FC Barcelona reportedly met with the father and agent of Lionel Messi in a secret meeting to discuss many topics. The first item on the agenda was a tribute to the Argentine star, who left in a shock move to Paris Saint-Germain after spending most of his life at the Camp Nou. The existence of…
Neymar has been accused of ‘stabbing [Lionel] Messi in the back’, in reference to his Paris Saint Germain teammate. Neymar left FC Barcelona in the summer of 2017 after the Qatari-backed giants triggered his €222mn ($237.2mn) release clause. Four years later, the Brazilian was said to have played a huge part in Messi leaving the…
Lionel Messi is a doubt for Paris Saint-Germain’s UEFA Champions League clash with Bayern Munich after suffering a hamstring injury. As reported by 90 Min, the World Cup winner suffered the ailment in PSG’s shock 2-1 defeat to Le Classique rivals Marseille in the Coupe de France round of 16 game. https://www.90min.com/posts/lionel-messi-injury-doubt-psg-vs-bayern-munich-first-legAlthough the extent of…
After hoisting his first World Cup trophy with Argentina in December, Lionel Messi said that tournament would be his last, but now it appears he’s open to the possibility of playing in the 2026 event, as reported on Reuters. “Because of age it’ll be difficult to make 2026,” Messi, 35, told Diario Ole, a sports…
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo put on a show as they came head to head in Paris Saint-Germain’s 5-4 win over a Riyadh All-Star XI. The exhibition match was played in Saudi Arabia’s capital and saw the two superstars renew their storied rivalry for possibly the last time. Despite being a friendly, the game was…
Since Argentina’s World Cup win turned Buenos Aires into a massive street party, tattoo artists have been hard at work inking the image of Lionel Messi on the bodies of fans paying tribute to the man who has come to rival the legend of the country’s other soccer god, Diego Maradona. In Argentina, where soccer…
Lionel Messi sits on Sergio Aguero’s shoulders, both hands clasped firmly on the World Cup trophy as he holds it aloft. A broad smile is etched across his face, his eyes alight; it is a moment of pure, raw joy, the culmination of a lifelong dream after years of World Cup heartbreak all captured in…
The Super Ballon d’Or was awarded on 24 December 1989. The award was to commemorate the 30th anniversary of France Football Magazine. Alfredo Di StéfanoThe great Alfredo Di Stéfano was the recipient of the prize, with the Argentine pipping Johan Cruyff and Michel Platini in the vote. Only European players were considered for the award,…
Argentine national soccer team stars Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul, along with coach Lionel Scaloni, were forced to fly in a helicopter over the center of Buenos Aires after their bus got stuck in the massive crowds gathered to watch the parade celebrating the country’s World Cup victory, Argentine federal police said on Tuesday….
Leo Messi ticked the World Cup off his list of possible achievements but, after plenty of celebrations, he will have to consider his future. Barcelona are watching the situation closely, with Messi’s contract at Paris Saint-Germain finishing at the end of the season. He has the option to extend in Paris for another season, return…
