Former Barcelona player Marcos Alonso Pena dies aged 63
Former Barcelona player Marcos Alonso Pena, father of the team's current full back of the same name, has died at the age of 63 after a long illness, the LaLiga club said on Thursday.
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Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay launch WC2030 bid
President of Conmebol Alejandro Dominguez (L), President of the Argentine Football Association Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia (C) and Argentine Tourism and Sports Minister Matias Lammens (R) pose for a picture during a press conference to launch the joint candidacy of Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Paraguay to organize the 2030 World Cup at AFA’s headquarters in Buenos Aires on February 7, 2023. – The governments and football federations of Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile launched on Tuesday in Buenos Aires the official candidacy to host the 2030 World Cup, a year that will coincide with the centenary of the first World Cup in Montevideo. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)
Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay launch WC2030 bid
We are convinced that FIFA has an obligation to honor the memory of those who organized the first World Cup," Alejandro Dominguez, president of the Conmebol South American federation, said in Argentina.
Messi says World Cup trophy 'called out' to him
BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Messi won the World Cup because the sparkling solid gold trophy picked him to lift it, the Argentine star said in a radio interview aired on Monday (Jan 30).
Messi says World Cup trophy 'called out' to him
The 35-year-old inspired his country to World Cup glory last month by scoring two goals and a penalty in the South Americans' shoot-out triumph over previous holders France following a thrilling 3-3 draw in Qatar. "The cup called out to me, it told me: come and grab me, now you can touch me," Messi told the Argentine Urbana Play radio station. "I saw it sparkling in that beautiful stadium and I didn't hesitate" to kiss it, he added, referring to the stunning Lusail Stadium in Doha, where the final was played. Messi finally lifted the trophy in his fifth and final World Cup tournament, having lost in the 2014 final to Germany. He also played in three losing Copa America finals before finally clinching that trophy in 2021. "After so much suffering and lost finals, God kept it for me," said Messi of the World Cup. He thus became the first Argentina captain since Diego Maradona in 1986 to lift the World Cup. "I would have liked Maradona to hand me the cup, so he could at least see Argentina champions." Maradona died of a heart attack two years ago. "From up above he gave me strength, as did so many people who love me." Many people expected Messi to retire, at least from international duty, after the Qatar triumph but he decided to continue so he could take to the field with his teammates as world champions.
LeBron James jersey sells for whopping $3.7m
NEW YORK: A game-worn jersey of basketball superstar LeBron James sold for $3.7 million at auction Friday, five times more than the previous record for one of his shirts.
Argentine corn field planted with face of World Cup winner Messi
LOS CONDORES, Argentina : Lionel Messi has been immortalized in Argentina in tributes ranging from tattoos to murals after leading the national team to win the soccer World Cup. Now his face can be seen from the heavens too - on a specially designed corn field.
Messi greater than Maradona, says Argentina coach Scaloni
Lionel Messi has surpassed Diego Maradona as the greatest player of all time, Argentina's World Cup winning coach Lionel Scaloni has said.