The Greater Cochin Development Authority has its task cut out to ready the Kaloor international stadium before World Cup champions Argentina’s international friendly match in November. Traders in shops on the ground floor of the stadium will have to be moved, while there have been concerns in the past about the stadium per se. The […]
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Ricardo Darín, Peter Lanzani in a still from ‘Argentina, 1985’ | Photo Credit: Prime Video They say that the fight is not in emerging victorious at the end of a battle, but in standing up after every battle, to once again put up a fight. Democracy needs that perseverance as well; while the fight to […]
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This year’s edition of Art Dubai, West Asia’s most significant art fair (which ended on March 5), was its strongest yet, with 130 galleries from 40 countries participating. Now in its 16th edition, the fair positions itself as a window into the world of the Global South — an oft contentious term for countries in […]
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Gunmen threatened Messi in a written message when they opened fire at a supermarket owned by his in-laws in Rosario, Argentina, police said. | Photo Credit: AP Gunmen threatened Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi in a written message left on Thursday when they opened fire at a supermarket owned by his in-laws in Argentina, police […]
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Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina. File | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday sought Argentina’s cooperation in developing Bangladesh football as the Latin American country reopened its embassy in Dhaka 45 years after Buenos Aires closed it down, with officials calling the development a manifestation of Soccer diplomacy. Ms. Hasina told […]
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Argentina’s Lionel Messi holds the Golden Ball award, Argentina’s Enzo Fernandez holds the Best Young Player award, Argentina’s Emiliano Martinez holds the Golden Glove award and France’s Kylian Mbappe holds the Golden Boot award. | Photo Credit: Reuters Lionel Messi on Sunday won the Golden Ball for the best player at this year’s World Cup […]
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Lionel Messi and Argentina have enjoyed a somewhat strange relationship in the past. By all accounts, he’s been the preeminent footballer of his generation, and by many accounts the best of all time. Yet, his own country has taken its time to fully warm to his greatness. Partly, as Jonathan Wilson explained in his book, […]
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A giant cutout of Argentina star Lionel Messi erected under the ocean by his fans at Kavaratti on Lakshadweep. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement How far football fans will go to eulogize their idol? Argentina fans from the Kavaratti island in Lakshadweep claim to have dived nearly 100 ft into the ocean to erect a […]
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A banner in Buenos Aires shows Lionel Messi and Diego Armando Maradona and reads in Spanish “We deserve beautiful miracles and they will happen” ahead of the the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and France | Photo Credit: Reuters As Lionel Messi approaches his second and likely last World Cup final, the […]
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A giant replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy on the pitch of the Lusail Stadium in Qatar | Photo Credit: Reuters The 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup is in full swing in Qatar. Here is a recap of the knockout stages of the tournament before the December 18 final. When is the […]
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