Tag: Bosnia
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Cruyff: Thank God for Messi
Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff has told the makers of a brand new documentary film about Lionel Messi that he is thankful the Barcelona idol exists. Yesterday saw the release of a film entitled “Messi” by Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia, which is a Rocky-style biography about the Argentine striker’s rise to super-stardom. Former…
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WC Group F Round Up: Messi shines, Nigeria qualify
Lionel Messi scored a superb brace to help Argentina maintain their 100% record with a 3-2 win over Nigeria, who also qualified for the next round. Argentina approached their final Group F game with Nigeria on Wednesday night knowing that they had already booked their place in the next round but the 40,000 fans watching…
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FT: Nigeria 1-0 Bosnia Herzegovina
Peter Odemwingie scored a vital winner for Nigeria as they beat Bosnia Herzegovina 1-0 on Saturday evening. Following Argentina’s 1-0 win over Iran earlier on Saturday thanks to a Lionel Messi goal saw the winner of Nigeria and Bosnia-Herzegovina fight it out for the second place and the winners – Nigeria pulled off an incredible…
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Barcelona bid in the balance
Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain’s potential move to Barcelona reportedly remains up in the air. Italian source Il Mattino claims the Argentina international is tempted by the prospect of returning to La Liga with the Catalan giants, one year on from his Real Madrid departure. However, the report also reveals Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis will…
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FT: Argentina 2-1 Bosnia Herzegovina
Lionel Messi scored a superb winning goal as Argentina got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start, narrowly beating Bosnia Herzegovina at the Maracana stadium. Pressure was heavy on the Barcelona man after failing to help Argentina in previous World Cup’s but he was involved early on as his free kick caused problems…
