Kansas City, July 12 (IANS) Switzerland coach Murat Yakin labelled Breel Embolo sending off as “unacceptable”, saying he doesn’t understand “how the referee and the VAR came to that conclusion” after the Swiss fairytale run at the FIFA World Cup 2026 ended with a 3-1 quarter-final loss to Argentina on Sunday. Embolo became the first player to be sent off as a result of a new law for mistaken identity at this summer’s World Cup. The caution was initially handed to Argentina’s Leandro Paredes for …
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Dallas, June 22 (IANS) Lionel Messi scored a goal for Argentina against Austria in the 38th minute of their Group J match in the FIFA World Cup 2026 at the Dallas Stadium on Monday, setting the record of most individual goals by any player in the tournament’s history. This was Messi’s 17th goal in the FIFA World Cup and also his fourth in the 2026 edition.Two days before his 39th birthday, Messi not only broke the tournament’s scoring record, but he also joined Just Fontaine of France and Jairzi…
Alabama, June 10 (IANS) Football great Lionel Messi made a great return from injury with a stunning goal as the defending champions Argentina registered a dominating 3-0 win over Iceland in their last warm-up match ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026, commencing on Thursday. Competing against a strong team, Iceland showed great character at the start and almost created a goal-scoring opportunity, but Mikael Ellertsson missed the post from close range, which proved to be crucial in the match.Argenti…
Madrid, Feb 6 (IANS) Atletico Madrid delivered a convincing performance to claim the semifinal spot in Spain’s Copa del Rey with a 5-0 rout of Real Betis.Betis threatened early through Ez Abde, but Atletico quickly seized control and dominated the first half. David Hancko opened the scoring with a near-post header from a Koke corner, and the visitors never looked back.New signing Ademola Lookman was heavily involved from the outset, missing one chance when sent through on goal and firing over af…