Thursday , November 7 2024

Tag Archives: Messi

Colombia plane crash: What we know

The same plane was used two weeks ago to fly the Argentine national football team — with Messi on board  La Unión, Colombia | AFP | Here’s what we know — and don’t know — about flight LMI 2933, which crashed into the Colombian mountains Monday night with a Brazilian …

Read More »

Tough love: psychology of Argentina’s Messi relationship

Buenos Aires, Argentina | AFP | Like neurotic parents, Argentines swung from criticism to unconditional love for their star footballer Lionel Messi this week, providing the soccer-mad nation’s many therapists with rich material for psychoanalysis. Fans’ frustration at the superstar’s missed penalty in Sunday’s defeat to Chile in the Copa …

Read More »

Messi retires from international football

East Rutherford, UNITED STATES | AFP | Lionel Messi sensationally announced his retirement from international football here Sunday after Argentina crashed to an upset defeat against Chile in the final of the Copa America. The heartbroken Barcelona superstar was distraught after missing a spot-kick as Chile snatched victory in a …

Read More »