in a man-of-the-match performance against the Netherlands,…

3 minute read 4/12/2022 | 09:40pm Liverpool are no strangers to creating recent history; just ask Jurgen Klopp what he’s achieved at Anfield. He has secured their first Premier League crown, holds the club record (44) for most league games unbeaten, the most away matches (21) in the league without…

Lionel Messi scored on his 1,000th career appearance in Argentina's 2-1 win over Australia at the World Cup on Saturday to surpass his great predecessor Diego Maradona's tournament total and set up a quarterfinal clash with the Netherlands. Seeking a first World Cup at his fifth attempt, the mesmerising Messi…

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…