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Soccer Football - World Cup - Group D - Nigeria vs Argentina - Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia - June 26, 2018 Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Sergio Perez/File Photo

Argentines Forsake Buying Homes To See Messi Play in World Cup

Emiliano Matrangolo, 39, a business administration graduate in Buenos Aires, is putting everything on the line for the chance to travel to the soccer World Cup in Qatar to cheer on his team, one of…

07 November 2022
England's Jude Bellingham kicks the ball during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Italy and England at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Rising Teenage Stars Who Could Dazzle the World in Qatar 2022

With the 2022 World Cup in Qatar rapidly approaching, football fans around the world are eager to see the young talents that the sport has produced in recent years. In contrast to the previous decade…

Sarah Gamal 03 November 2022
Lionel Messi- (Credit: Elsa/Getty Images).

At The World Cup, Messi, Ronaldo, and Many Other Legends Are Performing Their Last Dance

The FIFA World Cup is widely regarded as the most anticipated sporting event on the planet, occurring every four years and attracting billions of viewers with increasing popularity for each edition. …

Sarah Gamal 28 October 2022
Argentina forward Lionel Messi sits before the team's international friendly soccer match against Jamaica on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Harrison, N.J. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Lionel Messi Says World Cup in Qatar Will Be His Last

Lionel Messi has confirmed that the World Cup in Qatar next month will be the last of his career. The 35-year-old Argentina star will play in his fifth World Cup but is still seeking his first…

AP 07 October 2022
People exchange soccer World Cup stickers at Parque Rivadavia in Buenos Aires, Argentina September 18, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

In Land of Maradona and Messi, Fans Jostle For World Cup Stickers

In convenience stores around Argentina, kids - and their parents - are caught up in a new craze: the hunt for soccer World Cup stickers that have driven the already sport-mad country into a frenzy…

20 September 2022
Illustration by Janeette Khouri

Robert Lewandowski: Best Men's Player of the Year

"You broke records, and you, too, would have deserved to win this," Lionel Messi told Robert Lewandowski after the Argentine picked up his seventh Ballon d'Or in Paris in November. "You had an…

Majalla 21 January 2022
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