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(Reuters) – Following is a roundup of reactions to Argentina winning their third World Cup after beating France 4-2 on penalties, with Lionel Messi scoring… Read More »Football: Soccer-Reaction to Argentina winning World Cup

(Reuters) – The following is a look at Argentina captain Lionel Messi’s career by numbers: 499 million: Global followers on social media platforms Facebook and… Read More »Football: Factbox-Soccer-Messi by numbers | The Star

DOHA (Reuters) – With brilliant games, superb goals and shock results, the Qatar World Cup has been one of the most entertaining, but Sunday’s end… Read More »Football: Soccer-Stronger league could be Qatar World Cup legacy, says Spanish coach

DOHA (Reuters) – Croatia ended their World Cup campaign with the pride of claiming third place in a 2-1 win against Morocco, which marked the… Read More »Football: Soccer-Croatia proud of World Cup third place, expect bright future

DOHA (Reuters) – If Sunday’s World Cup final becomes the third to go to penalties then coaches Didier Deschamps of France and Argentina’s Lionel Scaloni… Read More »Football: Soccer-Beware the penalty specialist if the final goes to a shootout

RABAT (Reuters) – At a soccer academy near Rabat, 100 young Moroccans hope to emulate the success of alumni who took the national team to… Read More »Football: Soccer-Morocco’s World Cup success boosts academy that gave players a start