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Sergio Agüero to be at the 2022 Qatar World Cup draw as Argentina representative

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Sergio Agüero will be at the 2022 Qatar World Cup draw.

Agüero will be in Doha, Qatar for the draw along with AFA president Claudio Tapia. According to TyC Sports, Agüero will be at the draw on April 1 where he will represent the Argentina national team.

The now retired Agüero stated in an interview last week that he spoke with the AFA president and he would be in Qatar for the World Cup. While he will not be part of the Argentina national team coaching staff, he is expected to be there in a role where he will help the players unwind and visit them.

Argentina to play on March 25 against Venezuela at Monumental in World Cup qualifier

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Argentina will play on March 25 against Venezuela at the Monumental.

The World Cup qualifier against Venezuela has been postponed by a day with a venue announced. It was initially set to take place on Thursday, March 24 but the match has been postponed until the next day.

It’s the final home World Cup qualifying match and it will take place at the Monumental which is River Plate’s stadium. After that, Argentina will play on March 29 against Ecuador. As we reported, the match against Ecuador will not take place at altitude but in Guayaquil. This would be the last qualifier until June where the Copa America champions will play against Brazil at a neutral venue.

Alejandro Papu Gómez substituted off injured for Sevilla vs. Real Betis

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Alejandro Papu Gómez was substituted off injured for Sevilla in their 2-1 win vs. Real Betis.

Papu Gómez was in tears on the bench after being substituted out. The 34 year old started the match along with Marcos Acuña with Gonzalo Montiel on the bench.

He was substituted out in the first half with what appears to be a muscle injury.

Giovanni Simeone scores a hattrick for Verona, reaches 15 goals in Serie A

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Giovanni Simeone scored a hattrick for Verona in their 3-1 vs. Venezia as he reaches 15 goals in Serie A this season.

Simeone has scored for the first time since December 12 vs. Atalanta as he is third in Serie A scoring. Simeone stole the ball from the Venezia defender and dribble into the box. His effort beat Sergio Romero to give Verona the 1-0 lead.

The second goal was a pass into the Argentine and his first time effort took a deflection off the defender and it was enough to get the better of Romero and make it 2-0 for Verona. It was a counter attack with Simeone on the end of it for the third goal. A pass in to the Argentine and his effort made it 3-1 for Verona as they got all three points.

Lionel Messi wins IFFHS All Time World’s Best One Club Goal Scorer award

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Lionel Messi has won the IFFHS All Time World’s Best One Club Goal Scorer award.

Messi scored 672 goals with FC Barcelona and is the player who has scored the most ever goals for a single club. The previous record was held by Pele but the Argentine broke it in his last season prior to joining PSG last August.

The Argentine scored 474 goals in La Liga, 120 in the Champions League, 56 in the Copa del Rey, 14 in the Super Copa, five at the FIFA Club World Cup and three in the UEFA Super Cup.

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