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Messi Shoots Wide in Argentina’s Penalty Shoot-out Loss to Chile in Copa America Final

 June 27, 2016   R K Gupta

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People in Santiago and other Chilean cities went wild as Chile scored their second Copa America victory in a row. The Chilean government has announced a public holiday for the entire nation and the town streets will be full of crazy Chilenos dancing with the choicest Latin music. In a repeat of last year’s final, […]

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Argentina Loses the final of Copa America – Again!!!!!

 June 27, 2016   Vishal Pandey

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Argentina lost to Chile in the Penalty Shootout after a goalless 120 minutes in the Final of Copa America Centenario. Chile won 4-2 after Leo Messi and Bigila missed their spot-kick for Argentina while Vidal had his penalty saved.The match was marred with controversy regarding some decision made by referee Heber Roberto Lopes, which included […]

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Football Frenzy Grips the World with Double Dose of Euro 2016 & Copa America

 June 23, 2016   R K Gupta

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With Group Phase in Euro 2016 in France coming to an end, 16 teams for the knock-out phase have clearly emerged. There was no problem with 12 teams, who had finished at 1-2 in their groups but the contenders for the remaining 4 spots had an intriguing outcome. In faraway United States, an inspired Lionel […]

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Record Breaker Messi guides Argentina to a third consecutive final

 June 23, 2016   Abhishek Das

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Tough losses are a fact of life in sports, and sometimes the biggest failures provide the most insightful lessons. The United States’ systematic 4-0 demolition by Argentina on Tuesday night was not one of those defeats. It’s hard to overstate how poor the Americans were in this Copa America semi-final, how big the egg they […]

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Messi inspired Argentina bulldoze past Venezuela

 June 19, 2016   Abhishek Das

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Lionel Messi scored one and created two in his first Copa America Centenario start to lead Argentina to a 4-1 win over Venezuela – and into a semi-final against the United States. Messi’s goal after an hour gave Argentina a 3-0 lead and was his 54th for the national team, equalling the record set by Gabriel Batistuta. The […]

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Barca need to focus all attention on the remaining games

 April 17, 2016   Abhishek Das

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Barcelona may remain in the driving seat to retain their La Liga title and can still complete a domestic double with victory in the Copa del Rey, but there can be no denying that all is not right at the Nou Camp. Just under a month ago, on March 16, Luis Enrique’s side sealed their […]

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El Clasico

Talking points from the El Clasico

 April 3, 2016   Abhishek Das

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The Greatest rivalry match in the History of Football Barcelona vs Real Madrid end up with final score Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 2. Here we have talking points from El Clasico. 5) Cristiano Ronaldo knows how and when to shut up his critics – After being criticised for his below-par performances against big teams this season, […]

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Who will come out on top in the El Clásico?

 April 2, 2016   Abhishek Das

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And so its El Clásico day. One of the most watched football match partly due to their historic rivalries and mostly due to the legendary players that have played for both teams. On Saturday the FC Barcelona and Real Madrid C.F. lock horns in the Spanish La Liga that will again see the fabled trios […]

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Lionel Messi the greatest player ever

Is Lionel Messi the greatest player ever?

 March 10, 2016   Abhishek Das

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5 time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi is having one of his best seasons ever. After what was a record breaking last season in which Barcelona won an unprecedented second treble, thus becoming the only club to ever do so, people would have expected the best player in the world to slow down. But the […]

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Messi back

Messi back to his very brilliant best

 March 5, 2016   Abhishek Das

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What a year it is fanning out for Lionel Messi. After missing two months out early in the season due to an injury, the 5 times Ballon d’Or winner is back to his very best and doing what he does best– destroy his opponents. With 16 goals in La Liga, he is soon catching up […]

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