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PSG suspends Messi after two-day unauthorised Saudi Arabia trip

Messi, who is also a Saudi tourism ambassador, will miss the Ligue 1 matches against Troyes and Ajaccio. Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been suspended by Paris St-Germain for two…

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Which teams will go head to head at the path to FIFA U-20 World Cup?

The draw for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023 was recently conducted, with the tournament set to take place across four cities in Argentina on 20 May. The games…

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FIFA unveils Argentina as U20 World Cup host after stripping Indonesia of rights

Last month, FIFA dropped Indonesia as the host after calls for Israel to be banned from the competition by officials. FIFA on Tuesday declared Argentina as the new host of…

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Messi incident: How a Qatar resident saved Argentina’s pre-match pennant exchange

This incident echoes a similar situation from 36 years ago, when AFA staff had to hurriedly purchase shirts in Mexico for a match against England during the quarter finals. As…

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Best FIFA Awards: World Cup champions Argentina scores big at Best FIFA Awards

Lionel Messi outclassed Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema to win his 77th individual award. The celebrations have yet to stop for Argentina as their star-studded captain Lionel Messi, Coach Scaloni,…

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Crespo crowned Qatar Stars League’s ‘Best Coach’ for January

The former Argentine footballer holds a record for scoring over 300 goals in a career spanning 19 years. Hernan Crespo of Al Duhail has been named as the 2022-2023 season…

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Omani MP offers Messi $1m for his World Cup bisht

Messi assisted his team in winning their first World Cup since 1986 by tallying two goals and contributing to his team’s penalty shootout to defeat France. Lionel Messi, the captain of Argentina’s…

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Outrage as iconic Arab World Cup ‘Messi bisht’ moment marred by Western racism

Messi assisted his team in winning their first World Cup since 1986 by tallying two goals and contributing to his team’s penalty shootout to defeat France. Argentina’s Lionel Messi was invited to…

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FIFA to probe Argentina’s ‘offensive behaviour’ at World Cup final

Emiliano Martinez’s lewd gesture during the post-match ceremony continues to plague his team’s World Cup victory FIFA launched an investigation into Argentina’s alleged ‘offensive behaviour’ a month after the team’s…

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