Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 02:48:55 +0000
BUENOS AIRES (AFP) – Argentina’s World Cup winners were forced to abandon their open-top bus parade around Buenos Aires due to the massive crowds and have instead embarked on a helicopter tour of the capital, the presidency said Tuesday. “The World Champions are flying over the parade route in helicopters because it was impossible to […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2022 19:07:04 +0000
DOHA (AFP) – Lionel Messi on Sunday won the Golden Ball for the best player at this year’s World Cup after leading Argentina to victory in the final against France. Messi scored twice in the final in Doha, taking his tally of goals at the tournament to seven, and also scored in the shoot-out as […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2022 18:28:17 +0000
DOHA (AFP) – Lionel Messi crowned his glittering career with victory in the World Cup on Sunday as Argentina beat France on penalties in a final for the ages, triumphing 4-2 after Kylian Mbappe’s hat-trick ensured the game ended level following extra time. Gonzalo Montiel rolled in the deciding penalty to give Argentina their third […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2022 05:25:36 +0000
DOHA (AFP) Croatia defeated Morocco 2-1 in the World Cup third place play-off on Saturday, with Mislav Orsic curling home the winner. Josko Gvardiol, one of the stars of the tournament in Qatar, headed Croatia into the lead in the seventh minute at the Khalifa International Stadium but Achraf Dari brought Morocco level right away. Orsic’s […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2022 08:20:03 +0000
DOHA (AFP) – Lionel Messi is hoping to crown his stellar career by leading Argentina to World Cup glory on Sunday but Kylian Mbappe’s history-chasing France IS standing in his way. Qatar’s World Cup has been tarnished by controversy off the pitch but it concludes with the electrifying prospect of a final between two of […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2022 03:34:13 +0000
‘ DOHA (AFP) – Thirty-seven club trophies, seven Ballon D’Or awards and six European Golden Boots. A Copa America title, an Olympic gold medal and a list of scoring and statistical records that may never be beaten. Over the course of an 18-year career Lionel Messi has, with one obvious exception, won the lot. And […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 04:43:38 +0000
By CARLO ANOLIN The Philippine women’s national football team ended 2022 with a bang, clobbering Papua New Guinea, 9-0, in their second friendly at the Wanderers Football Park Friday, Dec. 16, in Sydney, Australia.Quinley Quezada powered the Filipinas to a breezy win with her first career hat trick ˗ all in the second half — […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 21:47:46 +0000
DOHA (AFP) – An inspired Lionel Messi scored from the penalty spot and Julian Alvarez struck twice as Argentina beat Croatia, 3-0, on Tuesday to reach their second World Cup final in eight years. The two-time world champions, backed by a huge majority of the crowd at the Lusail Stadium, produced their best display of […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2022 22:11:34 +0000
AL KHOR, Qatar (AFP) – Olivier Giroud scored the winner and Harry Kane missed a late penalty as holders France beat England, 2-1, in a tense World Cup quarter-final on Saturday. Aurelien Tchouameni had swept France into a first-half lead only for Kane to equalise from the spot nine minutes into the second half. England […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2022 22:47:12 +0000
DOHA (AFP) – Yet another World Cup has ended in tears for Neymar, with football’s most expensive player hinting he may not pull on the Brazil shirt again following a painful defeat to Croatia. The 30-year-old, who gave Brazil the lead during extra time of their quarter-final in Doha with a brilliant individual effort, was […]
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