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Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Messi overjoyed at gift from ‘legend' Baggio
Lionel Messi could not hide his joy at meeting Italy hero Roberto Baggio and receiving his shirt as a gift. 'You are a legend of football.' The pair met in the United States of America, where Messi's Inter Miami FC are currently participating in the FIFA Club World Cup. Advertisement The Argentina captain posed with Baggio and the signed Italy shirt, which had the design of the 1994 World Cup, also played in the USA. Roberto Baggio smiles during a press conference at Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano on June 03, 2024 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by) 'What a wonderful sight! Thank you, Roberto, for this special and meaningful gift and for the lovely chat we shared,' wrote Messi on his official Instagram account. 'You are a Crack and an historical legend of football. It's always a pleasure to welcome you when you want to come and see us!' Crack is a Spanish term for a top player. Baggio won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA Best Men's Player awards in 1993, along with two Serie A titles, a Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup. He took Italy to the 1994 World Cup Final and was in the team that took third place in the 1990 World Cup. Advertisement Nicknamed The Divine Ponytail over his hairstyle in the 1990s, Baggio amassed 56 senior Italy caps in his career, with 27 goals and 14 assists. Baggio said a few years ago that the player he most would've liked to share the field with was Leo Messi. 'Leo Messi is the best in the world. When he decides to score a goal, he scores it. I would've loved to have played alongside him. In fact, I'd still like that today.' Messi meets Italy legend Baggio
Daily Mail
15-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Inter Miami denied victory in Club World Cup opener as Lionel Messi and co endure frustrating night in front of David Beckham
Goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy tipped a Lionel Messi strike on to the crossabr late in stoppage time as Inter Miami FC and Al Ahly FC played to a 0-0 draw in the opening game of the FIFA Club World Cup on Saturday night in Miami Gardens. El Shenawy and Al Ahly escaped with the draw after defending three corner kicks by Inter Miami in the final minutes of stoppage time. The tenor of the game changed sharply after the Egyptian club dominated the first half and Inter Miami captured momentum in the second half and stoppage time. Both clubs earned one point for the draw. They are in the tournament's Group A, which also includes Portuguese club FC Porto and Brazilian club Palmeiras. Messi nearly scored off a free kick in the 64th minute. He curled a shot toward the near post and it took one skip before zipping just wide and hitting the outside of the net. For a moment, many in the crowd celebrated what they thought was a go-ahead goal for Messi. The shot missed by inches from veering inside the post. Inter Miami had another prime scoring chance in the 85th minute. Messi lifted a pass toward the front of the net to Fafa Picault, who bounced a header off the turf and over the crossbar. Messi's final attempt in the sixth minute of stoppage time nearly sent the crowd into the frenzy. He winced after El Shenawy leaped and stretched out his right hand to deflect the ball off the crossbar and out of play. Inter Miami fended off several scoring opportunities from Al Ahly during the first half. Al Ahly's best chance came on a penalty shot in the 43rd minute. Trezeguet blasted a rising shot but Inter Miami goalkeeper Oscar Ustari perfectly timed a dive to his left for a stellar save. In the 57th minute, Messi ripped a shot toward the left side of the net but was denied by El Shenawy. Inter Miami's next contest is Thursday against FC Porto in Atlanta. Al Ahly will face Palmeiras on Thursday at East Rutherford, N.J.
Daily Mail
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE The shocking reason the Spice Girls have reunited WITHOUT Victoria Beckham: Insiders tell KATIE HIND how the band are back rehearsing and are even planning a tour... but haven't bothered to get in touch with Posh
Since Victoria Beckham last joined the Spice Girls on stage for the London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony, it has been their greatest wish that she would once again take part in a reunion. And, so, their courtship of her was, for a considerable amount of time, nothing short of relentless: from begging her in their joint WhatsApp group, to placing pleas in the press - and even trying to get her husband, David, to put in a good word for them. So it may come as a surprise that, as the band are busily trying to put together another reunion tour, there is still one name missing from the line-up: Victoria, the most famous of all the Spice Girls. So what's the reason for her being left out of the band's current project, which they hope will culminate into a string of concerts across the globe next year? The reason can be boiled down to two simple words: Simon Fuller. For after decades of tension and animosity, the four other Spice Girls - Mel B, Mel C, Geri Horner and Emma Bunton - are again back working with their creator and former manager, Fuller, now 64. It's all in the hope that the foursome can embark on a potentially lucrative tour to mark the 30th anniversary of their 1996 debut single, Wannabe, next year. However, while the others have been able to put their differences behind them, Victoria, 50, and husband David have both fallen out with the music mogul. Indeed, relations between the trio became so bad that both Beckhams bought themselves out of their contracts with Simon's XIX Entertainment in 2018. 'The Spice Girls working with Fuller means that there is absolutely no way that Victoria will be involved at all,' said one source close to the band. 'It feels rather bizarre that they would beg Victoria for years and years to join them and now they have him on board, they don't approach her. Maybe they thought there would be no point, as the Beckhams and Fuller no longer have a relationship, it's over. 'While the band need a manager, what this does mean is there is zero chance that Victoria will be involved. Clearly, they know that too so they didn't even bother asking her now they are back with Fuller.' I revealed back in 2018 that David was to part ways with Fuller after more than 15 years of working with him. He and Victoria paid around £38million for Fuller's 33 per cent stake in the former England footballer's businesses, which gave the Beckhams full control of Beckham Brand Holdings, which includes a stake in the US-based football club Inter Miami FC. Sources close to both men said at the time there had been some 'issues' between them, and their once close friendship had very much come to an end. Then, in August 2019, Victoria also ditched Fuller, who had managed her up until then. He and Victoria paid around £38million for Fuller's 33 per cent stake in the former England footballer's businesses, which gave the Beckhams full control of Beckham Brand Holdings, which includes a stake in the US-based football club Inter Miami FC While he remains a shareholder in her fashion label, there is no love lost between the Beckhams and Fuller - so much so that they put the kibosh on him managing their youngest son Cruz, whom they had hoped would become a pop star in his own right. Sources close to the couple say they opted instead for Scooter Braun, 38, the man behind Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, in a bid to ensure that Cruz had someone 'younger and fresher' to manage him. 'They were all once so close, but various things happened between the Beckhams and Fuller,' a source told me. 'David and Victoria wanted out and Simon didn't exactly make it easy. 'They got there in the end and there has been no looking back. 'The Spice Girls will know this and have obviously taken their chances and gone with Simon. It's all very odd, because the other girls didn't ever think much of him either.' Indeed they didn't. Even some of Fuller's own staff were taken aback when he jetted in from Los Angeles to cheer the band on for the opening night of their last reunion tour at Dublin's Croke Park stadium in 2019. Because while he may have catapulted the group to global fame back in the mid-90s, they ditched Fuller for those 2019 gigs in which they appeared as a foursome, amid suggestions that he was 'too old fashioned' to mastermind their comeback. Instead, they chose Modest Management, the London-based firm that managed the likes of One Direction and Little Mix. Adding to the surprise of Fuller - 'yesterday's man', as some in their circle dubbed him - being back at the helm is also the years-long on/off animosity between him and the Spice Girls. Not to mention the fall outs that have also occurred between the girls themselves. One source close to the singers tells me. 'They ditched Fuller last time as they thought he was out of touch and not the right person to make their tour work. It was pretty brutal but they didn't want him involved then. 'They have spent months trying to find a new manager but the job is a nightmare, particularly because of the turbulent friendship between Mel B and Geri. So what should have been seen as a great job is actually very hard because of the constant warring between them. 'Now they have found their way back to Fuller and it all feels very dire. You can't help but think that this is all going to end in tears.' Indeed, without his management, the last tour did well, selling 700,000 tickets across 13 sold-out stadium shows in the UK and Ireland, making each Spice Girl £4.4million each. But after months of trying - and failing - to find a manager in a bid to recreate that success, the fact that Fuller has been asked to oversee the new reunion tour may illustrate how keen some of the group are on making yet another comeback. Mel C has been hinting at plans for a 2026 reunion. Speaking on Australia's 2Day FM in March, she said: 'We have to do something special. Obviously, I can't say too much but we are talking about things. Hopefully, a nice little world tour.' But Geri stayed more coy when asked last week about a reunion. She said: 'I love the Spice Girls as a movement, the tribe of us and the individual members.' It was revealed this week that Fuller and Geri are to meet up on Sunday, May 4, in Miami to 'thrash out a deal'. Geri's husband Christian Horner is the boss of Formula 1 racing team Red Bull, while Simon is a huge fan and a regular in the pit lane at grand prix around the world. This weekend they will come face to face at the Miami race as Fuller has an invitation from Red Bull. Indeed, the reality is that even Geri's participation in the reunion appeared to be touch and go for a while, but now looks to be on a relatively firmer footing. I'm told the scandal engulfing her husband, who accused of misconduct by a team employee, apparently sending her sexually suggestive messages, put Geri off taking part. However, with the publication of her children's books, Geri appears to again be enjoying a taste of fame, and those close to the band suggest her taste for the limelight has returned. Potential pitfalls abound, however, even if the reunion deal comes off. Geri's fall-out with Mel B remains an issue: the two women had a monumental fallout after Mel B told Piers Morgan in a 2019 television interview that she had had an intimate relationship with Geri in the band's early days. Geri was deeply upset by the bombshell, for which Mel has apparently never apologised. This alone would make for a bumpy return to the road for the tour, never mind the rest. 'There are times when the two of them haven't been able to be in the same room,' said a Spice Girls insider. 'They have had some crazy fall outs which is really hard for the others. 'If they can pull this tour off it will be nothing short of a miracle.'
CBC
25-04-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Whitecaps defeat Messi and Inter Miami 2-0 in 1st leg of CONCACAF semi
The Vancouver Whitecaps came out on top in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal Thursday, with a 2-0 win against Inter Miami FC. As Yasmine Ghania reports, it was also a great night for fans who got to watch soccer royalty.
