Lionel Messi: Famous Maracana win marked by repression of Argentinians
Lionel Messi says Argentina's 1-0 victory over Brazil at the Maracana will be "marked by repression of Argentinians" after the game was delayed by crowd trouble.
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Alison Levine lands long-awaited boccia gold medal at Parapan Am Games
Canadian boccia athletes racked up four medals on Wednesday at the Parapan Am Games in Santiago, Chile.
Venezuela accuses Peru of ‘kidnapping’ football team in post-match spat
CARACAS: Venezuela on Wednesday accused the Peruvian government of “kidnapping” its national football team, accusing Lima of refusing to allow the team’s aircraft to refuel after a 1-1 draw between the two teams in a 2026 World Cup qualifier. The diplomatic spat began after the match, when Venezuelan players accused Peruvian police of beating them when they went to greet fans on Tuesday night. It was a tumultuous night for the South American qualifiers, after a match between Brazil and Argentina in Rio de Janeiro led to ugly clashes between fans. “The Peruvian government has carried out another arbitrary act against the Venezuelans by preventing the plane bringing the team back from refueling,” Foreign Minister Yvan Gil wrote on social media. “This is kidnapping as vengeance against our team which played an extraordinary match” in Lima, he added. The Peruvian government said that it “has not ordered any measure that prohibits the refueling” of the aircraft” and that “it is taking steps to resolve this situation as soon as possible.” “The aforementioned aircraft has been experiencing private commercial supply restrictions beyond the control of the Peruvian State,” he added. Hours earlier, Venezuelan footballer Nahuel Ferraresi showed bandages on his right hand, saying Peruvian police “beat me.” “These are things which should not happen. The match was over and we went to thank our Venezuelan supporters,” he said. Ferraresi said another player had handed his jersey over to fans, and he was about to throw his to the crowd when the police blocked him. “Then others got angry, I don’t know what happened, and (the police) took out their batons to hit us.
Argentina hand Brazil third straight loss after crowd trouble at Maracana
Nicolas Otamendi scored with a towering header to give Argentina a 1-0 away win over Brazil in a bad-tempered World Cup qualifier that was delayed by half an hour on Tuesday after police clashed with fans at a sold-out Maracana Stadium.
World Cup winner Scaloni contemplates walking away from Argentina job
Argentina's World Cup-winning manager Lionel Scaloni said he was contemplating walking away from his position after his team achieved the rare feat of beating Brazil in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday.
Violent clashes mar Brazil v Argentina World Cup qualifier
RIO DE JANEIRO :Argentina captain Lionel Messi accused the Brazilian police of brutality as the start of their World Cup qualifier against Brazil was delayed by half an hour after clashes between police and visiting fans at Maracana Stadium on Tuesday (Nov 21).
Portuguese hacker in Football Leaks scandal handed 6-month suspended sentence by French court
PARIS: A Portuguese hacker whose bombshell revelations on the “FootballLeaks” website rocked European soccer was convicted Wednesday by a Paris court and given a suspended prison sentence of six months. Rui Pinto accepted the sentence proposed by the public prosecutor for hacking into Paris Saint-Germain executives, French media reported. He was also ordered to pay one euro in damages to PSG, which had sued as a civil party, as well as 4,000 euros ($4,360) in legal costs. The 35-year-old Pinto reportedly expressed his desire to cooperate with justice authorities in Europe and France’s financial prosecutor. The Paris court ruling followed Pinto’s conviction in September by a Lisbon court of nine crimes.