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Roberto Martinez named new Portugal manager after hinting at Cristiano Ronaldo problems

The former Everton and Belgium boss has very quickly found a new role after leaving his job with the latter after the World Cup but already appears to have stumbled into a significant problem with Cristiano Ronaldo

Daily Mirror · Jan 9, 2023

Fans lose their minds as Michael Smith seals nine-dart finish in “best leg ever”

Michael Smith and Michael van Gerwen played out one of the most remarkable moments in darts history, which was capped off by the former landing a nine-dart finish in the World Darts final.

Daily Mirror · Jan 3, 2023

Emi Martinez could follow Serge Gnabry in compounding Arsenal transfer blunder

The Argentina goalkeeper was once back-up shot-stopper for Arsenal and can now call himself a World Champion after a sensational rise to the top of the game in two years

Daily Mirror · Dec 20, 2022

Luis Diaz sends six-word message to Lionel Messi following World Cup triumph

Lionel Messi won the World Cup on Sunday after a thrilling final against Argentina

Liverpool Echo · Dec 18, 2022

Lionel Messi shuts down Argentina retirement talk with national team pledge after World Cup glory

The 35-year-old finally added international football's prestigious trophy to his CV in an epic Qatar final.

Daily Record · Dec 18, 2022

World Cup 2022 briefing: Qatar’s big show comes to an end

Despite the grimness surrounding Fifa’s often tawdry but carefully buffed spectacle, the tournament has shone on one front

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2022

Lionel Messi is not becoming Diego Maradona – he is becoming himself

The totem of Sunday’s finalists is revealing his true self rather than becoming a mirror image of the great who led his nation to World Cup glory in 1986

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022

Argentina’s stand-in Lionel Scaloni has got the country singing again

It was a job nobody wanted but the adaptable Scaloni has bonded with Lionel Messi and led his team to a World Cup final

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022

As Qatar’s World Cup ends it is time for truth: Fifa chose death and suffering

Fifa had options in 2010 and from the moment it made its bid decision, there was only one route from there to here

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022

Messi v Mbappé: world’s finest primed to fight over biggest prize in football

While Argentina’s genius targets a successful swansong, his club teammate’s talent could help France retain the World Cup

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022