LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi will travel with the Argentina squad to Bolivia for its South American World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, but his presence on the field remains uncertain. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said he hopes to make a decision on Monday over whether to play the Inter Miami star. The world champions started…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Chinese football fan who stormed the pitch and hugged Lionel Messi during a friendly match between Australia and Argentina in Beijing on Thursday has been placed under “administrative detention,” according to police in the Chinese capital. The fan, who is 18 years old and identified by the police as “Di,” has…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The African football governing body known as CAF has reacted after the Flying Eagles of Nigeria recorded an astonishing two nil victory in the round of 16 ties of the current U-20 FIFA World Cup tournament against host nation. Nigeria yesterday were impressive in their game against Argentina at the Estadio San…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Italy, Nigeria, Colombia and a 10-man Brazil lineup advanced to the quarterfinals of the Under-20 World Cup on Wednesday. Host Argentina lost 2-0 to Nigeria in front of almost 30,000 fans in San Juan, ending an unlikely campaign for the home team. Italy eliminated England with a 2-1 victory thanks to a…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Brazil trounced Dominican Republic 6-0 on Wednesday to keep alive its chances of advancing to the knockout stage of the Under-20 World Cup. The Brazilians are 1-1 and three points behind unbeaten Group D leader Nigeria, which beat Italy 2-0. Nigeria will next face Brazil on Saturday and Italy will take on…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen threatened Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi in a written message left Thursday when they opened fire at a supermarket owned by his in-laws in Argentina, police said. Nobody was injured in the early morning attack, and it was unclear why assailants would target Messi or the Unico supermarket in the country’s…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Argentina will play either France or Morocco in the World Cup final after they beat Croatia 3-0 on Tuesday. Lionel Messi opened the scoring from the spot before Julian Alvarez grabbed another. Manchester City forward Alvarez then added the third after the half-time break, following a sensational solo run from Messi. France…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mateu Lohaz, the referee who issued 15 yellow cards in the World Cup quarter-final match between Argentina and Netherlands has been sent home by FIFA. Lohaz handed out an incredible 13 yellow cards in the 90 minutes of game time and three other yellow cards in extra-time up until the penalties that…