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The Paris Games athletes want to support each other
France’s football team captain Antoine Griezmann has become the first player in Olympics history to score 500 goals. The 28-year-old scored a hat-trick in France’s 73-69 win against Germany in the semifinals to reach the gold medal match for the third consecutive Olympics. Griezmann, who scored more than 70 goals in his career, has also…
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The Portuguese player says his work in Europe is done and that he is proud of his move to Al Nassr.
Portugal captain and five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia after leaving Manchester United last year. The 33-year-old had criticised manager Erik Ten Hag, who left the club after Ronaldo’s contract was terminated following an interview in which he criticised the management and the club’s owners. “I don’t have…
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The funeral procession begins after a wake.
Ex-Brazil footballer Emile Pelé said that when Brazil won the World Cup in 1960-70, he was saying his team was going to win the World Cup. Carlos Alberto, the Brazilian co-captain, said Pel was saying that his team was going to win the World Cup. Brazil scored the World Cup goal of the year in…
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Pelé was the creator of soccer’s The Beautiful Game.
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday wrote on Instagram, “A mere farewell to the eternal King Pelé will not be enough to express the pain that currently engulfs the entire football world.” Ronaldo added, “When we won the World Cup, everybody knew about Brazil…When Pelé was saying…if Pelé was saying that, then we were going…
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The greatest World Cup final ever was Argentina winning over France.
A picture from Argentina captain Lionel Messi’s celebration after his side defeated France to win the 2018 World Cup has gone viral. The picture was taken by a photographer who had a front-row seat to one of the most significant moments in the World Cup, and was uploaded to Messi’s account to celebrate his victory…
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Argentina’s players don’t know what to say after winning the World Cup.
Argentine football team captain Lionel Messi has said that World Cup victory is the only goal he has set in his career. “I’ve been dreaming of a World Cup win since I was 12 years old,” he added. Messi scored the match-winning goal in the final against Croatia to win his fifth World Cup. Argentina…
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A parade to celebrate the World Cup came to an end because of large crowds.
Argentina’s football team celebrated the country’s first World Cup victory in 30 years on Tuesday. Thousands of people had gathered in Buenos Aires to watch the parade on television. Argentina defeated Croatia 2-1 to win the tournament for the first time in 28 years. Argentina’s 1986 World Cup-winning captain Diego Maradona was also remembered in…
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France and Argentina play in the World Cup Final.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi became the first man to win a hat-trick in a World Cup final after his team beat France 4-3 on penalties in the semi-finals. Messi and Croatia midfielder Luka Modri had scored in the 98th and 101st minutes respectively to take the game to penalties. Argentina’s Gonzalo Martinez saved two penalties…
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The pursuit of a repeat continues for France as they defeated Morocco to reach the World Cup Final.
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for the country in the 2020 World Cup after scoring a goal against Spain in the round of 16 on Thursday. The 31-year-old scored his first international goal on five minutes against Morocco. France defeated Morocco 1-0 in the semi-final to enter their fourth World Cup final and…
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Lionel Messi and Argentina will face a tough test against Croatia before they play in the World Cup.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored the first goal in the match against Croatia on Tuesday to give his country a 2-0 lead in the semi-final. Messi, who had scored twice in the group stage, also added a penalty to open the floodgates in the second half. The four-time Ballon d’Or winner will face Portugal in…