Special ticket for Ronaldo vs Messi match fetches $2.6 million in Saudi Arabia

Reuters 01/20/2023

A Saudi Arabian businessman won the bid to watch the latest chapter in Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s celebrated rivalry in global football, spending 10 million riyals ($2.66 million) bid for a ticket to their showpiece game.…

Messi scores on return after World Cup triumph as PSG extends Ligue 1 lead

Reuters 01/12/2023

PARIS—-Lionel Messi celebrated his return to competition after the World Cup by scoring a second-half goal as Paris St Germain extended its Ligue 1 lead to six points with a 2-0 home win over Angers on Wednesday.…

Success is a Messi affair

Raphael A. Pangalangan - @inquirerdotnet 12/22/2022

Over a third into regulation time in this year’s World Cup final, it seemed as if the writing were on the wall for France’s motley crew. But Kylian Mbappé had other plans. With Argentina leading 2-Nil, Mbappé…

World Cup to UAAP

Michael L. Tan - @inquirerdotnet 12/20/2022

I’ve told the story many times over about how, until I became UP Diliman chancellor in 2014, I was your typical nerd who knew virtually nothing about sports. I have to admit it wasn’t just ignorance, but…

Lionel Messi: The Greatest?

Agence France Presse 12/19/2022

For his legions of admirers, the debate about Lionel Messi’s right to be regarded as the greatest footballer in history is officially over. The absence of a World Cup winners’ medal has long been Exhibit A in…

Mbappe seeks to re-order football’s hierarchy in World Cup final

Reuters 12/17/2022

Kylian Mbappe can on Sunday become the youngest player to win two World Cups since Pele achieved the feat at the age of 21. Mbappe, who turns 24 two days after the final, is the joint leading…

Argentina crushes Croatia, Messi’s dream lives on into final

Reuters 12/14/2022

LUSAIL, Qatar — The most clinical of smash-and-grabs kept Lionel Messi on track for his date with destiny and broke Croatian hearts as Argentina reached Sunday’s World Cup final with a 3-0 victory at the Lusail Stadium.…

Luka Modric, Croatia stand between Lionel Messi and World Cup final

Agence France Presse 12/12/2022

Lionel Messi and Argentina’s World Cup dream remains alive but an indefatigable Croatia side inspired by the enduring brilliance of Luka Modric stands in their way in Tuesday’s semifinal in Doha. Argentina has recovered from the shock…

Neymar’s World Cup dream slips away again, maybe for final time

Agence France Presse 12/10/2022

Yet another World Cup has ended in tears for Neymar, with football’s most expensive player hinting he may not pull on the Brazil shirt again following a painful defeat to Croatia. The 30-year-old, who gave Brazil the…

Soccer-Messi’s Argentina go through on penalties after Dutch comeback

Agence France Presse 12/10/2022

LUSAIL, Qatar  –Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shootout to keep Lionel Messi’s World Cup dream alive on Friday after the Dutch had snatched a 2-2 draw from the jaws of defeat in an extraordinary quarter-final. Emiliano Martinez…

Messi magic helps send Argentina into World Cup last eight

Agence France Presse 12/04/2022

Lionel Messi produced a moment of trademark quality to score the opener in a 2-1 win over Australia and help send Argentina into the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Saturday. Messi’s 789th goal in his 1,000th…

Saul Alvarez sorry over Messi World Cup jersey rant

Reuters 12/01/2022

World boxing champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez issued an apology to Lionel Messi on Wednesday after accusing the Argentine World Cup star of mistreating a Mexican football jersey. Alvarez took to Twitter last weekend to vent anger at…

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