Tag: Lionel Messi

Thursday, February 15th 2024 - 12:14 UTC
The magic of football: for China Falklands are British and no longer Argentine

Disgruntled Chinese football fans, blaming Argentine top star Lionel Messi, are now advocating that the Falklands are British, --certainly not Argentine--.Messi failed to play in an exhibition match in Hong Kong, for which the Chinese public paid a considerable sum, and furious frustrated fans are calling the captain of the Argentine World Cup winner a “thief” and contradicting Beijing's official stance that the Malvinas are a relic of British colonialism and that the Islands belong to Argentina.
Wednesday, November 1st 2023 - 08:56 UTC
Lula hails Messi's Ballon d'Or achievement

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Tuesday praised Argentine football start Lionel Messi on winning his eighth Ballon d'Or award. “Messi should serve as an example to Brazilian players,” said Lula on social media.
Thursday, June 8th 2023 - 09:12 UTC
Messi picks MLS Inter Miami offer to continue his club career

Argentine star Lionel Messi will continue his professional footballing career in the United States, playing for Inter Miami, it was announced Wednesday.
Friday, March 3rd 2023 - 08:59 UTC
Supermarket owned by Messi's wife's family targetted by maffia-style assailants

A supermarket in the Argentine city of Rosario owned by the family of Antonela Roccuzzo -Lionel Messi's wife- was stormed by two men on a motorcycle who fired at least 14 shots and left a maffia-style threatening message for the national football team's captain. The note also said Rosario Mayor Pablo Javkin was a “narco” who would not protect the Messi family.
Tuesday, February 28th 2023 - 10:16 UTC
Messi, Dibu, Scaloni, and Argentine fans steal FIFA “The Best” show

Argentina's captain Lionel Messi Monday was awarded the 2022 “The Best” award by FIFA for the second time in his career; his teammate Emiliano Dibu Martínez was picked as the best goalkeeper, coach Lionel Scaloni was the best trainer and, if that was not good enough, Argentina's fans were also deemed the best on the planet.
Friday, January 27th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Messi's native town not a safe place to live

By Mordechai Taji – Rosario Central, a traditional football club in the city where Lionel Messi was born on June 24, 1987, has had trouble getting ready for the upcoming Professional League tournament starting this weekend when many players refused to relocate citing growing insecurity.
Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 20:11 UTC
Over 4 million pack Buenos Aires streets for uncertain World Cup celebrations

Over four million Argentine fans were still baffled Tuesday afternoon as to where the national football team would be celebrating last Sunday's 4-2 win on penalties over France at the Qatar 2022 World Cup final.
Monday, December 19th 2022 - 20:44 UTC
No politicians at World Champs celebration in Buenos Aires

The Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus 330-200 carrying the champions of the world back home from Qatar has already departed from its Rome stopover and is expected to arrive at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza international airport at around 2 am Tuesday, according to data collected by MercoPress from the flightradar24.com website.
Monday, December 19th 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Multiple celebration scenarios await world champions in Argentina

Argentine President Alberto Fernández and Security Minister Aníbal Fernández have been discussing the national football team's return from Qatar with the World Cup in the bag. But neither of them knows exactly what to expect or prepare for.
Monday, December 19th 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Pelé congratulates Messi and Mbappé for historic World Cup final

Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, congratulated Argentina's Lionel Messi on winning the World Cup and France's Kylian Mbappé for scoring four goals during Sunday's final.