Tunisian Lionel Messi – Youssef Msakni – tells England: We will beat you because we’re mentally stronger.

Injured playmaker has revealed the top talents among his international team-mates ahead of crucial clash  THE Lionel Messi of Tunisia taunted Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions, declaring: We will beat you because we’re mentally stronger.Youssef Msakni will not  be on the Volgograd Arena pitch after tearing his cruciate knee ligament in April during a Qatari league match. His cruel KO came just a month after Tunisia coach Nabil Maaloul claimed being without their talisman would be the same as Argentina  losing superstar Messi. But gifted Al-Duhail playmaker Msakni, 27, is such…

Russian factory workers plan protest during England World Cup match

The Red October steelworks sits in the shadow of the Volgograd Arena, where England will play Tunisia on Monday. Angry workers at a Russian factory near the stadium where England’s footballers will play their first World Cup match are planning a protest to coincide with the game. The world’s largest sports tournament has brought the Red October steelworks in Volgograd to a partial standstill. Under measures intended to reduce stores of hazardous materials which could be used by terrorists, Russian factories have been asked to change the way they work…