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  The hotel room football star, Lionel Messi stayed in during the Qatar 2022 World Cup is set to be turned into a museum after Argentina’s success in the tournament.   Messi was key in Argentina’s first World Cup win since 1986 and was named player of the tournament after netting twice in the dramatic final against France. The 35-year-old picked up the silver boot after netting seven goals in the tournament. Argentina began the tournament with a shock 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia, but eventually made it out of their group after wins beating Mexico and Poland.  In the round of 16, Argentina edged Australia 2-1 and had to dig deep to defeat the Netherlands on penalties after 120 minutes of football ended 2-2.   The semi-final saw the Albiceleste outclass a Luka Modric-led Croatia side 3-0 before relying on penalty shootout to overcome France. His achievements are now set to be immortalised, with Achraf Ben Ayad tweeting that the University of Qatar space he stayed in will be turned into a ‘

  Lionel Messi's Instagram post celebrating Argentina's World Cup triumph is now officially the most-liked social media post of all time.   The Argentine superstar has surpassed the record initially set by a TikTok video set by Filipino-born American singer and social media personality Bella Poarch back in 2020.   In the aftermath of Argentina's penalty shootout win over France, Messi took to Instagram to post 10 pictures of the celebrations in Qatar.   Messi accompanied the post with a caption that read: 'WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!!!! I dreamed it so many times, I wanted it so much that I still haven't fallen, I can't believe it......   'Thank you very much to my family, to all who support me and also to all who believed in us. We demonstrate once again that Argentines when we fight together and united we are capable of achieving what we set out to do. 'The merit belongs to this group, which is above individualities, it is the strength of all fighting for the

  Elon Musk has said he will resign as Twitter’s chief executive officer when he finds someone “foolish enough to take the job”. The billionaire promised earlier to abide by the result of a Twitter poll which saw 57.5% of users vote “yes” to him quitting the role. He says he will still run the software and servers teams after his replacement is found. Since Mr Musk bought the social media site in October, he has fired about half of its staff and attempted a rollout of Twitter’s paid-for verification feature before putting it on pause. The feature was relaunched last week. Civil liberties groups have also criticised his approach to content moderation, accusing him of taking steps that will increase hate speech and misinformation. On Friday, Mr Musk was condemned by the United Nations and European Union over Twitter’s decision to suspend some journalists who cover the social media firm. The UN tweeted that media freedom was “not a toy”, while the EU threatened Twitter with sanctions. Thi

  The founder and CEO of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried has agreed to be repatriated to the United States to face fraud charges. According to BBC, the 30-year-old American who lives in the Bahamas has been accused of committing “one of the biggest financial frauds in US history.” A source close to Bankman-Fried who has repudiated the allegations said Bankman-Fried had agreed to be extradited. Vanguard had published that FTX has filed for bankruptcy, leaving many people unable to withdraw funds. According to a court filing, FTX owed its 50 largest creditors almost $3.1bn (£2.5bn). As of the time of filing this report, it was not clear when Bankman-Fried will be extradited to the US, following his arrest on 12 December. Among the most serious allegations against him is that he used billions of dollars of customer funds to prop up his investment trading company Alameda. Last week, Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said Bankm

  Football star,  Lionel Messi was treated to a heroes reception as he returned to his home town of Rosario after leading Argentina to World Cup glory. The 35-year-old returned to his home city for the first time on Tuesday evening, December 20, since lifting the World Cup on Sunday, after he was earlier forced to evacuate Argentina's winners' parade earlier in the day, over safety concerns.    Following the parade, Messi was flown back by helicopter from Buenos Aires to Rosario - some 185 miles away - before he was pictured in a car driven by his wife Antonella Roccuzzo, as they headed home.   Upon his arrival, Messi was greeted by hundreds of cheering fans chanting 'Dale Campeon' translating to 'Let's go champion'. The jubilant fans had been pushed to two sides by security to clear space for his wife to drive the car through the middle and inside a building. Messi was born in Rosario and also started his football career playing for Newell's Old Boys ba

  An Abuja High Court sitting in Maitama has formerly granted Anita Okoye and Paul Okoye divorce.   Recall that in August 2021, Anita Okoye filed for divorce after 8 years of marriage.   Anita Okoye cited five major reasons for her decision to divorce her husband: cheating, a claimed separation, being an absent parent, fraud, and difficult experiences.   She, therefore, requested a settlement of $20,000 monthly as well as a number of  Paul' houses.   Earlier on, in her divorce petition signed by her lawyer, Ojonimi Akpe and Okutepa J.S, Anita had claimed that she contributed N10 million as an agreement with Paul that she would be granted space at the mall he had just completed in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.   However, she accused Paul Okoye of cheating her out of the deal.   The petition reads in part, "That I know as a fact that the Petitioner founded a company called TannkCo in 2019.   "That the Petitioner and the Respondent agreed to build a mall where TannkCo would have its

  An Argentina fan is facing jail time after she was spotted taking off her top in a fiery celebration of Argentina's victory over France in the World Cup final.    After Gonzalo Montiel's penalty kick sealed the win for Argentina, cameras turned towards cheering Argentina fans and among them was a blonde fan who gave the cameras a little more than was expected.  Ahead of the tournament, fans were warned that they would be required to respect Qatar's strict, conservative customs.   The Qatar Tourism Authority stated: 'Visitors (men as well as women) are expected to show respect for local culture by avoiding excessively revealing clothing in public.    'It is generally recommended for men and women to ensure their shoulders and knees are covered.'   In conservative Qatar, women are banned from wearing any revealing outfits such as tight clothing and from showing any cleavage.    Non-Qatari women are not required to wear the abaya - a long, black robe that covers