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Lionel Messi became the second-most decorated player in the history of football after Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao in the Copa Del Rey final 4-0, with the Argentine scoring two goals in just four minutes, the Givemesport news website reported. The victory means the forward has now drawn level with his former teammates – Spaniard Andres Inesta and Brazilian Maxwell – by winning 37 trophies. These include prizes he won with Barcelona and the Argentinian national team. According to Goal.com, Messi's arch nemesis Cristiano Ronaldo has been less lucky and won only 31 trophies, but the Portuguese player boasts a variety of prizes from different football leagues, including the Premier League, which is widely considered the best in the world. The most successful player in the history of football is Messi’s former teammate Dani Alves. Over the course of his career, the Brazilian midfielder won 42 trophies. … [Read more...] about Lionel Messi Becomes Second-Most Decorated Player in History of Football, Report Says

IT is interesting that we are now having a lively debate on approaches to the nation’s history in certain informed circles. We took the first steps towards writing a Malaysia-centric history more than 50 years ago with eminent historians like Wang Gungwu and RR Bonney. In the drive and haste to achieve development and create new successes, we seemed to have overlooked our nation’s own key founders. After more than 20 years of developing Putrajaya, our national administrative centre, there does not seem to be any single facility of note to honour Datuk Onn Jaafar. It was Onn who, together with some other distinguished nationalists, founded Umno and took the first steps towards the country becoming an independent, sovereign and modern nation. Onn was a very broadminded leader who believed in an all-inclusive and united society and placed great importance on the mastery of both Bahasa Malaysia and English. He placed overarching importance on the attainment of peace as well as … [Read more...] about It’s time to honour this key figure from our history

Over the course of two decades, Vin Diesel's main character Dominic Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise has faced off against a number of formidable foes, from Dwayne Johnson's Luke Hobbs to Jason Statham's Deckard Shaw, and Charlize Theron's Cipher. In Fast & Furious 9 , Dom will be up against Jakob, his younger brother with a huge grudge against him. John Cena, who will be playing Jakob, recently told Collider that it was an honor to portray the greatest adversary Dom has ever faced. "I certainly didn't overlook the responsibility of the opportunity. I get to reap the rewards of this family who has poured the foundation and built the structure of a global delivering blockbuster. I get invited into the ninth installment to share the last name Toretto and to be Dom's greatest adversary of all time . That is not lost. I think it has to start there. It has to start with respect. It goes back to what Justin says about earning your next chapter. I believe that's a nice … [Read more...] about F9 Newcomer John Cena Declares Himself the Greatest Villain in Fast & Furious History

North Rhine-Westphalia's State Premier Armin Laschet is set to be the Christian Democratic Union's (CDU) candidate for chancellor in September's election after over a week of tortuous wrangling with the leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) Markus Söder . Laschet has led the CDU since mid-January , and t he 60-year-old is now expected to win the election for the CDU/CSU conservative alliance and succeed Angela Merkel this year. It is a gamble : Polling of not only CDU supporters , but also Germans in general indicated Söder was the more popular candidate . According to a recent Forsa poll, only 32% of voters who voted CDU or CSU in the 2017 federal election said they would stick with their choice if Laschet were the candidate. But after hours-long discussion Monday night, three-quarters of the members of the CDU party board backed Laschet . A week earlier, the CDU presidium — the party's major figures and state leaders — had … [Read more...] about Armin Laschet: The man set to be the CDU’s chancellor candidate

The news that Convent Bukit Nanas has not been granted an extension of its land lease by the Federal Territories Lands and Mines Department was met with horror and disgust by many of us. That was followed by the thought, “Lease? Shouldn’t it have been gazetted a long time ago, along with the Victoria Institute, as a heritage site?” Convent Bukit Nanas, fondly known as CBN, was established in Kuala Lumpur in 1899. It was founded just five years after the Victoria Institution and is one of the oldest schools in the country. CBN has humble beginnings, it did not start with government grants or grand funding. The land that CBN stands on was bought by the nuns (of the Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur, which operates the school) with contributions from the public. When I took my children on a tour of my old school recently, they marvelled at its majestic appearance. The English Gothic-style architecture that gives CBN its regal look is not replicated in present day public … [Read more...] about Historic Convent Bukit Nanas should be declared a national heritage site, not demolished