Category Archives: Lionel Messi

World Cup Nuggets – 18th January 2023

Photo © Jono Vernon-Powell Exactly a month ago, one of, if not the greatest World Cup finals reached a breathtaking endgame. With a nonchalance betraying the occasion and his relative inexperience (this was his 22nd international), Gonzalo Montiel stroked home the winning penalty. The 25-year-old had entered the frenetic match as a substitute in extraContinue reading “World Cup Nuggets – 18th January 2023”

World Cup semi-final Nuggets Part I

Argentina take on Croatia this evening, a match that has been characterised as the meeting of two players who are heading for Roger Milla’s Last Chance Saloon. The battle of the legendary LMs – Lionel Messi versus Luka Modrić. It is understandable that these two are the headline act although there is so much moreContinue reading “World Cup semi-final Nuggets Part I”

World Cup Nuggets – The quarter-finals Part I

It has been a hellish two days without any World Cup action so thankfully the quarter-finals now are here and each one has something to attract our attention and get us excited. The wait is almost over and the even better news is that we have Nuggets aplenty. We start with an absolute humdinger thatContinue reading “World Cup Nuggets – The quarter-finals Part I”

World Cup Nuggets Day 11

You can pick up a copy of the World Cup Nuggets book directly from the publishers, Halcyon https://bit.ly/3eXfV2y or via Amazon https://amzn.to/3TKD1J0 – the choice is yours… The bias towards goals in the second half of matches has continued with all Wednesday’s seven goals coming after half-time so now 65 of the total of 95 have come in 2nd half, aContinue reading “World Cup Nuggets Day 11”

World Cup Nuggets – Day 7

France are through and Argentina are still in it, so all eyes are on Germany and whether they can survive after playing Spain tonight. You can pick up a copy of the World Cup Nuggets book directly from the publishers, Halcyon https://bit.ly/3eXfV2y or via Amazon https://amzn.to/3TKD1J0 26 November AUSTRALIA DUKING IT In their 1-0 win over Tunisia, Australia recorded theirContinue reading “World Cup Nuggets – Day 7”