Former French footballer Just Fontaine, who holds the record for the most goals scored at a single FIFA World Cup tournament, has died at the age of 89. Fontaine netted 13 times in just six matches for Les Bleus on their way to a third-place finish at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden; a record made more impressive seeing as he played in just one World...
Real Madrid’s defender David Alaba has been the latest recipient of racial abuse after his voting choice for the FIFA The Best Award was revealed. The former Bayern Munich defender, who is also the captain of the Austrian National Team, got horrific abuse from Los Blancos fans after it was made know that he voted for Lionel Messi ahead of his club teammate Karim Benzema. The...
Lionel Messi headlined the list of big winners recognized as the top performers in world football over the last year at the 2023 FIFA Best Awards held in Paris on Monday, February 27. The Paris Saint-Germain forward won the FIFA Men's Player Award for his amazing exploits in 2022. It was the second "Best" award of his career after his previous triumph in 2019. https://twitter.com/FIFAWorldCup/status/1630321578444554240?t=kBGloKx5yvBR_4raJktFSA&s=19 The...
Athletics sensation, Tobi Amusan has been nominated in the category of World Breakthrough of the Year for the 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards. The 25-year-old made global headlines when she broke the 100 metres hurdles world record in a time of 12.12 seconds at the 2022 World Athletics Championship in Eugene, Oregon. Amusan's recognition has since soared both locally and internationally as she recorded further success...
Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi have returned to Paris Saint-Germain’s training ahead of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 clash against German giants Bayern Munich. The duo was spotted participating in the team’s training at the Camp des Loges earlier today and will have a fitness test if they are to be available for the first leg of the Champions League fixture at the Parc...
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