Lionel Messi
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Javier Mascherano, the former Barcelona player who currently plays at Estudiantes de la Plata, has given his opinion on Neymar’s football career. The Argentine football icon spoke about Neymar, Lionel Messi and many other issues in an interview with RAC1. Image: Javier Mascherano and Neymar Talking about Neymar, Mascherano said he would love to see Neymar in…
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FC Barcelona captain Leo Messi came out on Thursday to lash out at fake news about his future. Messi claimed reports he could leave for Inter Milan or Newell’s Old Boys are ‘fake news’. The forward has been linked for moves away from Barcelona but is not having it. TNT Sports, an Argentine portal, said he…
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Lionel Messi published a post on Instagram to tell people what to do during the coronavirus crisis. This is his message. “These are complicated days for the whole world. We are living worried about what is happening and we want to help by putting ourselves in the place of those who are suffering the worst, either because…
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Lionel Messi was once again the difference maker as Real Sociedad made life difficult for the LaLiga leaders at the Camp Nou. It wasn’t a moment of genius from Leo this time, but rather his ice-cold blood to put away a late penalty and ensure all three points went to Barça. VAR awarded a spot…
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Gerard Pique, as expected, sided with Lionel Messi when asked to choose between his Barcelona teammate and Diego Maradona. The debate about who’s the best of the two Argentines has resurfaced this week with Barça due to play Napoli in the Champions League, the Italian side for whom Maradona produced some of his best football.…
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Barcelona’s list of frustrated players is increasing everyday. Off the pitch events in recent weeks, compared with the Barcelona squad arriving at a key moment of the season lacking resources has seen various players express their anger. Lionel Messi was the first and then Gerard Pique appeared before the Napoli game and, after the 1-1…
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Lionel Messi set up goals for Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets and Clement Lenglet as Barca beat Betis 3-2 on Sunday. He now has 11 assists this season, four more than Luis Suarez, Valencia’s Rodrigo and Real Sociedad’s Portu, who have seven each. This was Messi’s fourth hat-trick of assists. The Argentina international player did…
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Cristiano Ronaldo was the most notable absentee at Monday’s Ballon d’Or awards ceremony, where his great rival Lionel Messi scooped his sixth trophy to put him one ahead of the Juventus star. Ronaldo eventually finished third behind Messi and Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk in the 2019 nominations list, but according to his agent Jorge Mendes, there remains…
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Lionel Messi has tipped Cristiano Ronaldo to become the outright Ballon d’Or record holder, after the Barcelona star secured his sixth nomination for the France Football accolade. Lionel Messi scooped a record sixth Ballon d’Or trophy in Paris on Monday night. The Barcelona striker was nominated ahead of Virgil van Dijk in second, with Cristiano Ronaldo coming in third…
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Brazil captain Thiago Silva criticized Lionel Messi after Argentina beat his country 1-0 on Friday in a friendly in Saudi Arabia. “He wanted to rule over the game,” said Silva. “He kicked two people and the referee did nothing. I argued with the ref and he kept laughing. You have to put admiration to one…
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Lionel Messi’s hat-trick inspired Barcelona to a 4-1 victory over Celta de Vigo and ended a tumultuous week on a high at Camp Nou. Ernesto Valverde admitted Barcelona cannot help but depend on Lionel Messi after the talismanic forward scored a hat-trick to inspire a 4-1 LaLiga victory over Celta Vigo. Messi’s treble came at the end of a week that began…
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Lionel Messi returned to action for Barcelona on Tuesday night at Borussia Dortmund, and despite not having the desire impact on the game, Ernesto Valverde is relatively pleased with his No.10. Messi came on for 30 minutes in the second half, which was his first action since falling injured on August 5. “He’s like any player who hasn’t had a pre-season,” Valverde said. “He’s…
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Arsene Wenger has revealed just how close Arsenal came to signing Lionel Messi from Barcelona in 2003. The Gunners brought Cesc Fabregas over from the Catalan capital the same year and Wenger regrets not persisting with a deal to sign Messi too. “You have to live with regrets in life, you know,” Wenger told beIN…
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Cristiano Ronaldo has made a public statement about his long-standing rivalry with Lionel Messi. Ronaldo, who left Real Madrid for Juventus in 2018, admits he has a high degree of respect for the Barcelona talisman. However, heated arguments about who is a better player between Messi and Ronaldo will never end among lovers of the…
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The debate as to who is the better footballer out of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will never have a definitive answer, yet the Portuguese forward has moved to distance himself ahead of his Argentine counterpart by suggesting he’s proven his quality by winning the Champions League with different clubs. Ronaldo won the famous trophy with both Manchester United and Real Madrid, and there is…
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Messi has scored 113 goals in 11,289 minutes of European football; that’s a goal roughly every 99 minutes and 54 seconds. Here are more UEFA Champions League facts you should know: • The Argentinian has faced 39 different clubs in Europe (from 16 countries), failing to score against six: Atlético Madrid, Benfica, Internazionale Milano, Liverpool,…
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