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Lionel Messi has enjoyed a career that most players could only dream of, sweeping up every major trophy and individual accolade available in the modern game. However, the Argentina icon has now offered a humble perspective on his journey, insisting that his legacy should be defined by more than just his bulging trophy cabinet. Messi reflects on his fighting spirit Lionel Messi has spent the better part of two decades rewriting the history books, establishing himself as arguably the greatest player to ever grace the pitch. From his record-breaking days at Barcelona to his recent exploits with Inter Miami, the diminutive playmaker has consistently performed at a level that defies logic. The Argentine superstar was named the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports laureate, becoming the first individual footballer to receive the honor. The Princess of Asturias Foundation recognized not only his brilliance on the pitch but also his charitable work through the Leo...

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick admitted it was hard to live through a day like this, stressing that he and his players feel disappointed, after his side's 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford on Sunday in the eighth round of the Premier League. Carrick pointed to two key moments in the loss: "Leny (Yoro) slipped for one of the goals, and there was a questionable free-kick against Ayden (Heaven) for another goal." As reported by the " BBC ", he added: "I didn't think anyone was close enough to him for a free-kick to be given. Leny's slip is unfortunate, he has a bright future and is a talented player. He made a mistake today and he feels it, but he shouldn't. Mistakes happen, it's not a mistake in the literal sense, it's just a slip." On the decisive third goal, he continued: "For the third goal, the fans were waiting for us to score a goal in the second half, and if we had been given just one chance, on...

Dakota Johnson and Machine Gun Kelly’s rumored romance has been kept relatively under wraps, and their latest outing is just as low-key on the fashion front. The pair were spotted leaving a studio in Los Angeles, each offering a different take on off-duty dressing. Johnson, ever the purveyor of effortless and considered basics , stayed firmly within her tried-and-tested wardrobe territory. The actor wore a long black leather coat over a simple black tank, paired with straight-leg blue jeans cinched with a leather belt. A gray knit was draped nonchalantly over her shoulders, while black sunglasses, layered silver necklaces, and a pair of black velvet ballet flats from The Row completed the look. Her signature blunt bangs were present and correct. MGK leaned into his more rebellious sartorial sensibilities. The musician wore a boxy, contrast-stitched dark denim jacket with an exaggerated collar, layered over a white top, with loose-fitting dark trousers and chunky, well-w...

Nicolas Jackson was delighted after his brace fired Aston Villa to a 2-1 win over Manchester City on Saturday. The striker praised Unai Emery, his team-mates and the fans after a result that ended City’s perfect start to the Premier League season and handed Villa their first home league win of the campaign. Brace against the leaders Speaking to TNT Sports  after the match, Jackson reflected on his match-winning display. The striker scored both  of Villa’s goals to end Enzo Maresca’s side’s run of seven straight league wins, and insisted that scoring is simply part of his job. “It’s my work, so I’m very happy to do it every time,” Jackson said. “Hopefully I’m injury-free, and then I will continue working for the coach and the team. I’m very happy that we won, and that’s the most important for me.” Thriving under Emery Jackson has now scored six goals in his last six appearances in all competitions, and is thriving under Emery, who coached him...

WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said he discussed opening up North Sea oil during a conversation with ​British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Friday, as well as ‌touching on the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine "very lightly." "They're opening up the North Sea oil," Trump told reporters at the White House before departing for a campaign trip to ​Florida ahead of the November 3 midterm US elections. "I've been after ​them to do that for two years... Andy is getting ⁠it done." On Wednesday, Trump praised Britain's approval of the Jackdaw North Sea gas field,  a decision that ended years of legal and political wrangling, though ​British officials said a decision about the bigger Rosebank oilfield was yet to be made. Burnham's office said in a statement that the two leaders agreed the Jackdaw approval would ​bring "significant benefits" to Britain. They also welcomed continued cooperation between Brit...

Oct 23 (Reuters) - The United States is expected to remove 50% tariffs on some Canadian agricultural and forestry products in ​a bid to help Maine Senator Susan Collins and other Republicans ‌from northern US states in the upcoming midterm elections, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar. The reductions could be balanced out by raising levies on ​other Canadian goods, the report said, adding that a proclamation altering ​the tariffs could come as early as Friday. A White House ⁠official told the Journal that any tariff announcements would come directly from ​the administration and that any preliminary reporting is speculation. The White House didn't immediately ​respond to a Reuters request for comment. Senator Collins, in a statement issued shortly after the WSJ report, said that nine categories of products, including blueberry, potato, apple, and ​seaweed producers, will be exempted from U.S. tariffs on Canada. The Commerce Dep...

Tehran, Iran – When the latest iPhone 18 lineup was released by Apple in the United States on September 18, it only took a couple of days for the new models to go on sale in downtown Tehran. That is despite Apple not having a physical presence in Iran due to years of international sanctions, and the ongoing months-long US naval blockade  of Iran’s southern ports, through which the bulk of the country’s imports previously entered. " These things can’t stop a mobile phone seller,” a phone and accessories trader in Tehran’s Charsou Mall, a major electronics hub, told Al Jazeera, asking to remain anonymous for security reasons. But he explained that the process of bringing in phones has become much more complicated, time-consuming and costly, due to both external pressures and domestic conditions imposed by the Iranian government. Many  electronics manufactured internationally are imported into Iran via Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, but the nearly eight-month-lon...

LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Russian diesel cargoes are returning to their ​traditional destinations after the US suspended sanctions and secured the lifting of an export ban, with at least two tankers ‌signalling trips to Turkey and Brazil in recent days, according to shipping data from Kpler and LSEG. Russia lifted its self-imposed ban on October 9 on diesel exports, introduced to tackle domestic shortages triggered by Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries, after striking a deal  with US President Donald Trump to supply diesel to global markets. The deal ​included a temporary lifting of US sanctions on Russian fuel supply, though EU and UK embargoes on Russian fuel imports remain ​in force. Trump has set his sights on trying to calm diesel prices ahead of the midterm elections  on ⁠November 3. Diesel is a key fuel used in industry, agriculture and transportation. Usually the world's second-largest exporter of diesel after the United States, ​Russia had already redu...

WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he hoped for a positive outcome from US envoy Steve Witkoff meeting in Russi  on Wednesday and that he supports talks between the ‌leaders of Kyiv, Washington and Moscow. Zelenskiy said in an interview with Fox News that his talks with Witkoff in Oslo a day earlier were productive and that Ukraine ​was ready for diplomacy. He thanked the US for restoring intelligence ​sharing and said he hoped the limitations on Starlink and ⁠Starshield satellite services would end soon. "I hope that ... in -- I don't know, some ​hours -- we will have some result, God bless, positive," he said of Witkoff's meeting ​with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Zelenskiy said it was important to have a freeze in the fighting and move to diplomacy and toward an agreement that includes security guarantees, praising Trump's ​call for ceasefires. "It's important to negotiate trilateral...