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‘They came here to fight’: At least four players from Argentine club Arsenal were detained for interrogation after a confrontation with Brazilian police at a Copa Libertadores match on Wednesday.
Police said at least two officers and a journalist sustained minor injuries in the brawl after Atletico Mineiro’s 5-2 win over the Argentine club in the city of Belo Horizonte.
Authorities said the players will likely be charged after throwing punches and kicking the officers who were trying to protect the referees as the final whistle blew at the Independencia Stadium. (Photo: Douglas Mano/AFP/Getty Images)
Lionel Messi got a new tattoo in tribute to his son Thiago. It’s an interesting choice … (Photo: Twitter/Leo Messi Fan Club/Matias Messi)
This does not look promising: Lionel Messi was carried off on a stretcher with an apparent knee injury as Barcelona was held to 0-0 by Benfica at Camp Nou in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Messi, who went on as a reserve in the 58th minute, collided with Benfica goalkeeper Artur in the 85th and was in obvious pain from his left knee.
Messi is only one goal short of tying Gurd Mueller’s 40-year-old record for most goals in a calendar year.
Brazilian Gabriel Muniz, 11, kicks a ball in front of Barcelona’s soccer player Lionel Messi at Joan Gamper training camp. Despite being born with malformation of his feet, fourth grader Gabriel puts hours into soccer every day in his neighbourhood. Gabriel aspires to be a professional soccer player just like his idol Argentina’s Messi of Barcelona FC. (REUTERS/Miguel Ruiz/FC Barcelona/ Handout)
Artin Elmayan Elmayan, who emigrated to Argentina from Europe when it was on the verge of war in 1938 at the age of 21, said he took up tennis as a hobby and has never looked back. Now, aged 95, he is the world’s oldest-ranked player.
Police opened an investigation Monday into an assault complaint filed against David Nalbandian after the Argentine tennis player kicked an advertising board and injured a line judge during the Queen’s Club final.
London police declined to say who made the complaint against Nalbandian, who was defaulted from Sunday’s match against Marin Cilic in the grasscourt Wimbledon warmup event.
Any member of the public who witnessed the event in person or on television could have made a complaint, as could the line judge himself.
Carlos Tevez looks so thrilled to be heading back to England.
Ruminant photo op of the day
Sheep, painted in the colours of Rugby World Cup teams (L-R) Argentina, Italy, Romania and New Zealand graze in Dunedin, New Zealand, Sept. 11, 2011. (David Rogers/Getty Images)
