The iconic number 10 is currently on international duty in Brazil, where La Albiceleste top Group A after a 1-0 win over Paraguay in their last match, when Messi won the Man of the Match award. Preparing for their encounter with Bolivia on Monday, Messi’s teammates are said to have disturbed the birthday …
Read More »Barcelona star Messi refuses to celebrate passing 200 million followers on Instagram in attempt to eliminate online abuse
“I see I’ve just reached 200 million people following me on this network,” Messi began in a message to the world. “However, based on what is happening today, I am not going to take it as a reason to celebrate. “Of course, I appreciate all the love and support I always …
Read More »‘Could have ended his season’: Lionel Messi on the end of ugly lunge as Villarreal rival sees red in La Liga clash (VIDEO)
With hosts Villarreal 2-1 down and chasing the game, Trigueros took his urgency too far as he went in on Messi in an attempt to win the ball in the 66th minute. After initially making contact and flicking the ball away from the Barcelona number 10, Trigueros followed through with …
Read More »Ex-Premier League ace who played in Messi exhibition game cops 11 years in jail for smuggling $29MN of cocaine from Colombia to US
Shamed ex-midfielder Viafara has been handed the sentence by a federal court in Texas after being found guilty last November of helping to import at least five kilograms of the Class A substance into the US, including some missions carried out by speedboats and planes via Mexico. The haul co-organized by …
Read More »Time’s up: Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo must move on this summer if they really want to win the Champions League again
Juventus were only knocked out on away goals. Barcelona would only have been two goals down if Messi’s late first-half penalty had gone in rather than hit Keylor Navas and the crossbar. Ronaldo should have scored from a free header. PSG should not have been awarded the penalty from which …
Read More »Going out with a bang: Lionel Messi’s astounding goal can’t save Barcelona as he follows Cristiano Ronaldo out of Champions League
For all the pre-match talk of the epic tie between Barcelona and Paris in 2017, when Barca overcame a 4-0 deficit from the first leg to win 6-1 in the return and go through, the task ahead of them seemed almost impossible after a 4-1 mauling at the Camp Nou three …
Read More »‘What was he trying to do to him?!’ Fans mock Sevilla star as Messi gives him runaround in 2-0 win for Barca (VIDEO)
Messi scored one and created another for Ousmane Dembele as they narrowed the gap at the summit of the table to Diego Simeone’s Atletico – who retain two games in hand over the Catalan giants. Messi slid Dembele in to open the scoring just before the half hour after United …
Read More »‘It hurts a lot’: More embarrassment for Barcelona & Lionel Messi as minnows stun them at Camp Nou after he breaks record & scores
After Tuesday’s Champions League bashing at home to Messi suitors Paris Saint-Germain, Barca could have expected some redemption at home to visitors who had spent 14 years outside of the top flight before being promoted last summer. Facing a side hovering three points above the relegation zone before kick-off, Messi …
Read More »Manchester City DENY reports they ‘offered £430 million new deal’ to lure Barcelona ace Lionel Messi
Messi’s future in Spain has once again been thrown into doubt after the Catalan side’s latest Champions League humbling, this time at the hands of oil-rich Paris Saint-Germain who savaged the five-time champions 4-1 at the Camp Nou earlier this week, once again stoking rumors that Messi could be moving towards the …
Read More »Mbappe’s brilliance shows Messi may need PSG more than they need him
Mbappe was inspired as he put Barcelona to the sword in their Champions League last 16 meeting at the Nou Camp, reducing the likes of Gerard Pique to a comedic meme as the veteran defender clutched desperately at the 22-year-old’s shirt in an effort to stop him. If ever there …
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