Argentina in round of 16 after an injury time goal from messi

Lione Messi scored an injury-time winner to deny Iran a point as Argentina won 1-0 to make it six points from two matches in Group F and book their place in the round of 16. The Argentines, who won their first match 2-1 against Bosnia-Herzegovina, had been tipped to win comfortably against Iran on Saturday, but Messi and his teammates were frustrated by their opponents and on a different day might have even endured a shock loss. Argentina...

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Pope Francis against the legalization of marijuana

The only smoke Pope Francis is fond of comes from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. The pope spoke out against the legalization of marijuana and other recreational drugs on Friday during the International Drug Enforcement Conference in Rome. "Drug addiction is an evil, and with evil there can be no yielding or compromise," he said, adding that legalization efforts "are not only highly questionable from a legislative standpoint, but they...

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England are Permanently out of the world cup with costa rica win over italy

England were sent tumbling out of the World Cup at the group stage for the first time since 1958 after Costa Rica beat Italy 1-0 in their Group D match in Recife on Friday. Roy Hodgson’s side needed Italy to take maximum points from the match to have any hope of survival. The result means Tuesday’s match against Costa Rica, who have now qualified for the knock-out stages, is meaningless for England. Hodgson said he had no...

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Yaya and Kolo Toure younger brother 'Ibrahim Toure' has died aged 28

Ibrahim was also a professional footballer, playing as a striker for clubs including Egypt's Misr El-Maqasah and Lebanese side Al Safa. In a statement released on Friday, the Ivory Coast Football Association pledged its full support to the Toure family. The statement read: “Kolo and Yaya Toure just heard about the death of their young brother, Toure Oyala Ibrahim. The entire Ivorian delegation want to show their support to the players. “The...

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