Lionel Messi

  • Lionel Messi has chosen to pay a total of £221,000 in order to avoid going to prison in Spain. The Barcelona star has faced prosecutors alongside his father Jorge Messi since 2016. They were arraigned for hiding part of the footballer’s earnings from image rights. Although the 30-year-old football icon was found guilty and sentenced,…

    Read more →

  • Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t happy that his Barcelona rival Lionel Messi omitted his name from the list of invited guests at his wedding. Image: Lionel Messi and wife Antonella Roccuzzo Messi, 30, got married to his childhood friend Antonella Roccuzzo in Rosario, Argentina, last Saturday. Among the list of dignitaries who were noticeably absent…

    Read more →

  • Lionel Messi’s wedding to childhood friend Antonella Roccuzzo is arguably, the “wedding of the century.” Rosario, hometown and place of birth to the Barcelona player, played host to over 250 guests who attended the historical celebration of love. Although Messi and Antonella knew each other as kids, media reports confirm the lovebirds found their missing…

    Read more →

  • After his glamorous wedding to childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo, Barcelona star player Lionel Messi has added another title to his name as a married man, but his compatriot Diego Maradona is laughing for a reason. Maradona Blasts Messi For Lacking Leadership Qualities. The Barcelona player lives in Spain with his wife and their two sons…

    Read more →

  • Diego Maradona has verbally attacked Dani Alves for disregarding his historical “Hand of God.” The 56-year-old former player and coach of Argentina national team called the Juventus full-back an “idiot” for daring to disrespect him. Image: Diego Maradona Maradona, arguably the best player to ever grace the football world, contributed so much to Argentina’s 1986…

    Read more →

  • Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta has shown interest in contesting as Barcelona’s president, only if the current board resigns in the future. The 54-year-old also expressed his anger towards the club leaders, accusing them of being a bunch of intoxicated and manipulative liars. Image shows Joan Laporta and former Barca coach Pep Guardiola. Laporta, a…

    Read more →

  • Pele of Brazil has voted Cristiano Ronaldo as the world’s best player, contrary to an opinion from Pope Francis, who said last year that he’d vote Lionel Messi as the best footballer of all time, ahead of Pele himself and Diego Armando Maradona. Football analysts and bookmakers seem to favor the Portuguese star as this…

    Read more →

  • Dani Alves has advised his Juventus teammate Paulo Dybala to leave his comfort zone in order to experience an all-round development as a footballer. Alves, a former Barcelona player who plays as a right-back for Juve, says the youngster should consider an exit in order to save his blossoming career. Image: Paulo Dybala and Dani Alves…

    Read more →

  • Soccer star Lionel Messi just lost his Supreme Court appeal over all alleged tax fraud, and the player has been sentenced to 21 months in jail. Messi, 29, was sentenced in Spain for failing to pay a total tax amount of £3.5m but the Barcelona hit man is unlikely to spend a day behind bars. Spanish laws…

    Read more →

  • Barcelona got a last minute penalty in their tensed encounter with Leganes on Sunday night, and Lionel Messi converted the spot kick to steer clear of another disgraceful outing at Camp Nou. http://www.blaugranas.com/media/galeria/25/4/9/4/9/n_f_c_barcelona_jornada_4_leganes_vs_barcelona-11179494.jpeg Although sports pundits believe that an almost calamitous evening for Barcelona and Luis Enrique should have ended with a draw instead of…

    Read more →

  • Ernesto Vecchio, who was Lionel Messi’s first ever coach at Newell’s Old Boys, has died at the age of 65. He gave up the ghost on Friday in his Rosario home, media reports confirm. Vecchio was credited for harnessing the Barcelona star’s extraordinary talents. He served as manager at Newell for 28 years, winning two championships…

    Read more →

  • The Ronaldo-Messi debate has created a wide gap among football fans with undying love for two talented players who aren’t even aware of any rivalry. Football is only a game and not war for Peter’s sake! CR7 says Lionel Messi is a “great player” in his own right, but adds that helping Real Madrid win…

    Read more →

  • Lionel Messi may have lost a lot to his rival Cristiano Ronaldo but the Argentine hasn’t given up – not even with his recent exploits as “the world’s best free-kick taker”. The famous No. 10 recently ran riot with goals from dead balls though he’s yet to sign a contract extension with Barca. Messi scored…

    Read more →

  • Barcelona defender Sergi Roberto has a finally made his choice on who is the best player on of all times. The Spaniard earlier said he won’t be forced into choosing between the two legends who have shared World’s Best Player trophies between them for 9 years. The midfielder who is considered as one of Barca’s most…

    Read more →

  • Cristiano Ronaldo has upstaged arch-rival Lionel Messi to the title of World’s Best Footballer after a wonderful year filled with victories for Real Madrid and Portugal. The award becomes Ronaldo‘s fourth Ballon d’Or, just one less than a record five wins held by the Barcelona star. CR7 won the 2016 European Championships as a captain…

    Read more →

  • During last weekend’s El Clasico, James Rodriguez had a chance to talk with fellow South American footballer Lionel Messi. Image: Lionel Messi However, both players, as well as many others who may want to keep some secrets away from radio stations, this is a warning. Nothing is secret anymore, even on the pitch. Last week,…

    Read more →