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Cristiano Ronaldo has said he is open to the idea of owning a football club after retiring from the game in "two to three years maximum."The Portugal international is under contract with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr until June 2025 but is already making plans about his future.- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) "I don't rule out becoming a club owner," Ronaldo, 38, told reporters during an event in Madrid to sponsor URSU 9 bottled water, his new business venture.

Watch Lionel Messi: Destiny on BBC One on Saturday, 3 June at 22:20 GMT, and on BBC iPlayer
In an hour-long film, the BBC delves into that success with input from some of those involved - including players Emiliano Martinez, Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez, and manager Lionel Scaloni.Here are a few takeaways from Lionel Messi: Destiny...

Lionel Messi's presence will give Argentina a "special advantage" against Croatia in their World Cup semi-final, says defender Nicolas Tagliafico.Argentina's progress to Tuesday's match has largely been inspired by Messi, the forward scoring four and assisting two of their nine goals."He has always been like this," said Lyon left-back Tagliafico.

By Phil McNulty Chief football writer at Lusail Stadium


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Argentina's vast support gathered in their thousands at Qatar's Energy City adjacent to the vast Lusail Stadium with only one man on their minds as they faced World Cup jeopardy.

Now that we're on the seventh day of the 2022 World Cup, I have one question for you ...
Are you ready to see what Adrien Rabiot can do for an encore?Are you ready to see what Angel Di Maria and Argentina will also do for an encore?So little time to find out what's next!OK, so maybe I could also mention the guy in the picture who will also be playing today, but what we're really here for is to see what the world's greatest midfielder can do after his impressive World Cup opener and then what the Copa America winners can do to not go home early from a tournament they were being tipped to potentially go far in.

There are games in which Max Allegri can be the first person you point the finger at when it comes to Juventus ' struggles.The tactics, the approach, the ultra-defensive setup that prevents Juventus from getting multiple good looks on goal because they're more interested in protecting the 1-0 lead that they have - it's all a game of connect the dots that comes back to the guy filling out the starting lineup.

There is something very different about the Juventus roster enter the first leg of the Europa League semifinal matchup against Sevilla in Turin on Thursday night.Can you guess what it is?We'll play the "Jeopardy!"music while you think about it for a couple of seconds.OK, let's throw the answer out here: Just like we saw over the weekend when Juventus headed to Bergamo to face Atalanta, Max Allegri will have nearly all of his squad available for selection.

Over the course of the last 180 minutes, Juventus has played with fire more than anybody would have liked to see.A 1-0 lead is always going to be precious these days for Juve, but it's even more of the case when your tactics are very much swaying to the conservative side or your simply unlucky when you're in front of goal.

Juventus will host Sevilla tomorrow in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final as they attempt to get to the final of this iteration of the competition for the first time.The Bianconeri come into this game after an impressive win away at Champions League-chasing Atalanta over the weekend while the visitors tomorrow managed to come from behind to beat second-from-bottom Espanyol.

Argentina captain Lionel Messi passed 100 international goals in a friendly win at home to Curacao.The 35-year-old forward reached the landmark when he opened the scoring on 20 minutes in Santiago del Estero.He added two more before the break for his seventh international hat-trick.Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez also scored, before Argentina paraded the World Cup trophy in front of more than 42,000 supporters.

Out of all the injured players that are currently on Juventus ' roster, it just so happened to be the club's two biggest creative attacking threats were the two big question marks in terms of their availability.There was even more uncertainty as Juve rolled out onto the Continassa and one of those guys wasn't taking part in the final training session before Max Allegri's squad hopped on a plane to Germany.

Much like in the other big game happening on Sunday, regardless of result, it's never great when you have to talk about refereeing decisions when you recap a game.Alas, we have to do just that again, as there was an unfortunate ref show taking place at the Allianz Stadium.Thankfully, Juventus managed to scrape by Fiorentina in a 1-0 victory that was a bit more dramatic than it had any right of being.

You walk into your garage, and you can't believe your eyes: a brand-new, sparkling F-250 sits there in all its glory.The black truck has the legendary 6.7-liter Power Stroke diesel engine markings on the side, the Platinum trim designation, and all the exterior bells and whistles you could ever want.

As we wait to hear about the appeal of Juventus' 15-point penalty that has seen the club drop down into the mid-table zone in Serie A, the most direct way into next season's Champions League is still very much uncertain.That's because after last Thursday's 1-1 draw with Nantes in Turin, Juve head to France this week needing to win during a time in which their play is not inspiring a whole lot of confidence.

Angel Di Maria scored a hat trick as Juventus eased to a 3-0 win at 10-man Nantes on Thursday to reach the Europa League round of 16 4-1 on aggregate.Juventus only managed a 1-1 draw against the French side in the home leg as they eyed a long run in the European competition to boost a miserable campaign in which they have been deducted 15 Serie A points for financial irregularities.

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Gabriele MarcottiSenior Writer, ESPN FC



DOHA, QATAR - Argentina are a work in progress.Or, perhaps, a voyage of self-discovery.This may seem like an odd thing to say when you've lost just one of your previous 39 internationals, when you're coming off three wins on the spin and when you're in the last eight of the World Cup.

After nearly two wild and dramatic weeks at the World Cup, we have the reached the win-or-go-home portion of the tourney.Sixteen teams remain, 16 others have been eliminated, and the fun continues on Saturday.Be sure to check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Qatar.

And then, on the 23rd day of February in the year 2023, a 35-year-old Angel Di Maria delivered one of the best individual performances from a Juventus player that we've seen in years.You won't find any of us complaining about it.Di Maria's first-half masterclass that saw him score twice - including an opener that is one of the best goals you will see regardless of the competition this season - and then capped off his first Juventus hat trick after the break to lead the charge Thursday night.

Juventus will take a narrow one-goal advantage to Germany next week after Angel Di Maria thundered home a second half header to give the hosts a 1-0 win in the first leg of their Round of 16 clash in the Europa League.Speaking after the game, coach Massimiliano Allegri was pleased with the overall performance though he did have regrets that Juve did not score more.

Angel Di Maria is coming off the best game we've seen from a Juventus player on the European stage in at least a few years, if not longer.You earn that distinction when you score a brilliant hat trick and show everybody that, at age 35, you're still very much capable of doing things that don't happen very often even at the biggest club Italy has to offer.

Juventus continued to maintain their hold on the seventh spot (minus the fifteen points) with a solid 4-2 win over Torino, coming from behind twice in the Derby della Mole to secure all three points.Quick responses from Juan Cuadrado and Danilo ensured the Bianconeri were level going into the break, before Bremer and Adrien Rabiot scored after the break in a wide open game that was entertaining to watch.

And we thought Juventus coming off a 5-1 loss to Napoli was a doozy last week.This week ... oh, the doozy-o-meter got cranked up even more.More, more, more.We didn't get to celebrate Federico Chiesa's first goal in over a calendar year for 24 hours before the biggest news bomb in a season full of off-field news bombs came across the wire.

At the very least, we found out that this Juventus team has plenty of fight in it.When it was four minutes in and Ademola Lookman was credited with a goal that Wojciech Szczesny should be catching 11 times out of 10, I wasn't so sure we'd be saying that.A tumultuous week came to its apex Sunday night.

Leaders Napoli thrashed second-placed Juventus 5-1 in Serie A on Friday, increasing their advantage at top of the standings to 10 points.Napoli went ahead in the 14th minute, after Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny saved a close-range bicycle kick by winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia but failed to deny Victor Osimhen's follow-up with a header.

Simply by the nature of the time of the schedule in which it is occurring, Lazio's trip to Turin this season is coming under very different circumstances than the last one back in May.That time, there was very much nothing to play for on Juve's end of the equation in the 2021-22 season finale, with who the Bianconeri was saying farewell to dominating the story coming out of things.

Angel Di Maria will not be leaving Juventus in January, according to Fabrizio Romano, despite recent rumours suggesting he might.The veteran winger will stay at the Allianz Stadium for the full season, as defined in his contract with the Bianconeri, and his decision on the future beyond that will be made in the next couple of months.

Argentina have won the 2022 World Cup after emerging victorious from a penalty shootout in a scarcely-believable final against France.Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as the 2018 champions twice came from behind after Lionel Messi's brace had twice put Argentina ahead.But Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Tchouameni missed from 12 yards before Gonzalo Montiel netted the decisive spot-kick to spark wild scenes of celebration.

Didier Deschamps will make a decision on his France future in the new year after overseeing Les Bleus' dramatic penalty shoot-out loss to Argentina in the World Cup final.Kylian Mbappe's hat-trick - just the second to be scored in a men's World Cup final - saw France twice come from behind in a thrilling 3-3 draw after extra time at Lusail Stadium.

For anyone who watched the 2022 FIFA World Cup Group C opener between Argentina and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, try to remember where you were at around 2.13 p.m. AST (Arabian Standard Time) -- when Salem Al-Dawsari picked out the top corner with a sublime curling effort.Or awhile later around 3 p.m., when the final whistle blew at Lusail Stadium.

Argentina warmed up for the World Cup with a 5-0 hammering of the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, as a brace from Angel Di Maria and goals from Julian Alvarez, Lionel Messi and Joaquin Correa extended their unbeaten run to 36 games.Roared on by the Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium crowd, Argentina took the lead when Messi collected a pass from Di Maria and found himself with the goalkeeper to beat, but unselfishly set up Alvarez for his third international goal in the 17th minute.