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Durban-born Keanu Baccus has explained why he ended up kicking Lionel Messi when he faced the Argentina superstar with Australia at the World Cup. Baccus, the younger brother of former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Kearyn Baccus, plays for St Mirren in Scotland and faced Messi in the round of 16 at...

With Spain getting knocked out by Morocco, one of Lionel Messi’s three World Cup favourites were already eliminated. The Argentina captain has played a superb tournament so far, scoring three goals and setting up one more in four games. After his side’s last 16 win over Australia, Messi discussed his favourites...

Former Kaizer Chiefs winger and iDiskiTV analyst Junior Khanye has given his view on the longstanding debate as to who is better between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. With both players currently writing headlines at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the debate about who between the two is the Great...

Lionel Messi had another night to remember and broke records from Cristiano Ronaldo and Diego Maradona in Argentina's 2-1 win over Australia. The 35-year-old netted his side's opener in another Man of the Match performance as the Albiceleste booked their quarter-final ticket, where they will face Netherlands. Messi's goal saw him...

Lionel Messi marked his glorious night in his 1000th career appearance with a sumptuous goal to help Argentina beat Australia 2-1 in the World Cup round of 16 at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on Saturday. Messi picked the ball up from the edge of the box, strode forward a bit before...

Argentina and Poland captains Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski have both commented on their on-field confrontation after a long-reported history of bad blood between the pair. Messi and Lewandowski, arguably two of the greatest goalscorers of the modern football era came up against each other for the first time in...

Argentina captain Lionel Messi said that another World Cup started for Argentina after their "difficult" win over Mexico. The Albiceleste beat Mexico 2-0 on Saturday evening thanks to goals by Messi and Enzo Fernandez in the second half. As a consequence, Argentina moved into second place in Group E, with Poland...

Argentina has to avoid defeat against Mexico to keep their 2022 FIFA World Cup dreams alive - here is how they line up at the Lusail Stadium. The South American champions were shocked in their opening game with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Saudi Arabia. But with Herve Renard's...

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has reacted to his side's shock 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The 35-year-old opened the scoring for his side in the 10th minute via a penalty and Argentina looked in control in the first half, during which they had three more goals ruled out...

Saudi Arabia pulled off one of the biggest shocks in FIFA World Cup history after beating tournament favourites Argentina 2-1 - while Poland and Mexico played to a goalless draw in the first round of fixtures in Group C. Messi opened the scoring in the 10th minute after Leandro Paredes...