The Argentina national team gushed over the brilliance of Lionel Messi after scoring the winner against Iran in the third round match of Group F in the 2014 FIFA World Cup seconds before the final whistle.
The stunning goal from Messi here Sunday confirmed Argentina's passage to the second round with still a match in hand, reports EFE.
“Messi was the best in the world. It was one of the best performances we have seen from him,” midfielder Fernando Gago said after the match, according to news reports.
Gago along with his colleague Pablo Zabaleta agreed that they need to fix many things to improve the players’ performance, promising to play better against Nigeria in the match that is scheduled on June 25.
Striker Gonzalo Higuain also hailed Messi’s playing style, while Javier Mascherano could not contain his happiness for playing his 100th game with Argentina.
Here are the English Premier League standings ahead of the weekend's matches (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points), according to Xinhua.
HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh will be a special advisor to Sunil Gavaskar, interim president of the Indian cricket board, during the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the board said in a statement Friday.
Hopeful of achieving his "ultimate goal" of making a comeback to the Indian team, all-rounder Irfan Pathan Friday said he was looking forward to use the opportunity provided by the Indian Premier League (IPL).
James Brian Hellwig better known as the Ultimate Warrior died yesterday in Arizona. According to reports, Warrior collapsed at 5:50 p.m. (PDT) while walking to his car with his wife in Arizona outside of their hotel. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Former hockey star Trevor Linden has officially been named the new president of the Vancouver Canucks. The announcement follows a string of events in past few days that witnessed the Canucks missing the playoffs for the first time in six years and former president and general manager Mike Gillis getting fired.
