• Egyptian Islam Battah might not have Lionel Messi's supreme skills, nor his vast array of awards and trophies, but his striking resemblance to Barcelona's No 10 makes him a huge celebrity with young fans in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig, north of Cairo. Reuters
    Egyptian Islam Battah might not have Lionel Messi's supreme skills, nor his vast array of awards and trophies, but his striking resemblance to Barcelona's No 10 makes him a huge celebrity with young fans in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig, north of Cairo. Reuters
  • Islam Battah, wearing a Barcelona shirt, poses for a photo with a fan at a club training facility in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig. Reuters
    Islam Battah, wearing a Barcelona shirt, poses for a photo with a fan at a club training facility in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig. Reuters
  • Islam Battah's resemblance to Barcelona's forward Lionel Messi has been causing a big stir with football fans in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig. Reuters
    Islam Battah's resemblance to Barcelona's forward Lionel Messi has been causing a big stir with football fans in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig. Reuters
  • Islam Battah ponders a dead ball situation at a club training facility in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig, north of Cairo. Reuters
    Islam Battah ponders a dead ball situation at a club training facility in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig, north of Cairo. Reuters
  • Egyptian Lionel Messi lookalike Islam Battah turns his hand to a spot of home decorating. Reuters
    Egyptian Lionel Messi lookalike Islam Battah turns his hand to a spot of home decorating. Reuters

Lionel Messi lookalike spotted in Egypt - in pictures


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  • Promises of high, fixed or 'guaranteed' returns.
  • Unregulated structured products or complex investments often used to bypass traditional safeguards.
  • Lack of clear information, vague language, no access to audited financials.
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MATCH INFO

Qalandars 112-4 (10 ovs)

Banton 53 no

Northern Warriors 46 all out (9 ovs)

Kumara 3-10, Garton 3-10, Jordan 2-2, Prasanna 2-7

Qalandars win by six wickets

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Fifa Club World Cup quarter-final

Esperance de Tunis 0
Al Ain 3
(Ahmed 02’, El Shahat 17’, Al Ahbabi 60’)

if you go

The flights

Etihad, Emirates and Singapore Airlines fly direct from the UAE to Singapore from Dh2,265 return including taxes. The flight takes about 7 hours.

The hotel

Rooms at the M Social Singapore cost from SG $179 (Dh488) per night including taxes.

The tour

Makan Makan Walking group tours costs from SG $90 (Dh245) per person for about three hours. Tailor-made tours can be arranged. For details go to www.woknstroll.com.sg

UAE SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Ali Khaseif, Fahad Al Dhanhani, Mohammed Al Shamsi, Adel Al Hosani

Defenders: Bandar Al Ahbabi, Shaheen Abdulrahman, Walid Abbas, Mahmoud Khamis, Mohammed Barghash, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Hassan Al Mahrami, Yousef Jaber, Salem Rashid, Mohammed Al Attas, Alhassan Saleh

Midfielders: Ali Salmeen, Abdullah Ramadan, Abdullah Al Naqbi, Majed Hassan, Yahya Nader, Ahmed Barman, Abdullah Hamad, Khalfan Mubarak, Khalil Al Hammadi, Tahnoun Al Zaabi, Harib Abdallah, Mohammed Jumah, Yahya Al Ghassani

Forwards: Fabio De Lima, Caio Canedo, Ali Saleh, Ali Mabkhout, Sebastian Tagliabue, Zayed Al Ameri