Reuters – Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is likely to miss the rest of the La Liga season after tests showed he had aggravated a hamstring injury but he should have recovered in time to captain Argentina in two World Cup qualifiers next month. The lingering injury, sustained in the Champions League quarter-final first leg at Paris St Germain on April ...
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A Chelsea supporter slumped and died in Enugu on Tuesday during the European Champions League match between Chelsea of England and Barcelona of Spain. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the teenage twin boy, identified as Chinedu Ibeabuchi, slumped in a football viewing-centre when Barcelona scored their opening goal in the drawn semi-final match. Chinedu, who lived with ...
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Africa Cup of Nations co-hosts Equatorial Guinea beat Libya 1-0 in the tournament opener on Saturday evening at Estadio de Bata. The goal was scored by Javier Balboa late in the second half. Libya had the better of the early exchanges, maintaining possession and looking more cohesive against a host team that started the match relying on ineffective long balls. ...
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