Staff Writer 

#TurksandCaicos, July 7, 2023 – Football Mega Star Club, Real Madrid is coming back to the Turks and Caicos and the goal in this visit is to train, specifically our boys in the sport which they dominate as world’s best.

Representatives from the Premier League team will arrive in the country for a three-day camp open to boys aged 7 to 14 years old, giving them an opportunity to be guided by some of the best in the sport of football.

The camp is as a result of an initiative by Desarrollos Hotelco, owners of the Ritz Carlton Turks and Caicos and a new development property on Dellis Cay.  They say the camp will provide an unparalleled experience.

Included in the Real Madrid delegation will be José María Gutiérrez Hernández “Guti”.

Guti is a Spanish former professional footballer and former vice captain of Real Madrid who represented the club in 542 official games through three Champions League titles and five La Liga championships.

Perpetually wearing his number 14, he’s described as the “headband wearing, killer assists king,” and is known for his extraordinary passes. Some football pundits describe him as a galactico (superstar) who came long before the era of Lionel Messi and Luka Modrić.

The TCI Football Association says a select group of players from  the U10 and U14 divisions from all TCIFA island-programs have been given a chance to participate in this one of a kind, exclusive experience.

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#Qatar, December 19, 2022 – Argentina has done it; And Lionel Messi cements himself as one of the greatest of all time in the sport of football. In the stars now with Pele, Maradona and Ronaldinho he has led a World Cup team to championship; it was his first time. What will certainly go down as one of the greatest World Cup finals ever played ended with ‘Les Blues’ or the French and the defending title holders going home empty-handed but not without a fight.

Thanks to two beautiful goals from Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria, Argentina led nearly the entire match comfortably with a two nil cushion. But France’s Kylian Mbappé was not to be denied and a penalty after the 80th minute put them on the scoreboard; mere seconds later he slammed the ball into the net once again tying up the score in electrifying fashion. And just like that- with 10 minutes left in the game France became contenders for the Cup once again. It was a comeback for the ages all heralded in by the golden boot Mbappé

Argentine fans were shattered. The game went into double overtime but with only 10 minutes to go Lionel Messi pulled one out of his hat to put the game 3-2  And yet, Mbappé with another amazing play and a second lightning fast, unstoppable penalty kick and goal; the first hattrick in a World Cup final in more than 50 years tied it up AGAIN.

The final match in the 2022 FIFA World Cup,  staged in Qatar and opened on November 20 went into penalty shootout stage; the win belonging to the team with the most of five shots from the penalty mark.

Mbappé and Messi, the two men of the night, took the penalties first, both of them finding the goal.  France twice after that and never recovered. And with some brilliant goalkeeping from Emiliano Martinez and a touch of the ball from Gonzalo Montiel it was over.

Argentina and Lionel Messi continued to celebrate and in Buenos Aires the sound of victory was deafening.

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November 23, 2022 – In an unbelievable World Cup upset Saudi Arabia snuck by Argentina on Tuesday to snatch a 2-1 victory.  Argentina one of the favorites in the Cup dominated the match holding on to possession of the ball for 70 per cent of it and taking 15 shots to Saudi Arabia’s three and they were up 1- nil at halftime.

But though they managed to score four goals, three of them were ruled offside.  Then came trouble.  Within eight minutes in the second half, the Saudis through  Saleh Al-Shehri and  Salem Al-Dawsari managed to score not one but two goals putting them in the lead and the Lionel Messi led team, previously unbeaten for 36 matches, could not recover in time.

It was celebration and a heart break after that as the Saudi’s back-flipped across the field and the Argentinians put their heads in hands.

Sporting stations are ranking it as one of the biggest upsets in World Cup History.  Saudi Arabia is now ranked at the top of Group C while Argentina sits at the bottom.