Lionel Messi has been banned from Argentina’s next four World Cup qualifiers, starting with Tuesday’s game in Bolivia. FIFA says Messi was banned for verbally abusing an assistant referee during a home qualifier against Chile on Thursday. FIFA intervened when the incident was not initially reported by the Brazilian referee[Read More…]
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WC Qualifiers: Italy survive Macedonia scare, Spain beat Albania
Lazio striker Ciro Immobile grabbed an injury-time winner as four-time champions Italy snatched a 3-2 comeback win at Macedonia on Sunday, narrowly avoiding a World Cup qualifying embarrassment. Italy, who had needed a late penalty to salvage a point against Group G rivals Spain on Thursday, were staring at a[Read More…]
World Cup 2018 Qualifiers: England, Germany win, Norway go down
Gareth Southgate’s first game in charge for England resulted in a 2-0 victory over Malta in Saturday’s 2018 World Cup qualifier while defending champions Germany strolled past the Czech Republic 3-0. Daniel Sturridge and Dele Alli scored first-half goals in front of a crowd of 82,000 at Wembley to steer[Read More…]