Lionel Messi – :: Onward News 24 :: https://www.onwardnews24.com ... Sat, 17 Dec 2022 18:08:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Qatar 2022: GQ Lounge to beam live France versus Argentina final duel https://www.onwardnews24.com/qatar-2022-gq-lounge-to-beam-live-france-versus-argentina-final-duel/ https://www.onwardnews24.com/qatar-2022-gq-lounge-to-beam-live-france-versus-argentina-final-duel/#respond Sat, 17 Dec 2022 18:08:37 +0000 http://www.onwardnews24.com/?p=9100

Football fans in Osogbo are set for an evening to remember as the exquisite GQ Lounge in Osun Mall, will beam live the Qatar 2022 World Cup final between defending champions France and Argentina.

Reigning world champions are set to make history against the champions of South America, with Kylian Mbappe taking on his PSG teammate Lionel Messi — and it will end with one of football’s heavyweight nations winning the World Cup for the third time.

The Qatar 2022 World Cup has had its highlights, including great goals, stunning individual performances and some of the biggest upsets that the World Cup has ever seen, and the management of GQ Lounge has a lot to offer its VIP and customers the best fan experience ever.

Football lovers that want to catch a glimpse of the World Cup final on Sunday at the GQ Lounge, will get to watch it on one of the biggest high definition screen ever with a surround sound system and maximum security.

Meanwhile, Messi has already confirmed that, win or lose, this will be his final World Cup match.

Mbappe will play in his second World Cup final just two days before his 24th birthday as he has already won one in Russia four years ago.

The final of Qatar 2022 is expected to kick off 4 pm Nigerian time.

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Koeman: Messi is getting back to his best for Barcelona https://www.onwardnews24.com/koeman-messi-is-getting-back-to-his-best-for-barcelona/ https://www.onwardnews24.com/koeman-messi-is-getting-back-to-his-best-for-barcelona/#respond Thu, 07 Jan 2021 20:56:23 +0000 http://www.onwardnews24.com/?p=3532 By Cypher Drizzle

Lionel Messi is recapturing his best form for Barcelona, according to Ronald Koeman after the Catalan side claimed a 2-3 win at San Mames.

Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman believes Lionel Messi is slowly getting back to his best after a brace against Athletic Club.

Messi scored twice, to go with Pedri’s goal, at San Mames on Wednesday as Barca recorded a 3-2 victory.

The star has been involved in 10 goals in his past 10 games in all competitions, netting eight and assisting two.

And Koeman feels Messi, who has netted 12 times in 20 appearances this season, is improving.

“Since the first day that I arrived at the club I think Lionel Messi has given everything,” he told a news conference.

“I haven’t been surprised by his quality because he’s obviously been showing how good he is for years. It’s possibly true that he’s been less effective than normal which is why there could have been doubts but he’s doing a lot better now, he feels comfortable at the moment and he feels up for the challenge.

“That’s how I feel. But I think Messi is the one who can answer that best.”

Pedri cancelled out Inaki Williams’ opener before Messi’s double, and Barça moved into third in LaLiga despite Iker Muniain’s late goal.

Koeman also praised Ousmane Dembele, who along with Pedri and Antoine Griezmann had a game-high three key passes.

“I think everything starts with the player himself. If the player feels comfortable and feels physically fit he can play well,” he said.

“I don’t think there’s ever been any question about his quality, at least in my opinion, but there have been doubts about his ability to stay fit. At the moment he seems fully fit and I have to think about the programme of games ahead and when we can give him a rest because he hasn’t played regularly for quite some time.

“He has to learn how to manage his game time as well. But in terms of the football he can play we know what he can give to the team. He’s very good going forward, he attacks with the ball and those are good qualities for us.”

Barcelona, who are seven points behind league leaders Atletico Madrid and have played two more games, visit Granada on Saturday.

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10 Famous Footballers you never knew are related off the pitch https://www.onwardnews24.com/10-famous-footballers-you-never-knew-are-related-off-the-pitch/ https://www.onwardnews24.com/10-famous-footballers-you-never-knew-are-related-off-the-pitch/#respond Thu, 28 May 2020 15:33:56 +0000 http://www.onwardnews24.com/?p=1025 There have been family relationships in football for as long as we can remember, but sometimes it can completely pass you by that two players are related.

Scroll through the list below to see players you whose connection you might be less familiar with.

1. Bojan Krkic and Lionel Messi(Cousins)

A 2011 investigation revealed Messi and Bojan share their great, great, great grandparents, as Messi’s grandparents came from Catalonia.

2. Thiago and Rafinha Alcantara and Rodrigo

Thiago and Rafinha are brothers and are related to Valencia forward Rodrigo Moreno

3. Mario Balotelli And Obafemi Martins(in law)

Two strikers who burst on the scene at Inter Milan, Balotelli and Martins are brothers-in-law. Martins is married to Balotelli’s sister, Abigail Barwuah. However, several media reports have stated that Balotelli isn’t happy about the relationship.

4. Harry Arter and Scott Parker (brothers-in-law)

Parker is married to Arter’s sister, Carly. Coincidentally, the players both began their careers at Charlton.

5. Didier Drogba and Olivier Tébily(cousins)

When Didier Drogba joined Chelsea from Marseille in 2004, he will have been able to call on his cousin Olivier Tébily for advice.

A fellow Ivory Coast international, defender Tébily played for Birmingham City in their first season back in the top flight in 2002-03, sticking around even after the club was relegated a few years later.

6. Luka Modric and Mark Viduka (cousins)

Viduka was born and raised in Australia, but his father moved there from Croatia in the 1960s. His family and Modric’s are linked.

Viduka’s father was born in Croatia before emigrating to Australia, where the former Celtic and Leeds striker was born. In fact, Mark joined Celtic from Dinamo Zagreb the same club where Modrić began his career.

7. Jay-Jay Okocha and Alex Iwobi (uncle and nephew)

Like Okocha, Iwobi was born in Nigeria and has played eight times for the country so far.

8. James Rodriguez and David Ospina (brothers-in-law)

In 2008, Ospina introduced Rodriguez to his sister, Daniela and the two ended up getting hitched.

9. McDonald Mariga and Victor Wanyama

After Tottenham’s Champions League appearance, Victor Wanyama isn’t the first member of his family to be involved in the fixture.

His older brother, McDonald Mariga, was on the bench for Inter’s 2010 victory, having joined the club a few months earlier, and last played for Real Oviedo in Spain’s second tier.

10. Sergio Aguero and Diego Maradona (former son and father-in-law)

In 2008, Aguero married Maradona’s daughter, Giannina. They divorced in 2012, but are still linked by their son, Ben.

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