Tag: Lionel Messi
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Colorado Rapids defender Lucas Herrington reflects on World Cup penalty heartbreak
COMMERCE CITY — The nerves were gone by the time Lucas Herrington made the long, lonely walk to the penalty spot in Arlington, Texas. After Egypt legend Mohamed Salah calmly converted his penalty kick, Australia’s hopes of advancing to the World Cup’s Round of 16 largely hinged on the Rapids’ 18-year-old center back. It was,…
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Lionel Messi stands between Spain’s stingy defense and glory | World Cup Insider
Denver Gazette reporter Vinny Benedetto takes you around the World Cup: World Cup Insider If there is a man who can do something no player or team has managed so far this World Cup, he will be wearing Argentina’s No. 10 shirt on Sunday. “We will give it our all,” Argentina captain Lionel Messi told…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Why Bo Nix is not worthy of top-10 ranking among NFL QBs
Name 10 NFL quarterbacks better than Bo Nix. — Carlos, the elk-hunter Kiz: Broncos Country has got its orange knickers in a knot, because a recent ESPN survey of league execs, coaches and scouts failed to list Nix among the top 16 of league QBs. OK, there’s one important skillset where Nix definitely ranks in…
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United States eyes soft knockout start, potential Belgian revenge | World Cup Insider
Denver Gazette reporter Vinny Benedetto takes you around the World Cup: World Cup Insider The United States’ path through the knockout stage is known. Before Americans can dream of getting revenge against Belgium in the Round of 16 or an exciting matchup against a talented Senegalese squad, the United States will face a game Bosnia…
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Mark Kiszla: Biggest upset at World Cup? Tourney has become love letter to USA
LOS ANGELES – The World Cup came to America and delivered the U.S. a love letter capable of melting the coldest heart. What makes this soccer tournament so powerful is its ability to make us look up from our cellphones long enough to feel the same goose bumps as strangers from strange lands. I plunked…
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11 players from 11 countries to know before kickoff — and Italy’s absence | 2026 World Cup Insider
Denver Gazette reporter Vinny Benedetto takes you around the World Cup: The biggest stage of the beautiful game is back on American soil for the first time since Brazil bested Italy in penalty kicks to win the 1994 World Cup final at the Rose Bowl. This year’s champion will be crowned July 19 at MetLife…
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Mark Kiszla: Messi magic in Broncos Country as Denver becomes the U.S. fútbol capital for a day
With the Broncos stadium awash in a pink sea of Lionel Messi jerseys, Denver was transformed into a fútbol town as rowdy as Buenos Aires or Barcelona. On a Saturday when Nikola Jokic raised the roof in the Nuggets’ home arena and Shohei Ohtani filled a ballpark in LoDo, both those sports giants were dwarfed…
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Lionel Messi in Denver: What you need to know for Rapids vs. Inter Miami game
It’s not every day that the greatest soccer player of all-time (arguably) is in Denver. The Colorado Rapids are set to host Lionel Messi and Inter Miami at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on Saturday. It is expected to be Messi’s first-ever game in Colorado. Here’s everything you need to know. Will Messi…