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Lionel Messi failed to inspire Argentina’s La Albiceleste against Colombia’s Tricolors on Friday, June 15, in their opening game of the ongoing Copa America in Brazil. The encounter saw La Albiceleste suffer a 2-0 defeat Roger Martinez's 71st-minute stunner and Duvan Zapata's late sealer at the Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil. READ ALSO: Virgil van Dijk dreams more honours with Liverpool next campaign Messi’s Argentina were hopeful of claiming their first major international title since 1993, finishing twice as runner-up in 2015 and 2016 editions, but the Colombians had other plans. La Albiceleste started the contest brightly, asking questions in their opponent’s box, but could not find their way past The Tricolor’s defence line. In the 14th minute, Colombia had a decent opportunity to break the deadlock after Luis Muriel linked up with Radamel Falcao, but his shot missed target by whiskers as Colombia showed their intent to strike first. At the other end, Messi str...

With a mix of determination and support, a man who worked as a janitor in different schools has worked his way up to become the new principal of one of the schools he used to clean. Denver Public Schools custodian, Michael Atkins, worked his way up from janitor to his new role as principal, and part of his success can be attributed to how he approached his first full-time job cleaning schools. Michael disclosed that "I took pride in the bathrooms I cleaned. I took pride in the rooms that I vacuumed.’’ He credits his transition from cleaning the hallways to teaching to his second grade teacher, whom he ran into on the job. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android and read the best news about Nigeria Michael says the teacher helped build a special relationship with him at age seven, and helped him get a job in the classroom as a paraprofessional teacher. He applied the same pride he took in his work as a custodian to his new role, which enabled him to climb the ranks...