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Argentina star, Lionel Messi has expressed delight over a surprise visit paid to him by his former Barcelona teammate, Luiz Suarez, and his wife. Suarez and his wife Sofia paid a visit to Messi after the victory against France in Qatar that ended in a 4-0 penalties shootout in the Qatar FIFA 2022 World cup. Messi lead the Argentina team to Qatar FIFA 2022 World Cup until the South Americans came back home with the trophy after defeating the defending champions, France in a penalty shootout.

Arsenal Manager, Mikel Arteta, has drawn the attention of the Arsenal Board to make new signings "as quickly as possible". Arsenal is currently top of the English Premier League (EPL) table with five points ahead of champions Manchester City.

Chelsea Legend, Frank Lebouef, has suggested to the club midfielder, N”Golo Kante to listen to his body and consider throwing in the towel while the ovation is still high. Kante was billed for only two appearances for Chelsea this season.
The France International was missing in action during the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament that was just concluded in Qatar, and yet to future under the new Chelsea manager Grahams Potter. The former Leicester City star is struggling to make he come back to form for the Chelsea club.

France's international football star also a Ballon D’ or awardee, Karim Benzema has announced his retirement from international football. His country team, France in the last 24hrs lost the FIFA World cup finals to Argentina through a penalty kick at the Lusail stadium in Qatar sending his comrades back home unhappy. Being the defending champion, it was a humiliating defeat to the French team, Benzema took to his tweeter page this afternoon and wrote, “I made the effort and the mistakes it took to be where I am today and I’m proud of it! I have written my story and ours is ending.”

The Brazilian legend, and also one of the finest players in the history of football, Pele admits that Lionel Messi deserved to be a world Cup winner after a tricky match against the defending champions France on Sunday.

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Moroccan national football team, the Atlas Lions, after making it to the semi-finals in the ongoing Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, saying that the team is capable of winning the tournament. Buhari made this statement yesterday through the Senior Special Assistance on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu while commending the leadership of Morocco, especially King Mohammed the VI, for playing an exemplary leadership role that has put the African team in the limelight.