With talisman Lionel Messi rewriting history with La Albiceleste at the grandest stage of them all, his wife Antonella Roccuzzo has penned an emotional note following Argentina’s title triumph in the 2022 edition of the FIFA World Cup. Argentina defeated defending champions France on penalties after playing out a 3-3 draw in the FIFA World … Read more
Didier Deschamps said Saturday that France were taking “as many precautions as possible” to stop the spread of a virus that is threatening their preparations for their World Cup final showdown with Argentina. “We are trying to take as many precautions as possible, to adapt as necessary and get on with it,” the France coach … Read more
FIFA expects to earn $11 billion in the 2026 World Cup cycle with a 48-team men’s tournament in North America set to deliver a big increase in revenue amid ongoing uncertainty about the exact match schedule. The four-year budget, which was presented Friday to the FIFA Council, foresees an almost 50% increase in income mainly … Read more
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the 41-year-old Swedish striker who plays for AC Milan , claims that he knows who will win the Qatar 2022 World Cup final and that outcome “is written.” READ | Brazil’s ‘shameless’ fans supporting Lionel Messi’s Argentina “I think it’s already written who is going to win,” Ibrahimovic told reporters ahead of the … Read more
Jose Arnaldo dos Santos Junior travelled to Qatar to cheer on his beloved Brazilian national team led by Neymar in their ultimately failed attempt to claim a sixth World Cup crown. But since they were knocked out by Croatia in the quarter-finals, he switched allegiance to Brazil’s arch-rivals, Lionel Messi’s Argentina. “As a football fanatic … Read more
Argentina’s economy may be sinking but the entire country is buoyant, basking in the elation of its football team, led by iconic captain Lionel Messi, reaching the World Cup final. The dream of landing Argentina’s third world title, 36 years after the last one, seems — at least for now — to have let Argentines … Read more
In the final of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Argentina and France will be seen locking horns in Qatar, on Sunday. After the riveting group stage, which saw plenty of upsets, the Round of 16 and quarter-finals raised the intensity as many pre-tournament favourites bowed out whereas Morocco surprised one and all and is set … Read more
Ajinkya Rahane and Ishant Sharma may face the axe from BCCI’s central contract list while Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, and Hardik Pandya may get a promotion once the Board meeting on December 21 runs its course. Hardik Pandya, who is being seen as the future T20 captain, is likely to get a promotion to Group … Read more
“What are you looking at, fool? Get lost!” Lionel Messi’s World Cup taunt of Dutch player Wout Weghorst has delighted Argentina, where the phrase has made its way onto mugs, shirts and other products. In a viral video online, soccer superstar Messi is shown being interviewed after Friday’s stormy quarter-final clash with the Netherlands, when … Read more
Hours after Cristiano Ronaldo’s emotional Instagram post following Portugal’s exit from the FIFA World Cup, former India Cricket team captain Virat Kohli has come out in support of the star footballer. Ronaldo’s chance to win a World Cup title at the FIFA World Cup 2022 may have been his last, and the 37-year-old left empty-handed … Read more
MI Global today announced the captains for MI Emirates and MI Cape Town. Kieron Pollard and Rashid Khan will take over the captain’s duties for MI Emirates and MI Cape Town, respectively. Mumbai Indians went global with the addition of teams in the T20 cricketing leagues of South Africa and UAE earlier this year. The … Read more
Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana was sent home from the World Cup on Tuesday for disciplinary reasons after a dispute with coach Rigobert Song. The Inter Milan goalkeeper was “temporarily suspended” from the team, the Cameroon soccer federation said in a statement, and the suspension would cover the rest of the tournament in Qatar. The federation … Read more
Ferrari is parting ways with Mattia Binotto after 28 years — four as head of the Formula One team — following a hideous season of botched strategy calls that cost Charles Leclerc any chance to contend for the championship. Leclerc opened with two wins in the first three races and seemed poised to challenge Max … Read more
A protester ran onto the field Monday carrying a rainbow flag and wearing a blue Superman T-shirt that said “SAVE UKRAINE” on the front and “RESPECT FOR IRANIAN WOMAN” on the back during a World Cup match between Portugal and Uruguay. READ | Can Cristiano Ronaldo play for any top club? Bernardo Silva’s take on … Read more
New Delhi: MS Dhoni was at his best on the dance floor at a birthday bash of one of his close friends in Dubai over the weekend. He was joined by Hardik Pandya as the two cricketers danced to the tunes of popular rapper Badshah. Dhoni, sporting a black suit and white shirt, was in … Read more