DOHA (AFP) -- Lionel Messi's Argentina booked its place in the last 16 of the World Cup on Wednesday, Nov. 30, with a 2-0 victory over Poland as Australia reached the knockout rounds for just the second time in its history. Argentina's forward Lionel Messi waves to supporters after his team won the...
DOHA (AFP) — Lionel Messi reignited Argentina's World Cup challenge with a superb goal in a 2-0 win over Mexico on Saturday, Nov. 26, as Kylian Mbappe's double fired France into the last 16. Argentina's forward Lionel Messi celebrates scoring the opening goal with his teammate Julian Alvarez...
DOHA (AFP) — It was not supposed to be this way. Before the World Cup started, hopes were high in Argentina that Lionel Messi was set for a glorious swansong. Argentina's Lionel Messi (AFP) The diminutive superstar with magic in his boots insisted he was in fine shape physically ahead of...
DOHA (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia stunned Lionel Messi's Argentina on Tuesday, Nov. 22, beating the two-time winners 2-1 in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history. Argentina's forward Lionel Messi leaves the pitch after the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group C football match between Argentina and Saudi...
DOHA (AFP) — Argentina superstar Lionel Messi insisted on Monday he is determined to make the most of what will likely be his fifth and final chance to win the World Cup. Argentina's forward Lionel Messi gives a press conference at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) in Doha, on...
DOHA (AFP) — Superstar Lionel Messi warmed up for the World Cup with a goal in an easy Argentina victory on Wednesday, Nov. 16, while reigning champions France touched down in Qatar. United Arab Emirates' defender Khalifa Al Hammadi (L) marks Argentina's forward Lionel Messi during the...
Paris Saint-Germain's Argentine forward Lionel Messi reacts after being awarded the the Ballon d'Or award during the 2021 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on November 29, 2021. (AFP) Lionel Messi admitted winning the Copa America with Argentina might...
Robert Lewandowski (AFP) Robert Lewandowski threatens to deny Lionel Messi a record-extending seventh Ballon d'Or title as the prestigious awards ceremony returns Monday after it was cancelled last year because of the pandemic. The Bayern Munich and Poland striker pilfered a Bundesliga record 41...
Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring against Uruguay during the South American qualification football match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, on October 10, 2021. (Photo by ALEJANDRO PAGNI / AFP) Lionel Messi opened the scoring as Argentina...
Argentina's Lionel Messi is seen during the South American qualification football match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 between Paraguay and Argentina at the Defensores del Chaco stadium in Asuncion on October 7, 2021. (Photo by NORBERTO DUARTE / AFP) Six-time winner Lionel Messi and Cristiano...
Paris Saint-Germain's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (center) controls the ball during the French L1 football match between Stade Rennais (Rennes) and Paris Saint-Germain at the Roazhon Park in Rennes on October 3, 2021. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP) Lionel Messi suffered his first defeat as a...
Paris Saint-Germain's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (left) fights for the ball with Manchester City's French defender Aymeric Laporte during the UEFA Champions League first round group A football match between Paris Saint-Germain's (PSG) and Manchester City, at The Parc des Princes, in Paris, on...
