Thiruvananthapuram |Β Argentina and Messi have won the World Cup, but in Kerala things appeared to have gone haywire with numerous incidents of clashes being reported from several places in the state, and one teenager collapsed during victory celebrations. Akshay, 17, was taking part in the victory celebrations at the Kollam Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium soon […]
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Ronaldo becomes football’s first billionaire, pips Messi
Turin:Β Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has become football’s first-ever billionaire one spot above his rival in the sport and Argentine star Lionel Messi, according to Forbes. Juventus and Portugal forward Ronaldo, 35, is only the third athlete to hit the mark while still playing, following Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather, the report said. “Ronaldo, the first to […]
FIFA denies foul play in Messi winning World Player award
Zurich: Global governing body of football FIFA has denied claims that their World Player of the Year vote was rigged to make sure Lionel Messi won the award. Nicaragua captain Juan Barrera called for an investigation into the integrity of the vote after he insisted that he did not vote for Messi, according to a […]
Messi, Ronaldo nominated for UEFA Player of the Year Award
Madrid: Argentina forward Lionel Messi, Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo and Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk were nominated on Thursday for the UEFA Mens Player of the Year Award. The winner will be announced in Monaco on August 29 during the draw for the 2019-20 Champions League group stage, Efe news reported. Barcelona star Messi, who […]
Lionel Messi beats Ronaldo to UEFA’s Goal of Season award
Madrid (1 MIN READ): Lionel Messi has been awarded UEFA’s Goal of the Season award for his free-kick against Liverpool at Camp Nou last season. The set-piece by Barcelona’s Argentine star from 30 yards out was his second goal of the match, reports Efe news agency. Messi’s second goal rounded off his team’s 3-0 win […]
Lionel Messi given three-match international ban
Rio de Janeiro (1 MIN READ):Β Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been given a three-month ban from international football for his claim that the Copa America in Brazil was influenced by corruption. The Barcelona forward was also fined 50,000 US dollars by South American football governing body CONMEBOL on Friday. The ruling means Messi will […]
Ronaldo, Messi nominees for Best FIFA Men’s Player honour
Paris (2 MIN READ): Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are among 10 nominees announced by FIFA on Wednesday in the run for the Best FIFA Men’s Player award. Premier League side Liverpool, crowned in UEFA Champion League last season, saw Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk in the list, the Xinhua news agency […]
Messi, Ronaldo favourites of Indian fans, reveals survey
New Delhi :Β Although Argentina and Portugal exited early from the football World Cup 2018, Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo remain the favourites of Indian sports fans while Neymar and Modric are second and third place respectively. These are the findings of a survey released by Indian Sports Fan, India’s largest online sports fan community. […]
Missing Messi fan’s body found in Kerala river
Kottayam (Kerala) :Β Two days after he went missing after Croatia whipped Argentina, the body of a 30-year-old Lionel Messi fan was found floating in Meenachil river near Kottayam town in Kerala. According to police, a group of people who had come to take a bath in the river on Sunday found the body of […]
Messi’s wife mocked after Argentina’s defeat
Buenos Aires : After Argentine forward and FC Barcelona megastar Lionel Messi failed to save the squad from a devastating 0-3 defeat in their World Cup Group match against Croatia, his wife has become the subject of trolling on Instagram. As Messi’s wife Antonella Roccuzzo was unable to be in Russia for the championship, she […]