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Magical Messi saves his best for last in Qatar
  + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Andrew Cawthorne | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
Dec 16 (Reuters) - As if he had not made enough fairy-tales, Argentina's little genius Lionel Messi has saved the potentially most magical script for his last World Cup - with one line left to write. After scoring a penalty to send Argentine fans into delirium, the usually impeccably-behaved Messi ran towards the Dutch bench cupping his ears in a provocative gesture. Though some pundits criticized him for disrespect, Argentine fans were largely delighted at the Maradona-like flashes of defiance from the introverted Messi. All that is missing in the Messi story is a World Cup. Carry it in your heart because that is more important than a World Cup and you've already won that, thanks Captain."
Germany's Musiala takes English advice into World Cup
  + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
AL SHAMAL, Qatar, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Germany's teenage sensation Jamal Musiala on Monday credited his England youth period for helping him develop his creative game that has quickly turned him into one of the rising stars of the sport. "I think a comparison with Messi is something like an honour," Musiala told a news conference. "He plays at top level for so long and to be compared with him is a bit difficult. He has, however, been carrying one piece of advice he got from his English coaches that has helped him become the player he is today. They also play Spain and Costa Rica and are eager to make amends for their 2018 shock first round exit.
Maradona's 1986 World Cup final shirt returns to Argentina
  + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Oct 19 (Reuters) - Thirty-six years after Diego Maradona helped Argentina beat Germany to lift the World Cup in Mexico City, the shirt he wore in the game has returned to his homeland. This shirt allowed us to hug each other when we won the title of Mexico," AFA president Claudio Tapia said in a statement. Maradona set up Jorge Burruchaga for the winner in the 1986 final at the Azteca Stadium as Argentina triumphed 3-2 to claim their second World Cup title. Maradona's "Hand of God" shirt, which he wore when he scored two of the most famous goals in soccer history against England in the 1986 World Cup quarter-finals, sold for a then-record 7.14 million pounds ($8.01 million) at an auction in May. That shirt is on loan to the Sports Museum in Qatar which is hosting this year's World Cup starting on Nov. 20.
Gheorghe Hagi, considerat cel mai bun fotbalist român din toate timpurile, a fost nominalizat de reputata publicaţie France Football la categoria mijlocaşi ofensivi într-un sondaj pentru stabilirea echipei ideale din istoria fotbalului, informează Agerpres. Alături de Hagi au fost nominalizaţi Bobby Charlton, Roberto Baggio, Andres Iniesta, Diego Maradona, Enzo Francescoli, Ruud Gullit, Alfredo di Stefano, Raymond Kopa, Laszlo Kubala, Alessandro Mazzolo, Socrates, Pele, Michel Platini, Zico, Zidane, Ferenc Puskas, Gianni Rivera, Francesco Totti şi Juan Alberto Schiaffino. La sondaj participă un juriu format din 170 de specialişti, precum şi suporterii din întreaga lume, care pot vota pe site-ul revistei. Echipa ideală va fi una într-un sistem 3-4-3. Propunerile pentru atacanţi vor fi anunţate săptămâna viitoare.
Persons: Hagi, reputata, Bobby Charlton, Roberto Baggio, Andres Iniesta, Diego Maradona, Enzo Francescoli, Ruud Gullit, Alfredo, Alfredo di Stefano, Raymond Kopa, Laszlo Kubala, Alessandro, Pele, Michel Platini, Zidane, Ferenc Puskas, Gianni Rivera, Francesco Totti, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Banks, Gianluigi Buffon, Iker, Sepp Maier, Thomas Nkono, Peter Schmeichel, Edwin van der Sar, Lev Iaşin, Dino, Giuseppe Bergomi, Carlos Alberto, Djalma Santos, Claudio Gentile, Manfred Kaltz, Philipp Lahm, Suurbier, Lilian Thuram, Franco, Franz Beckenbauer, Fabio Cannavaro, Marcel Desailly, Ronald Koeman, Bobby Moore, Daniel Passarella, Mathias Sammer, Gaetano Scirea, Sergio Ramos, Andreas Brehme, Paul Breitner, Antonio Cabrini, Ruud Krol, Paolo Maldini, Marcelo, Nilton Santos, Roberto Carlos, Jozsef Bozsik, Sergio Busquets, Paulo Roberto Falcao, Steven Gerrard, Guardiola, Josef Masopust, Lothar Matthaeus, Johan Neeskens, Andrea Pirlo, Fernando Redondo, Frank Rijkaard, Bernd Schuster, Clarence Seedorf, Luis Suarez, Marco, Jean Tigana, Alonso, Xavi Organizations: France, Agerpres Locations: Alfredo di, Zico, Gerson
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