BUENOS AIRES, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Argentine President Mauricio Macri congratulated soccer player Lionel Messi for his goal during Tuesday's match against the United States and also for becoming the top goalscorer in the history of Argentina's national team.
"Messi's goal from a free kick was tremendous, out of this world. Congratulations to the top goalscorer in our history!" wrote Macri on his official Twitter account in reference to the forwards participation in the 2016 Centennial Copa America which is being held in the United States.
Argentina hammered the United States 4-0 in the semi-final match. During the match, Messi scored a spectacular goal from a free kick. The match was played in the U.S. city of Houston in the southern state of Texas.
Forward Ezequiel Lavezzi, who plays for China's Hebei Fortune, scored one goal, but fractured his left elbow. Gonzalo Higuain scored the other two goals.
Argentina will face the winner of Wednesday's match between Chile and Colombia in the final on Sunday June 26. Both teams are coached by Argentinians, Juan Antonio Pizzi and Jose Pekerman, respectively.
During the last Copa America tournament in 2015, Chile became champions for the first time after defeating Argentina in penalties after drawing 0-0 after extra time. Enditem
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MEXICO CITY Mens Nike Air Presto QS Grey Black UK , Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rica and Mexico are the No.1 and No. 2 teams of their regional North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football Confederation (Concacaf).
According to the latest monthly national team rankings issued Thursday by world football body FIFA, each team moved up a notch compared to last month, with Costa Rica in 15th place and Mexico in 17th place.
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None of the top 14 teams moved from their month-ago slots, with the exception of Spain, which moved up a notch to place 7th, with 1,241 points.
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The next monthly update is set for Sept. 18.
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TOKYO, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck off northeastern Japan's Iwate prefecture at 5:22 a.m. local time (GMT 2022 Tuesday) Mens Nike Air Presto Essential Green UK , Japan Meteorological Agency said on Wednesday.
The temblor was centered off the shore of Iwate prefecture, with the epicenter at a latitude of 40.3 degrees north and a longitude of 142.5 degrees east and at depth of 30 km.
The earthquake logged 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7 in some parts of Iwate, Aomori and Miyagi prefectures.
So far no major damage or injuries were reported, and no tsunami warning has been issued.
GUANGZHOU, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese police have arrested seven suspects for making explosives and planning to detonate them to cause turmoil in a "shadow army" farce.
The case dates back to March when police in south China's Guangdong Province received online tip-offs of a person trying to start a "shadow army" via social-networking platforms in order to carry out sabotage activities, police said.
Ensuing investigations identified the person as 41-year-old Xiang Fengxuan, who had been in jail for five years for theft and had "far greater political ambitions" than the laundry service he opened after his jail time.
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By the time of arrest, the group was already making explosives and planned to kidnap rich people and fund their activities with ransom, before eventually triggering explosions in the public.
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CAIRO, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Immediately after Egypt's new cabinet was sworn in on Tuesday, Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim pledged to restore stability and remove all illegal street vendors to ease the country's chronic traffic problems.
Previous Egyptian governments had tried to launch wide-scale campaigns targeting vendors who occupy many of the country's already crowded streets. The clampdown may somehow improve the traffic, yet it was deemed a curse for the poor.
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For migrants with low levels of education and not many applicable skills, who moved from villages to the cities, selling is the only way for them to earn their living.
Ali, 52 and uneducated, used to live in a village in Upper Egypt of Aswan province. He said he is very old to find another job that could afford the expenses of his five children.