World Cup 2022

Emiliano Martinez’s celebrations were “stupid” and dampened Argentina’s World Cup victory, says Patrick Vieira who won the title with France in 1998. Martinez shone in the penalty shootout win over France in the final, but was panned for some of his actions, which included a rude gesture with the Golden …

Lionel Messi’s World Cup photo has become the most-liked Instagram post with 60.3 million likes as of 14:50 (WAT) on Tuesday. The Argentine forward had in the wake of his team’s World Cup triumph shared a photo of himself hoisting the trophy. Messi, 35, captioned the Sunday photo: “CAMPEONES DEL …

Africa will win the World Cup “within 15-20 years” Morocco’s coach Walid Regragui, has said. Under Regragui’s guidance, the Atlas Lions became the first African side to contest a World Cup semi-final, where they were beaten by eventual runners-up France. The 47-year-old believes that Africa will be bolstered in future …

Lionel Messi has revealed he does not intend to retire from international football after Argentina’s dramatic World Cup final victory. The 35-year-old got his hands on football’s biggest prize, netting twice in the final game against France. His penalty and Angel di Maria’s first-half strike put Argentina 2-0 up at …

French striker Kylian Mbappe has beaten awarded the Golden Boot of the 2022 World Cup after finishing the tournament on eight goals. Mbappe got a hat-trick in the thrilling World Cup final against Argentina to take his tally for the tournament to eight. Messi finished the tournament with seven goals. …

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino announced plans on Friday for a 32-team Club World Cup from 2025, despite reported opposition from Europe’s biggest clubs. An expansion of the competition has long been a pet project of Infantino’s. A 24-team event, featuring eight sides from Europe, was planned for 2021 in China …

France striker, Olivier Giroud has insisted that they will do everything to prevent Lionel Messi from making any impact ahead of Sunday’s 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Giroud, who has played a key role in helping Les Blues to the final, will be determine to lift the trophy for the …

Football icon, Lionel Messi has confirmed that he will retire from international football after the final of the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022 on Sunday December 18. Messi helped Argentina qualify for the final following a commanding 3-0 win against Croatia in Tuesday’s semi-final after he opened scoring and provided …

The European Parliament took a first step Tuesday in efforts to restore its credibility, amid allegations of corruption linked to World Cup host Qatar, moving to ditch one of its own vice presidents. At the same time, in a first reaction since she was charged in a Belgian anti-graft probe, …

A second journalist has died suddenly at the Qatar World Cup, 48 hours after a US reporter who made headlines for wearing an LGBT T-shirt died from a ‘heart attack’. Khalid al-Misslam, a Qatari photojournalist working for Al Kass TV, died on Sunday, December 11. The circumstances surrounding his death …