Atletico 15/8 to beat Barca Argentina went into their final World Cup qualifier staring elimination in the face, but Messi stepped up when they needed him most and inspired a 3-1 win in Ecuador. The Barcelona forward scored all three goals in an unstoppable display to rescue La Albiceleste, meaning Messi goes into Saturday’s meeting with Simeone’s Atletico in blistering form. And Simeone, who insists he always had faith in Argentina, believes that such a performance is what sets Messi apart from the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar, making him the best in the world....

Carragher was suspended from his television punditry role after being caught on camera spitting through the passenger window of a car following a verbal exchange with the driver, whose daughter was sitting beside him and was hit by the projectile. Fellaini was described as “a menace in the worst possible sense” by Carragher in a newspaper column two years ago, prompting the Belgium international to describe the former England star as the “champion of blah-blah and the world champion of breaking legs”....

Lozano: PSV deal a special moment While there, Gignac ran into Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the Venice boardwalk and also posted on social media about spending time with his children. Reporters in Mexico, though, believe there is more to Gignac’s trip than simply leisure time. MedioTiempo reported Tuesday that the LA Galaxy are willing to trigger a $25 million release clause to bring the French forward to MLS. Tigres president Alejandro Rodriguez said there’s nothing in the report and the club hasn’t received a formal offer for the goal-scorer, who ended the Clausura with eight regular-season goals and added six more in the playoffs....

The 21-year-old defender suffered a double leg break last season, with a long road to recovery leading him back to the first team fold. Shaw has had to prove himself all over again under new coaching staff at Old Trafford, with Mourinho needing to be convinced that he is deserving of a regular role. Mou: Pogba will look cheap in future He is yet to see enough to suggest that the youngster is ready to be a prominent part of his plans, with there an element of trust that needs to be established....

In a post shared on Wednesday, which has so far reached over 5,500 upvotes and over 4,500 comments, Redditor Zurafa25 explained that they lied about their previous salary, in order to get their desired wage at the new workplace. Zurafa25 explained that after a really good job interview, which led them to believe they was going to be hired, they lied about their current package at work. “They offered me [a] 33% pay increase over my ‘fake’ salary which is in reality a 70% increase of my actual full package....

There will likely be plenty more heavenly credit in the coming months. Last week Jaffarey finished digging plots for two more victims: a 54-year old housewife and a member of Yasir Arafat’s elite presidential guard. Both had died in a missile attack on Palestinian Authority installations by Israeli helicopter gunships in retaliation for a string of suicide bombings. The strikes, which devastated living quarters, offices, arsenals and a storage depot used by Arafat’s bodyguards, were meant as a clear message to the Palestinian leader from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon: curb the violence or risk further destruction....

The couple, Alvaro Fernandez, 44, and Sylvia Fernandez, 42, of Loma Linda, California, tested positive for the virus days before they died Dec. 19, according to NBC Los Angeles. The couple had been together since high school, married for 25 years, and are the parents of four children. “They were high school sweethearts. They’ve been together since she was 15,” Salvador Fernandez, Alvaro’s brother, told the news station. “One couldn’t live without the other....

The new HBO show is set 200 years before its predecessor and yet it makes reference to one character of importance: Jon Snow. Portrayed by Kit Harington in Game of Thrones, the character was unintentionally referenced multiple times by King Viserys I (Paddy Considine) in conversations with his daughter and heir, Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy). ‘House of the Dragon’: How Rhaenyra Targaryen Connects to Jon Snow King Viserys I first inadvertently mentions Jon Snow when he shows his daughter his blade, which has the Song of Ice and Fire inscribed onto it and which details Aegon the Conqueror’s dream....

Fans of the show responded immediately on social media about an interaction between Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) and Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke) in episode nine. In the particular scene, a transactional relationship is revealed between the two when Strong shared some important rumors with Alicent in exchange for her showing him her feet. While admiring her feet, Strong masturbated. “In a show full of incest, a foot fetish is apparently where I draw the line #hotd,” one Twitter user @onetruebrennan wrote about the moment....

Setting the tone of the series, the teaser first looks at the new characters and the origins of the infamous Iron Throne. We also get a confirmed, albeit very vague, release date for House of the Dragon. Set centuries before the events of Game of Thrones, the complex fantasy world created by George R. R. Martin is on full display in the trailer, as the new season is based on his 2018 book Fire & Blood....

The 1970s-based drama series follows a group of Jewish outlaws hunting down Nazis who survived World War II and are living in America. Season 1 saw them capture a number of members of the Third Reich who had infiltrated American society. Season 1 aired in February 2020, and almost three years later, the cast is returning for Season 2. A lot has happened in that time, both on and off the screen, and there are five key questions ahead of the new season’s launch....

In October 2013, I decided to visit my doctor as the itching was becoming worse, but I was told that I had an infected hair follicle in my nasal. A few months later, in January 2014, I noticed that a lump had surfaced at the side of my nose, so I went to see a nose and throat specialist, but he said that it was just a scratch. The lump gradually became bigger over the months and I continued to see the ear, nose, and throat doctor every week from January to April of 2014....

Crouch’s second Premier League goal of the season helped Stoke end a run of five games without a win, his strike following Ryan Shawcross’ effort in a 2-0 home victory over Watford on Tuesday. His contract expires in June, but Hughes is upbeat over the chances of keeping Crouch, who turns 36 later this month. Guardiola: Man City are TEN years behind Man Utd “Peter has been playing really well and if you put balls in the right areas you know he is going to get on the end of things,” Hughes said, as quoted by BBC Sport....

Someone contacted the Kaufman County, Texas sheriff’s department to report that 18-year-old Nekia Trigg was jumping in front of cars in traffic. Trigg is a resident of Forney, Texas. When the seven-minute video begins, an officer, identified as Kaufman County Deputy Conner Martin, is laying on top of Trigg as women around them scream. Trigg’s mother, 41-year-old Antanique Ray, tells Martin, “You don’t have to ever hit her, okay? She will stay down....

The 40-year-old made the confession during filming of ‘First Team: Juventus’, a three-part documentary from Netflix that follows the fortunes of the famous Italian club on and off the field. Buffon has won the Serie A title eight times in his illustrious career, while he was also a key member of the Italy team that lifted the World Cup in 2006. But, despite suffering a few disappointments on the field - including losing three Champions League finals - the veteran insists poor results do not reduce him to tears....

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England right-back Walker joined City from Tottenham in the close-season and will end his debut campaign at the Etihad Stadium with Premier League and EFL Cup winners’ medals. Walker has enjoyed a fine season and earned a place in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year on Wednesday, and the 27-year-old says his form can be attributed to the atmosphere created at City by Guardiola. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, he said: “If you didn’t believe you were doing something wrong, or you could do this differently, he’d be quite open to you knocking on his door and having a coffee, he always says ‘come and have a coffee with me, we’ll get the computer and we’ll go through it’....

Goal understands that relations between the duo have become fraught, just months after Neymar moved to PSG from Barcelona for a world-record €222million fee in August. The 25-year-old moved to deny those suggestions, adding that his relationship with Edinson Cavani, who he had a public spat with over the right to take a penalty in the 2-0 victory over Lyon in September, is fine too. “I’m very well in Paris, I’m happy....

“Many of the people in DACA, no longer very young, are far from ‘angels.’ Some are very tough, hardened criminals. President Obama said he had no legal right to sign order, but would anyway. If Supreme Court remedies with overturn, a deal will be made with Dems for them to stay!” tweeted President Trump on Tuesday. “Okay, that does it. I give up. They can stay. You must go,” Coulter replied to the president’s tweet....