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Messi set for first PSG appearance since WC as contract talks go on
PARIS: Lionel Messi is expected to make his first appearance for Paris Saint-Germain since his World Cup triumph in a Ligue 1 clash at home against Angers on Wednesday, as the Qatar-owned club look to tie the…
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Messi and Ronaldo to meet in friendly between PSG and Saudi select
PARIS: Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain will play a friendly against a select side made up of players from Cristiano Ronaldo’s new club Al Nassr and their Saudi rivals Al Hilal in Riyadh on January 19, the…
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Real Madrid miss chance to top LaLiga after shock Villareal defeat
VILLAREAL: Real Madrid missed a chance to go back to the top of the La Liga table after a shocking 1-2 defeat against Villareal on Saturday.
The defending champions suffered their second loss of the season after…
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Aspas strikes as Celta Vigo crush Elche to end losing streak in LaLiga
ELCHE: Veteran striker Iago Aspas’ fifth-minute goal was enough to power Celta Vigo to run through the winless Elche and ended their eight-match losing streak in the ongoing LaLiga 2022/23.
The rock-bottom Elche…
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Ronaldo arrives in Saudi Arabia ahead of grand unveiling by Al Nassr
RIYADH: Portugal’s footballing superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived in Riyadh, along with his family, ahead of his unveiling before thousands of fans at Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr club.
Cristiano Ronaldo was…
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‘Now let’s go to work’ says Ronaldo after grand reception at Al Nassr
RIYADH: The grand reception held at Al Mrsool Park on Tuesday to welcome football’s megastar Cristiano Ronaldo at Saudi Arabian club, Al Nassr, left the world awe-struck including the Portuguese star himself, who…
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World Cup winner Messi returns to club duty with PSG
PARIS: Seventeen days after guiding Argentina to an epic World Cup final victory over France, Lionel Messi reported back to work on Wednesday, his French club Paris Saint-Germain announced.
The 35-year-old…
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‘Had many offers from Europe, Brazil and even Portugal,’ claims Ronaldo
RIYADH: Star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo who shocked the world with his huge deal with Al Nassr estimated at 200 million euros ($211m), claimed that he had many offers from all over the world including Europe.…
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FIFA to ask all countries to name a stadium for Pele: Infantino
SANTOS: FIFA will ask all the world’s countries to name a stadium for Brazilian football legend Pele, the head of the sport’s governing body, Gianni Infantino, said Monday at the late icon’s wake.
Infantino was in…
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Al Nassr fans chant ‘Ronaldo, Ronaldo’ in stands
DAMMAM: Electrified Al Nassr fans chanted Cristiano Ronaldo’s name and performed his signature celebration style, dubbed as ‘Siiiu’, in the stands as they eagerly await the Portuguese star’s arrival in Saudi…
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