Tag: Lionel Messi
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United States eyes soft knockout start, potential Belgian revenge | World Cup Insider
Denver Gazette reporter Vinny Benedetto takes you around the World Cup: World Cup Insider The United States’ path through the knockout stage is known. Before Americans can dream of getting revenge against Belgium in the Round of 16 or an exciting matchup against a talented Senegalese squad, the United States will face a game Bosnia…
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Mark Kiszla: Biggest upset at World Cup? Tourney has become love letter to USA
LOS ANGELES – The World Cup came to America and delivered the U.S. a love letter capable of melting the coldest heart. What makes this soccer tournament so powerful is its ability to make us look up from our cellphones long enough to feel the same goose bumps as strangers from strange lands. I plunked…
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11 players from 11 countries to know before kickoff — and Italy’s absence | 2026 World Cup Insider
Denver Gazette reporter Vinny Benedetto takes you around the World Cup: The biggest stage of the beautiful game is back on American soil for the first time since Brazil bested Italy in penalty kicks to win the 1994 World Cup final at the Rose Bowl. This year’s champion will be crowned July 19 at MetLife…
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From feeding Messi to selling at Denver airport, Maria Empanada is having its moment
Denver-born restaurant turns 15 years old and expands to unique places Lorena Cantarovici didn’t get to meet her sports hero, Argentine professional footballer Lionel Andrés “Leo” Messi, when the Inter Miami CF played the Colorado Rapids last month. But he ate food from her restaurant, Maria Empanada, and that’s pretty cool, too. “I was dreaming…
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Mark Kiszla: Messi magic in Broncos Country as Denver becomes the U.S. fútbol capital for a day
With the Broncos stadium awash in a pink sea of Lionel Messi jerseys, Denver was transformed into a fútbol town as rowdy as Buenos Aires or Barcelona. On a Saturday when Nikola Jokic raised the roof in the Nuggets’ home arena and Shohei Ohtani filled a ballpark in LoDo, both those sports giants were dwarfed…
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Lionel Messi in Denver: What you need to know for Rapids vs. Inter Miami game
It’s not every day that the greatest soccer player of all-time (arguably) is in Denver. The Colorado Rapids are set to host Lionel Messi and Inter Miami at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on Saturday. It is expected to be Messi’s first-ever game in Colorado. Here’s everything you need to know. Will Messi…
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Lionel Messi, Inter Miami scheduled to come to Colorado in April 2026
Will Colorado host the great Lionel Messi in 2026? The Rapids open the season at Seattle on Sunday, Feb. 22, and conclude it Saturday, Nov. 7, at Dallas, according to their schedule released Thursday. Inter Miami FC, Messi’s team, is scheduled to play at Colorado on Saturday, April 18. It’s uncertain if that match would…