Lionel Messi scored his 100th goal for Argentina in Tuesday s friendly with Curacao with a 20th-minute strike to open the scoring.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward s seven goals in Argentina s triumphant World Cup 2022 campaign took him two short of the milestone figure.
His free-kick against Panama on Thursday – which was also his 800th career goal at club and international level – was followed by a classy right-foot finish after jinking past two defenders inside the box to reach his century against Curacao.
Messi already holds the record for both the most goals of any Argentina player (200) and the most caps (173).
The 35-year-old s first senior international goal came against Croatia in a 3-2 friendly defeat in March 2006.
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The second weekend of the new Serie A season sees last term s top two meet in Turin as defending champions Juventus host Napoli.
Juve finished 11 points clear in 2018-19 as Napoli, in Carlo Ancelotti s first campaign in charge, struggled to match their consistency from Maurizio Sarri s reign.
Sarri is now with Juve an ongoing recovery from pneumonia means he will not be on the bench against his old club on Saturday and has already criticised his new side s seemingly clumsy transfer strategy.
The door could therefore be open for a different Serie A champion for the first time since Milan were crowned in 2010-11, since when Juventus have triumphed every year.
Omnisport takes a look at four factors that could see Napoli, who were last Scudetto winners du…
Pep Guardiola acknowledges Vincent Kompany may have a difficult decision to make regarding his Manchester City future as he continues to struggle with injuries.
Kompany s contract at the Etihad Stadium is up at the end of the season and, although the club have begun talks on a new deal, Guardiola warned earlier this month that the City captain s fitness would play a role in negotiations.
The Belgium international, who moved to Manchester in 2008, has been dogged by calf problems and will again sit out as City travel to Newcastle United on Tuesday.
And while Guardiola insists any decision on Kompany s future will be up to the player and senior officials at the club, he knows both parties must tread carefully as they make the next move, recognising the need for the…
Antonio Conte was displeased with the transfer market deadline due to potential injury risks after their 2-1 win over Parma.
Debutant Romelu Lukaku and midfielder Andre Zambo Anguissa scored stoppage-time goals to earn the Italian his second victory as Napoli head coach, and provisionally move fourth in the standings.
However, he was concerned about not having squad depth while dealing with last-minute changes made to his team due to the transfer window closing on Friday, leaving him hoping his players can remain fit.
We take these three points knowing full well that we have to work after this absurdity of the transfer market, Conte told reporters.
Coaches have to train players who are going to leave and wait for players we ve never worked with and don …
Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Junior dismissed speculation over a move to Paris Saint-Germain, insisting he wants to stay at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Vinicius was linked with PSG in January – the Ligue 1 champions sporting director Leonardo a reported admirer of his fellow Brazilian.
However, Vinicius has no plans to leave LaLiga giants Madrid, where the 19-year-old arrived in 2018.
Speaking after Thursday s shock 4-3 Copa del Rey quarter-final loss to Real Sociedad, Vinicius told reporters: There s no choice, I want to stay at Madrid.
Trailing Sociedad 1-0 at half-time, Madrid found themselves 3-0 down before the hour-mark in the Spanish capital.
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Andriy Shevchenko made 111 appearances as a Ukraine international, before retiring in 2012. In February 2016, he became the national team s assistant manager, and took on the main role five months later.
The 44-year-old AC Milan legend obviously still knows what to do with a ball at his feet.
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Looking to extend on their recent purple patch, a high-flying Bournemouth will travel to Championship strugglers QPR on Saturday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, while QPR might have eventually clung to their Championship status last season, the Hoops find themselves at the heart of another second-tier nightmare. Last seen opening the New Year with another worrying performance as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat at home against Cardiff, Marti Cifuentes has a major job on his hands in west London. Still sat firmly in the drop zone and four points adrift of safety, QPR have now collected just a pair of points from any of their previous six appearances. With their extended blip underlined by a 2-1 loss against fellow relegation s…
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated the 2010s in terms of individual awards and moments of pure inspiration.
Future generations will look back on this past decade as a period obsessed with the two generational talents their often-exaggerated rivalry exacerbated by spending such a long time on opposite sides of the Clasico divide.
But, while Ronaldo and Messi have filled more column inches than any other player on the planet, there are plenty of others who have been world leaders in their respective positions.
Having looked back over the last 10 years, using Opta data for inspiration, we have selected a Team of the Decade. But who makes the cut?
Is David de Gea selected in goal? Does Luis Suarez join Messi in attack? Has Virgil van Dijk done …
Ciro Immobile is ready to welcome David Silva to Lazio with open arms and revealed an approach from Newcastle United, who he claimed wanted to hire Massimiliano Allegri or Luciano Spalletti.
Manchester City great Silva is to depart the Premier League club after a 10-year association upon the completion of their Champions League campaign, which continues with a quarter-final tie against Lyon on Saturday.
Reports in Italy suggest the Spanish playmaker s move to Rome is practically done, with Lazio offering him a three-year contract to move to Serie A.
Lazio striker Immobile is excited at the prospect of linking up with the 2010 World Cup winner.
He s a great player and has great experience, we are waiting for him with open arms, Immobile said i…
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