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Former Barcelona star and Argentina's most capped player Javier Mascherano, gave Lionel Messi some advice after announcing his retirement. Mascherano announced his retirement a few minutes after the final whistle of the match that saw "Les bleus" take down "La Albiceleste" 4-3 was blown. The thrilling game between Argentina and France in which France emerged victorious could potentially have been Messi's last World Cup appearance.  Lucas Biglia followed in Mascherano's footsteps and announced his retirement after the game. He said, " It's up to a lot of us to  take a step aside and allow fresh blood to come in. " He further added, " I don't know what the others will do. Another generation is coming through and I hope they can work in peace.   I gave it everything. You have to be honest with yourself. " Sergio Aguero won't be retiring from international football. " We'll keep working at our clubs and if som

photo credit: BBC  La Albiceleste captain Lionel Messi, gave Argentina a lifeline with his 14th minute strike. It took him a while to get warmed up but he's back. Tuesday's must win clash saw a revived Argentina after their previous match struggles against Iceland and Croatia, with Messi rediscovering his best form. The Argentinian forward received a decisive pass from Ever Banega - Sevilla midfielder, with the ball falling right at Messi's feet. Messi handled the ball with three synchronized touches with three different parts of his body to score, delivering a thumping shot with his 'less active' right foot and finished past the Nigerian goalkeeper. photo credit: Getty and Reuters Nigeria was given an opportunity to equalize thanks to Maraschino's terrible mistake. He held Nigeria's Balogun at Nigeria's first corner in the 2nd half of the game, earning Nigeria a penalty. Victor Moses calmly beat Argentina's debutante goalke

Geneva Ayala - XXXTentacion's ex-girlfriend - broke her silence on Tuesday, June 19, following X's death on Monday. Ayala uploaded a drawing of two people, seemingly X and herself, and captioned it, " i want to scream at the top of my lungs until i can't then keep screaming. i don't want to believe this. no one knows. the shit. i feel. for you. " She posted a short clip on her Instagram, and wrote, " It isn't real. Come back. " She wrote on Twitter, " I  know y’all don’t f**k w me, but this isn’t about me. Just please stop tagging me in disrespectful threads and arguments. I honestly don’t care for any of the hype. I lost someone close to me. leave me alone. "  She found it disgusting that people focused on the abuse she allegedly suffered from the rapper, as she said in another tweet," It’s disgusting that people are speaking for me. I don’t care if no one cared about me however many months ago, I didn’t lose my life. he did

photo credit: Billboard Rapper XXXTentacion's sensational blooming musical career came to brutal end on Monday June 18. XXX, whose real name is Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was shot by at least one of two armed suspects as he left a motorcycle dealership in South Florida. As he was leaving the motorcycle dealer, an armed masked man ran up to his car and shot him. The assailant and his partner fled in a black Dodge Journey after shooting XXX. Investigators report the young rapper was driving a black BMW after leaving RIVA Motorsports. Witnesses told police officers a Louis Vuitton bag was taken from XXX's vehicle. The rapper was rushed - in a comatose state - in an ambulance to Broward Health North at 1:35 p.m. According to a report by TMZ, XXXTentacion was pronounced dead by Broward County Sheriff's Department at 2:40 p.m.  XXXTentaacion's car at the crime scene Renowned rappers J. Cole and Kanye West among thousands of fans reacted quickly to the tragic news on so

Swedish EDM prodigy Avicii, was laid to rest eleven days ago (seven weeks after his death). A private funeral attended by only Avicii's family and closest friends, held in Stockholm on June 8. Avicii, whose real name is Tim Bergling, "was buried on Friday at the Skogskyrkogården cemetery in Stockholm", said Ebba Lindqvist - Avicii's publicist, on Tuesday. She further added, "Only his family and closest friends were present."  Avicii was found dead on April 20 in Muscat Oman, where he was vacationing with friends. No official cause of death has been revealed but an open letter written by Avicii's parents several days after his death suggest suicide. Avicii's brother-in-law Joakim Sterner was in attendance, and he posted a picture of himself posing in front of a crucifix at  Skogskyrkogården.  Jesse Waits, an American entrepreneur who was a good friend of the "Levels" hitmaker also attended, and posted an image of the funeral ord

It's finally World Cup 2018! 32 teams categorized into 8 groups are in for 65 matches, to be played in 12 venues.  ·         Group A teams are: Russia, Uruguay, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. ·         Group B teams are: Portugal, Spain, Iran and Morocco. ·         Group C teams are: France, Peru, Denmark and Australia. ·         Group D teams are: Argentina, Croatia, Iceland and Nigeria. ·         Group E teams are: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica and Serbia. ·         Group F teams are: Germany, Mexico, Sweden and South Korea. ·         Group G teams are: Belgium, England, Tunisia and Panama. ·         Group H teams are: Poland, Colombia, Senegal and Japan. This is the full schedule for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.  Luzhniki Stadium (in Moscow) hosted the opening game between Russia and Saudi Arabia, and will also host the final match. It is the biggest stadium in Russia, and has a capacity of 80,000 seats. The other 11 stadiums are: Krestovsky Stadium/