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Messi still Argentina’s centre of gravity two decades on
June 22 : Twenty years after Lionel Messi first stepped onto a World Cup stage, Argentina are still being pulled along by the same irresistible force.The question before the tournament was whether the champions could manage the workload of a captain, who turns 39 later this week. After two matches, and five M
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‘Tired’ Messi savours record night as Argentina march on
ARLINGTON, Texas, June 22 : Lionel Messi became the most prolific scorer in World Cup history on Monday and, asked to pick his favourite goal and describe the feeling of breaking the record, summed up the night with characteristic understatement: “I’m very tired.”The 38-year-old Argentine captain missed a pen
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Argentina face Austria with knockout stage in sight
June 20 : Defending champions Argentina can take a major step towards the knockout stage when they face Austria in their second World Cup Group J match on Monday, after both sides opened their campaigns with convincing victories.Lionel Messi inspired Argentina’s title defence with a hat-trick in a 3-0 win ove
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Messi says his tears after first goal were caused by personal ‘difficult days’
June 17 : An emotional Lionel Messi was wiping his tears with his shirt after scoring Argentina’s first goal against Algeria in the World Cup, a strike that marked the beginning of a memorable performance where he netted thrice to secure a 3-0 win.But while his first World Cup hat-trick had many Argentine fan
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Messi reaffirms enduring importance with World Cup hat-trick
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 16 : With a dazzling hat-trick in Argentina’s 3-0 World Cup win over Algeria on Tuesday, the 38-year-old Lionel Messi vindicated coach Lionel Scaloni’s assertion on the eve of the match that he remains fundamental to the reigning champions. Exactly 20 years after netting his first
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Goal machines Messi, Haaland and Mbappe give their teams perfect starts
LOS ANGELES, June 16 : Superstars shone in Tuesday’s World Cup matches, with soccer greats Lionel Messi of Argentina, Norway’s Erling Haaland and Frenchman Kylian Mbappe scoring for fun. From Messi’s hat-trick against Algeria, Haaland’s double versus Iraq and Mbappe’s brace against Senegal, Tuesday’s matches
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Algeria coach says errors helped Messi score hat-trick to tie World Cup record
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 16 : Algeria coach Vladimir Petkovic said mistakes from his team had made it easier for Lionel Messi to score the hat-trick that saw him match the World Cup scoring record in Argentina’s 3-0 victory in Kansas City on Tuesday.Messi picked the North Africans apart in a winning start
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Argentina rally around ‘competitive animal’ Messi ahead of World Cup opener
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 15 : Lionel Messi may not have faced the media but dominated a chunk of Argentina’s press conferences ahead of their World Cup opener, with coach Lionel Scaloni and defender Nicolas Otamendi underlining his importance.The 38-year-old captain is set to play a record sixth World Cup
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Argentina players’ passport details leaked in security oversight
June 10 : A security oversight leaked the passport details of every player in the Argentina squad for Tuesday’s pre-World Cup warm-up friendly against Iceland, including Lionel Messi, media reports said.The passport numbers, listed on the official team sheet, should have been blurred before being released to
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Messi recovering well from injury, could feature in Argentina warm-ups, says Scaloni
BUENOS AIRES, June 5 : Lionel Messi is recovering well from a recent muscle injury and could feature in Argentina’s final World Cup warm-up matches, coach Lionel Scaloni said on Friday.The 38-year-old Messi suffered a muscle strain while playing for Inter Miami in a 6-4 Major League Soccer win over Philadelph
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