world-cup
Salt Bae can add Rolling Loud to the list of events he’s been banned from after the viral celebrity crashed Argentina’s World Cup celebration. Granted, Rolling Loud is likely joking and using the viral moment for promotion, the music festival took to Twitter on Thursday to announce plans to ban Salt Bae from attending its […]
Many found Salt Bae’s behavior at the World Cup to be outrageous. A quick recap in case you missed it: after Argentina’s win against France in the finals, Salt Bae, or Nusret Gökçe, somehow found his way onto the pitch, where he held and kissed the FIFA World Cup trophy and bothered a handful of […]
There’s a new most-liked Instagram post in town and it’s all thanks to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 proceedings. As of Tuesday, the title changeover had been made official: Lionel Messi of Argentina’s victory-celebrating post on Instagram, as seen below, is now the most-liked in the social media platform’s history. At the time of this writing, […]
Argentina fans are not happy with Salt Bae. The celebrity chef (real name Nusret Gökçe) posted on his Instagram several videos and photos of himself with the team who won the 2022 World Cup against France. However, what was not shown was how he got his content. For one photo in particular with superstar Lionel […]
To celebrate the FIFA World Cup final on Sunday, Lil Baby and Budweiser shared the music video for their anthem “The World Is Yours To Take.” Released back in September, the track samples Tear for Fears’ 1985 track “Everybody Wants to Rule the World.” The visual doubles as a celebratory ode to Argentina, which won the World […]
Drake lost a $1 million bet on the World Cup final, despite picking Argentina to win. As shown in the screenshot below, which Drizzy posted on his Instagram on Saturday night, the Toronto rapper placed his bet in the 1×2 market, which doesn’t account for extra time. Of course, Lionel Messi did end up leading Argentina to […]
It’s here. The culmination and peak of the sport, a heavy hitting World Cup Final has arrived between super powers. Argentina and France take the stage for the glory. While France is trying to run it back, which almost never happens, Argentina look to secure their first World Cup title in 36 years while also […]
French Montana continues to show love to his home country. The 38-year-old rapper returned Wednesday with “Morocco,” an anthemic record celebrating the national soccer team’s historic World Cup run. The song coincided with the country’s semi-finals match against France. Though Morocco was ultimately defeated 0-2, the game was still a proud moment for Montana and other Moroccans, as it marked the first […]
A U.S. soccer journalist died after collapsing during a World Cup match, and days later a second journalist has lost his life while covering the global event. The Doha-based Gulf Times reports Khalid al-Misslam, a photojournalist for local sports outlet Al Kass TV, passed away on Saturday. “Al-Misslam, a Qatari, died suddenly while covering the FIFA World Cup […]
Grant Wahl, a U.S. soccer journalist who’s written for CBS Sports and Sports Illustrated, died in Qatar on Friday after collapsing during a World Cup match, CBS News reports. Wahl was 48. The U.S. Soccer Federation confirmed the news in a statement on Twitter. “The entire U.S. soccer family is heartbroken to learn that we […]
