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The tears of Ronaldo

It was Ronaldo's tears of defeat that eventually revealed him as an ordinary man dealing with his personal fate

Samer Abou Hawwach 26, Jan 2023

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group B - United States v Wales - Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar - November 22, 2022 Wales' Gareth Bale after the match REUTERS/John Sibley

Wales Captain Bale Announces End of Playing Career

Wales and Los Angeles FC winger Gareth Bale said on Monday he had decided to end his playing career at the age of 33, having reached exceptional milestones in both club and international football. …

09, Jan 2023

Coupe de France - Paris St Germain Training - Ooredoo Training Centre, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France - January 5, 2023 Paris St Germain's Lionel Messi during training REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PSG's Messi To Be Rested For French Cup Match At Chateauroux

Lionel Messi will be rested for Paris St Germain's French Cup game at third-division side Chateauroux as the Argentine forward needs more time to recover from his World Cup winning campaign, coach…

05, Jan 2023

Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez. Photo: (Franck Fife/AFP)

Argentina's X-Factor like Messi

Argentina defeated France on penalties in the World Cup 2022 final last Sunday to earn the third star on their shirt ahead of France. The World Cup in Qatar 2022 will be remembered primarily as…

Sarah Gamal 23, Dec 2022

Alberto Fernandez: Leader of A Country with Economic Woes

Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez has caused a political stir since he first burst into the limelight of Argentine politics in 2019 as a politician who was running for president. Although…

Majalla 23, Dec 2022

Fermin Robilotte, 27, gets a tattoo of Argentina's soccer star Lionel Messi, after Argentina's soccer national team won FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Tomas Cuesta NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Argentine Tattooists Swamped By Demand For Messi Tributes

Since Argentina's World Cup win turned Buenos Aires into a massive street party, tattoo artists have been hard at work inking the image of Lionel Messi on the bodies of fans paying tribute to the man…

22, Dec 2022

Soccer Football - Argentina team arrives to Buenos Aires after winning the World Cup - Buenos Aires, Argentina - December 20, 2022 Argentina coach Leonel Scaloni and Lionel Messi with the trophy during the team's arrival at Ezeiza International Airport REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

Argentina's World Cup Winners Arrive Home To Hero's Welcome

Thousands of ecstatic fans gave Argentina's football squad a hero's welcome in Buenos Aires in the early hours before dawn on Tuesday after the plane carrying Lionel Messi and his World Cup-winning…

20, Dec 2022

Karim Benzema receives the Ballon d'Or award during the 2022 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. — AFP

France's Benzema Retires From International Football After Missing World Cup

France striker Karim Benzema announced his retirement from international football on his 35th birthday on Monday, a day after Les Bleus lost to Argentina on penalties in the World Cup final. …

19, Dec 2022

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Final - Argentina v France - Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar - December 19, 2022 Argentina players celebrate on a bus outside the stadium after winning the World Cup REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

'All-Time Classic': Former Players Blown Away By Thrilling World Cup Final

Former players came together in acclaiming the World Cup final in Qatar as one of the best ever after Argentina beat France on penalties following a pulsating 3-3 draw. Lionel Messi scored twice…

19, Dec 2022

Argentina's Lionel Messi lisses the trophy after winning the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Argentina won 4-2 in a penalty shootout after the match ended tied 3-3. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Messi Wins World Cup To Push Claim To Be Soccer’s GOAT

After finally winning the World Cup, Lionel Messi made his strongest case yet to be considered soccer’s greatest player of all time. It will never be possible to say definitively, though, even…

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