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Man kills friend in argument over which footballer is the best in the world - Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi | Man kills friend in argument over which footballer is the best in the world - Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi |
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A man has died after being stabbed by his friend when an argument about their favourite football players became out of control, according to reports. | |
Obina Durumchukwu, 34, was killed after he and fellow Nigerian national Michael Chuckwuma, 21, began fighting at a party over who was the best footballer in the world – Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi – the BBC reports. | Obina Durumchukwu, 34, was killed after he and fellow Nigerian national Michael Chuckwuma, 21, began fighting at a party over who was the best footballer in the world – Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi – the BBC reports. |
The friends had been at a party in Mumbai, southern India, on Saturday night, when the fight began to escalate. | The friends had been at a party in Mumbai, southern India, on Saturday night, when the fight began to escalate. |
Indian police told the broadcaster the men had been discussing the football players when, during the quarrel, “the deceased threw a glass into the face of the accused person”. | Indian police told the broadcaster the men had been discussing the football players when, during the quarrel, “the deceased threw a glass into the face of the accused person”. |
The glass reportedly broke and caused minor injuries, police said. “After that the accused took the broken glass and assaulted the deceased person who died due to heavy bleeding.” | The glass reportedly broke and caused minor injuries, police said. “After that the accused took the broken glass and assaulted the deceased person who died due to heavy bleeding.” |
The Telegraph reports the claim that Chuckwumba had used the shard of glass to cut Durumchukwu’s throat. | |
Messi and Ronaldo are both highly awarded players; Messi won this year’s Ballon d’Or for the fifth time in his career, beating Ronaldo, though he won the award for the past two years running. | Messi and Ronaldo are both highly awarded players; Messi won this year’s Ballon d’Or for the fifth time in his career, beating Ronaldo, though he won the award for the past two years running. |
The night after the ceremony, a statue of Ronaldo standing in his home island of Madeira was vandalised and left with the word ‘Messi’ and the number 10 graffitied onto the back of the bronze statue. | The night after the ceremony, a statue of Ronaldo standing in his home island of Madeira was vandalised and left with the word ‘Messi’ and the number 10 graffitied onto the back of the bronze statue. |
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