Lionel Messi led Argentina’s fury towards FIFA and Olympics officials after Argentina’s football match against Morocco descended into chaos on Wednesday. Argentina were beaten 2-1 by Morocco in their opening game in Group B but the game lasted just over four hours, having initially kicked off at 2pm, following crowd trouble which resulted in every […]
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‘Selfish’ Lionel Messi accused of ‘not caring about racism’ by ex-Premier League striker
Ex-England striker Carlton Cole has branded Lionel Messi ‘selfish’ and says his silence on the Argentina racism row suggests he ‘does not care’ about the issue. Enzo Fernandez faces disciplinary action from Chelsea and FIFA after posting a video on social media that the French Football Federation said included ‘racist and discriminatory’ language. The £107m […]
Lionel Messi reacts after Argentina beat Colombia to win Copa America
Lionel Messi was delighted to add ‘one more’ Copa America trophy to his collection after Argentina beat Colombia in extra time to win the tournament for a record 16th time. The final, which was delayed by 80 minutes because of crowd trouble outside the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, appeared to be heading to penalties […]
Ticketless fans at Copa America final climb into air vent to get inside Hard Rock Stadium
Ticketless fans at the Copa America final were caught climbing through an air vent in order to get inside the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Kick off for the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia on Sunday was delayed by an hour and 22 minutes following huge crowd trouble at the stadium. Chaotic scenes […]