Tag: Lionel Messi

UCL roundup: Roberto Firmino stuns PSG, Lionel Messi scripts yet another record

"We are suffering a little bit but that's not an excuse," said Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino.

September 19, 2018

Barca desperate to make amends in Europe with memories of Rome still fresh

Almost exactly an hour after the final whistle, Barcelona posted a tweet: "Congratulations to @realmadrid for winning the 2017/18 Champions League title."

September 17, 2018

Theo Hernandez: Cristiano Ronaldo better than Lionel Messi, don’t talk to me about Barca

And when Theo Hernandez was asked about the most debated issue in modern football, he said, "Messi? For me, although he has left Real Madrid, I think the best is Cristiano Ronaldo."

September 15, 2018

Croatia’s Luka Modric ready to remind Spain of his enduring class

"It's a great challenge to play against Luka in the Spanish league and it's even better to play with him for our country," Barcelona's Ivan Rakitic said.

September 10, 2018

This is what Cristiano Ronaldo said when teammates told him Lionel Messi is better

CR7 had joined Manchester United in 2003 from Sporting Lisbon and had spent six years with the Red Devils.

September 9, 2018

Won’t pressurise Lionel Messi to return: AFA

Messi has taken an indefinite break from the Argentina squad after captaining them to the round-of-16.

September 7, 2018

‘Lionel Messi’s Argentina future uncertain’

Argentina face Guatemala in Los Angeles on September 7 and Colombia in New Jersey four days later.

August 22, 2018

Lionel Messi scores Barcelona’s 6,000th league goal

Barcelona scored its 6,000th goal in the Spanish league after another ingenious strike by Lionel Messi got its title defense off to a winning start.

August 19, 2018

Lionel Messi, Philippe Coutinho get Barcelona off to winning start

Two goals from Lionel Messi either side of a Philippe Coutinho strike allowed Barcelona to start their defence of the Spanish title with a 3-0 win over Alaves at the Camp Nou.

August 19, 2018

Messi left out of Argentina squad for friendlies

Barcelona star Lionel Messi was left out of the first post-World Cup Argentina squad announced today ahead of four upcoming friendlies.

August 18, 2018

Facebook bags media rights of La Liga for Indian subcontinent

Around 50 million fans watched La Liga 2017-18 season and Facebook aims to make the most of the growing market.

August 14, 2018

Barcelona kick off in Spanish Supercup with Lionel Messi as captain

Barcelona kick off a new season and a new era when they take on Sevilla in the Spanish Supercup in Morocco on Sunday with Lionel Messi newly installed as club captain.

August 12, 2018

Messi named FC Barcelona captain for new season

Spanish football giants FC Barcelona on Friday named Argentine superstar Lionel Messi as their captain, replacing Andres Iniesta, for the new season.

August 11, 2018

Argentina should not depend on Messi heavily: Veron

Former Argentina midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron said the team must stop depending on Lionel Messi in order to develop the rest of their squad after their FIFA World Cup debacle.

August 2, 2018

Watch | Goat vs Dog: Barcelona phenom Lionel Messi schools gigantic pooch

The 31-year-old obviously got bored of humiliating human opponents so he decided to teach his dog a lesson.

July 31, 2018

Watch: Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi gets nutmegged in advert

Now Messi knows what it's like to mercilessly nutmeg an opposition defender.

July 30, 2018

‘Lionel Messi will decide whether he wants to play for Argentina’

Fans were extremely disappointed with the national team's performance at the World Cup.

July 25, 2018