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Lionel Messi Out Of Argentina Friendlies Due To Injury | Football News
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Lionel Messi Out Of Argentina Friendlies Due To Injury | Football News

[ad_1] Lionel Messi missed Inter Miami's win over D.C. United in Washington on Saturday.© AFPLionel Messi has been ruled out of Argentina's upcoming friendlies in the United States due to a hamstring injury, the Argentina Football Association confirmed on Monday. The Inter Miami superstar was due to line up for the world champions in friendlies against El Salvador in Philadelphia on Friday before facing Costa Rica in Los Angeles on March 26. However, the 36-year-old Argentine captain has not recovered after tweaking a hamstring during Miami's 3-1 victory over Nashville in the CONCACAF Champions Cup last week.Messi, who was substituted just after half-time in the win over Nashville, missed Miami's win over D.C. United in Washington on Saturday."The captain of Argentina, Lionel Messi, will...
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Federico Redondo Teams Up With Lionel Messi At Inter Miami | Football News
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Federico Redondo Teams Up With Lionel Messi At Inter Miami | Football News

[ad_1] File image of Federico Redondo© Twitter Inter Miami have signed midfielder Federico Redondo from Argentinos Juniors, adding another South American talent to Lionel Messi's squad. Defensive midfielder Redondo has signed a three-year deal with the club with a further team option for the 2028 season. The 21-year-old is the son of former ...
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Lionel Messi Has Brought ‘Transformational Year’ For MLS Says Don Garber | Football News
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Lionel Messi Has Brought ‘Transformational Year’ For MLS Says Don Garber | Football News

[ad_1] Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber says his league has enjoyed a "transformational year" crediting the arrival of Lionel Messi and the broadcast deal with Apple TV for unprecedented interest. But while he said North America would become the "epicenter" of the game with the World Cup, Copa America and FIFA Club World Cup all coming to the region, Garber acknowledged squeezing in all the club and country competitions was a headache. In his annual "state of the league" address ahead of Saturday's MLS Cup final between Columbus Crew and Los Angeles FC, Garber said MLS was trending upwards in all key areas."Lionel Messi had many options for the next chapter of his iconic soccer career. The magnitude of his decision to join MLS cannot be over-stated," Garber said."A World Cup c...
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Lionel Messi, Argentina To Face Old Foe Chile In Copa America | Football News
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Lionel Messi, Argentina To Face Old Foe Chile In Copa America | Football News

[ad_1] Lionel Messi and Argentina will get the chance to avenge their defeats to Chile in the 2015 and 2016 Copa America finals after being grouped with their old rivals in the draw for next year's tournament on Thursday. Reigning Copa America champions Argentina will defend their title in the United States next summer in an expanded 16-team tournament which features 10 South American teams and six qualifiers from the CONCACAF region. Argentina, winners of last year's World Cup, will kick off the tournament on June 20 in Atlanta against either Canada or Trinidad & Tobago, who meet in a playoff next year to determine one of two remaining CONCACAF slots.The Argentines will then face Chile in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on June 25 in a repeat of the 2016 Copa America Centenario final h...
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Venues Revealed For 2024 Copa America In USA | Football News
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Venues Revealed For 2024 Copa America In USA | Football News

[ad_1] Next year's 48th edition of the Copa America, featuring 10 South American nations and six North American teams, will be held in 14 venues across 10 US states, organizers said on Monday. South American governing body CONMEBOL had already announced that the June 20 opener would be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta with the final on July 14 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. On Monday CONMEBOL revealed that AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, NRG Stadium in Houston, State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona and Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, will host quarter-final matches.Semi-finals will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.Other venues are Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, SoFi Stadium in Los...
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‘Automatically Regretted It’: Lionel Messi On Viral World Cup Gesture Towards Dutch Manager Louis Van Gaal | Football News
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‘Automatically Regretted It’: Lionel Messi On Viral World Cup Gesture Towards Dutch Manager Louis Van Gaal | Football News

[ad_1] It's been almost a year since Argentina defeated France in a thriller to win their third World Cup title at the Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar. Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick for France in the final, but the Lionel Messi side prevailed 4-2 on the penalties against the two-time champions. Messi and Argentina's campaign kicked off with a 1-2 defeat to Saudi Arabia, but the Albiceleste turned things around quickly, winning their next two games against Poland and Mexico to secure a safe passage into the Round of 16.Argentina edged out Australia in pre-quarterfinals with a 2-1, setting up a clash with Netherlands in the Last 8.The match against Netherlands was a cagey affair as Argentina almost squandered a two-goal lead before eventually prevailing 4-3 on penalties.After Nahuel Molin...
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Argentina Star Spits At Brazil Fans During FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier Match. Watch | Football News
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Argentina Star Spits At Brazil Fans During FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier Match. Watch | Football News

[ad_1] Argentina defeated Brazil 1-0 on Tuesday in an ill-tempered 2026 World Cup qualifying clash marred by pre-match crowd trouble that forced kick-off to be delayed at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. A video from the game is going viral on social media in which Argentina's attacking midfielder Angel Di Maria could be seen spitting at Brazil fans after they threw drinks over him and his teammates. The incident occured when Argentina players were entering the tunnel at the stadium.See the video here:Angel Di Maria vs Brazilian fans before the match began yesterdaypic.twitter.com/HRxVQQKN3x— All About Argentina (@AlbicelesteTalk) November 22, 2023A 63rd-minute header from veteran defender Nicolas Otamendi secured victory for Argentina as the world champions bounced back from last...
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Organizers Accused Of Negligence Over Brazil-Argentina Brawl | Football News
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Organizers Accused Of Negligence Over Brazil-Argentina Brawl | Football News

[ad_1] Brazilian police and football authorities traded blame Wednesday after a brawl broke out ahead of Brazil's match against arch-rivals Argentina, leaving several injured in what fans called a "tragedy foretold." Brazil's football fan clubs association, ANATORG, said government authorities and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) were "negligent" in seating rival fans next to each other at Tuesday's epic clash in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium, with no barriers separating them.The 2026 World Cup qualifier, which Argentina won 1-0, had to be delayed for around 30 minutes when rival fans started throwing punches before kickoff. Police fought back the melee with batons, leaving some fans with bloodied faces and other injuries."The negligence and incompetence of the CBF and secu...
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Lionel Messi Stunned As Police Hit Argentina Fans With Sticks In World Cup Qualifier vs Brazil. Watch | Football News
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Lionel Messi Stunned As Police Hit Argentina Fans With Sticks In World Cup Qualifier vs Brazil. Watch | Football News

[ad_1] World Champions Argentina edged out rivals Brazil 1-0 in an ill-tempered World Cup qualifier at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. The kick-off of was delayed by around 30 minutes on Tuesday after clashes between Brazil and Argentina supporters. The much-anticipated clash between South American football's two superpowers was due to kick off at 9.30pm local time (00:30 GMT Wednesday) but was held up after disturbances in the stands. Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez tried to jump into the seating area at one stage to confront a baton-wielding Brazilian police officer.Selvageria no Maracana #brasil #argentina pic.twitter.com/Azz8RKE47p— Igor Rodrigues (@_igorrodrigues) November 22, 2023pic.twitter.com/DDmVG31PHH— Messi Xtra (@M30Xtra) November 22, 2023Several Argentina players wen...
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