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Leo Messi on the brawl in the Argentina-Brazil game: ‘We saw they were hitting the people, they were more focused on that than the game’

Argentina captain Lionel Messi had to guide his teammates back to the locker room when things became volatile at the Maracana Stadium during their game against Brazil. The two sets of fans in the stand were involved in a fight that eventually led to the local police force stationed at the venue opening up baton charge on the away fans. Brazilian police giving a baton to a Brazilian fan so he could attack Argentinians. This is crazy. Disgrace. pic.twitter.com/01ppZmVdqt — All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) November 22, 2023 “We saw how they were hitting the people, it already happened in the Libertadores final. They were more focused on that than on the game. We went to the locker room because it was the best way to calm everything down, a tragedy could have happened,” Messi sai...
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Lionel Messi back on Argentina duty as 2026 World Cup qualifiers kick off | Football News – Times of India

MONTEVIDEO: After a dazzling start to his career in Major League Soccer, Lionel Messi returns to international duty with Argentina this week as South America's long qualifying road to the 2026 World Cup kicks off on Thursday.Nine months ago, Messi crowned his glittering career by leading Argentina to a World Cup crown in Qatar cementing his status as the greatest player of his generation.Since that magical night in Doha, the diminutive 36-year-old superstar's life has gone through a period of upheaval.After an acrimonious end to his career with Paris Saint-Germain, Messi was courted by Saudi Arabia before ultimately deciding to forge a new chapter of his career with Inter Miami.That move has proven to be an inspired decision, with Messi and his family settling in Florida seamlessly whil...
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While You Were Asleep: Lionel Scaloni extends his contract till 2026, Luis Alberto late winner powers Lazio into top four, Canada soccer prez Nick Bontis resigns

Argentina World Cup-winning coach Lionel Scaloni has extended his country till the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States, the FA said on Monday. The Argentina boss came to the decision after meeting with AFA president Claudio Tapia in Paris. “Claudio Tapia and Lionel Scaloni met to close the extension of the contract as coach of the Senior Selection until 2026,” the AFA said in a statement. CONFIRMADO: Hay @lioscaloni para rato 😉 ¡Seguimos! 💪🇦🇷#ScalonetaModoOn #TodosJuntos pic.twitter.com/4YM6R7ZGW8 — 🇦🇷 Selección Argentina ⭐⭐⭐ (@Argentina) February 27, 2023 “I am eternally grateful to the president of the AFA for giving me the opportunity to coach this wonderful national team,” Scaloni later in the day said on receiving FIFA’s ‘The Best’ Awards ceremony, was named Bes...
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Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas voted best players at FIFA awards

World Cup winner Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbappé again, this time to take FIFA’s best men’s player award on Monday. The best women’s player was Spain’s Alexia Putellas for a second straight year. After steering Argentina to World Cup glory in an epic final against Mbappé’s France last year in Qatar, Messi won the best player vote against Mbappé and Karim Benzema to secure the FIFA prize for the seventh time in 14 years. The three players made the final shortlist in voting by a global panel of national team captains and coaches, selected journalists in each of FIFA’s 211 member countries, plus fans online. The 35-year-old Messi also beat Mbappé — who was seeking his first best player award from FIFA — to the Golden Ball trophy awarded by FIFA for the World Cup’s best player. 🏆 𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜 🏆#...
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Argentina coach Scaloni at hometown: street named after him, open-bus ride and emotional speech about his father

Lionel Scaloni, Argentina’s young world-cup winning coach, was feted at his hometown Pujato by its 4000 residents. A street will be named after him, the community head announced, and an emotional Scaloni shared news about his ailing father. “With the only hand that can be raised, he made the gesture of raising the Cup,” the 44-year old Scaloni talked about his father Angel, who was also his first football coach. “He was confident that it was going to happen, for a month and a half he had been doing it,” Scaloni shared on stage, flanked by his childhood teacher. “I thought that I had already cried for everything,” Scaloni said. “Walking the streets of the town and seeing so many people that you might not have seen as a child, crying for the National Team, it’s the best, it’s gratifying a...
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Angel Di Maria: Lionel Messi’s guardian angel | Football News – Times of India

When Leo Messi sits down to write his autobiography, he may well have a chapter on his winter companion Angel Di Maria. The 34-year-old injury-prone Juventus winger scored the winner in the final against Nigeria when Messi won the Olympic gold in 2008. In 2021, it was the wiry Argentine's brilliant lob over Alison Becker that handed Messi and Argentina their first Copa America title since 1993. And on Sunday, on Messi's greatest night, it was Di Maria's brilliance down the left that helped the Latin American giants go 2-0 up against France before half-time. Unfortunately, an injury grounded Di Maria when Argentina played the 2014 final against Germany. In recent years, Di Maria has played most of his football down the right. He was also recovering from an injury that he sustained in the...
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We had to suffer to win the World Cup say Argentina players

Argentina were made to suffer before landing their first World Cup title in 36 years, having twice squandered a lead, including in extra-time before edging past defending champions France 4-2 on penalties in the final on Sunday. “It was a game where we suffered,” said Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who saved one penalty in the shootout on Sunday but had also saved two more spot kicks in their quarter-final against Netherlands. On a night of high drama and fluctuating fortunes, Argentina squandered a 2-0 lead in regular time before going back in front in extra-time with Lionel Messi’s second goal. But then Kylian Mbappe completed his hat-trick to level 3-3 in the 118th minute with France’s second penalty that forced the shootout. “Two crappy shots and they (France) levelled. The...