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Nigeria’s Ahmed Musa challenges Lionel Messi as Argentina hero

Nigeria’s Ahmed Musa challenges Lionel Messi as Argentina hero

Ahmed Musa’s two-goal show in Nigeria’s win over Iceland on Friday earned him a new nickname in Argentina – Lionel Musa. But the Super Eagles’ World Cup hero has warned that his new-found hero status in South America will be short-lived. Barcelona star Lionel Messi has long been regarded as the ‘greatest of all time’ […]

Lionel Messi is now in Egypt for the Hepatitis C charity event

Lionel Messi is now in Egypt for the Hepatitis C charity event

Lionel Messi is in Cairo to promote an organisation that organises trips for patients suffering Hepatitis C to Egypt. The hotel where the event is, is located at the foot of the Giza pyramids. This charity act was postponed on a couple of occasions. The first for a terrorist attack that happened in Cairo, the […]

Zuma’s Family, Vladimir Putin, Lionel Messi and More Implicated in the Greatest Corruption Data Dump of All Time

Zuma’s Family, Vladimir Putin, Lionel Messi and More Implicated in the Greatest Corruption Data Dump of All Time

It’s early days. But when it comes to the so-called Panama Papers a 2.4 terabyte leak of documents from a Panama-based law firm called Mossack Fonseca it does appear that we’re dealing with a data leak bigger than both Wikileaks and the Snowden files. Most important, it regards something we have always known, but have […]

Lionel Messi Could Spend 2 Years In jail For 3 Counts Of Tax Fraud

Lionel Messi Could Spend 2 Years In jail For 3 Counts Of Tax Fraud

Argentina and Barcelona star Lionel Messi and his father Jorge are to stand trial on three counts of tax fraud that could carry prison sentences, a Spanish court confirmed on Thursday. In a court filing, the judge in charge of the case rejected a request by the public prosecutor to try only the footballer’s father. […]

Lionel Messi is in Gabon

Lionel Messi is in Gabon

Four-time world player of the year Lionel Messi linked up with Gabonese president Ali Bongo Ondimba on Saturday to lay the first stone at a future African Cup of Nations venue. The Barcelona star, who won a treble of Spanish title, Copa del Rey and Champions League last season, officially started the building process at […]

Chile beats Argentina to win Copa America

Chile beats Argentina to win Copa America

Chile defeated Argentina on penalties to end their 99-year wait for a Copa America crown and condemn Lionel Messi’s side to a second straight heartbreak in a major international final and see the hosts book a spot in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez struck the winning spot-kick for Chile, as the […]

Chile take on Argentina in the Copa America final

Chile take on Argentina in the Copa America final

Chile take on Argentina in the Copa America final on Saturday with both teams looking to end their respective trophy droughts. While the tournament hosts have never won the continental title, Argentina have triumphed on 14 occasions but their last success was in 1993. Lionel Messi was just six years-old when Argentina last collected silverware. […]

40 goals scored on Uefa Champions League night

40 goals scored on Uefa Champions League night

A grand total of 40 goals were scored on the night in the Uefa Champions League with Shakhtar Donetsk and Bayern Munich both netting seven, while Chelsea bagged six.Away to FC BATE, Shakhtar set a new record by becoming the first side to score six first-half goals in the Champions League, and Adriano, in netting […]

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