The age-old comparisons between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to determine who is the greatest footballer of all time has been a debate synonymous with football over the past years. While most football fans, current and former footballers have picked a side already, it was former England footballers Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher’s turn to …
Both Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos have been at each other’s throats for as long as we can remember. But the years of rivalry between the Barcelona and Real Madrid legends are now a thing of the past as they both find themselves in the new-look PSG team under Mauricio Pochettino. The Parisian club’s official …
The Lionel Messi era at Barcelona is officially over. The club now faces the massive challenge of replacing him as the face of the club. One would have expected Antoine Griezmann to be handed the mantle, or perhaps new signing Memphis Depay or wonderkid Ansu Fati. But it’s the hardworking and modest Pedri that has …
Lionel Messi is a PSG player now and there’s nothing anyone can do about it. If there was still any doubt, the first photos of Messi in Paris Saint-Germain’s 21/22 home kit have arrived online and could be seen below.
Barcelona fans have been in denial mode ever since the news dropped of their club’s inability to afford Lionel Messi. The Cules have been hoping against hope that maybe there would be a turnaround in fortunes. In quite heartbreaking news for Barca fans, footage has now emerged of Lionel Messi greeting PSG fans in Paris …
Barcelona youngster Sergino Dest caught the eye for all the wrong reasons as Lionel Messi bid farewell to his beloved club during an emotional press conference at Camp Nou. La Pulga broke down in tears as soon as he entered the room filled with journos, the current squad, and several former players. Although the occasion …
Lionel Messi is no longer an FC Barcelona player. The Argentine legend whose contract ended in June 2021 was tipped to sign a new deal at the Camp Nou this summer, but structural and financial regulations meant that the negotiations reached a point of no return. The Blaugrana had to unwillingly part with arguably their …
Lionel Messi continues to age like a fine wine. At 34 years of age, the Barcelona legend should physically be on the decline after having such a long and illustrious career, but pictures of him vacationing after Argentina’s Copa America win this summer have shown that he still has a ripped physique. Messi’s chiselled abs …
Lionel Messi was spotted dancing. Yes, you heard it right. Lifting the Copa America was one of the last pieces of the puzzle in Messi’s extremely well-decorated career, and the man has never looked back since – as he seems to be well and truly enjoying his best life. As a result of the Copa …
Argentina finally ended a trophy drought of 28 years when they lifted the Copa America trophy by defeating Brazil in the final. It was a historic night both for the Argentine football team and their captain Lionel Messi, as one of the greatest players of all time added another feather to his much-decorated career. A …
Lionel Messi put on a signature dribbling masterclass as Argentina defeated Colombia on penalties to book their spot in the 2021 Copa America final against eternal rivals Brazil. The Argentina captain rolled back the years and showed that he has still got it, as he shrugged off much larger Colombian defenders as if it meant …
It would be an understatement to say that Lionel Messi was wholeheartedly invested in the penalty shootout against Colombia. The Argentina captain is no stranger to the heartbreak of spot-kick failure as he previously starred in two decisive shoot-outs in the last three editions of Copa America. It was his miss in 2016 final that …
Lionel Messi poked borax at former teammate Yerry Mina and challenged him to ‘dance again’ after the Colombian defender had missed his penalty during the shootout loss against Argentina. The Barcelona talisman was of course making a reference to the Everton defender’s little jig he did after scoring a penalty during Colombia’s quarterfinal win against …
Jadon Sancho’s recent exploits for the Three Lions have earned him a lot of plaudits but there is one aspect of his game that has been overlooked–a particular trait that he shares with none other than the greatest player of all time in Lionel Messi. In England’s 4-0 EURO 2020 quarter-final win over Ukraine, Sancho …
Lionel Messi wasted no time worryng about the 8-man wall Ecuador had set up as he smashed in a free-kick from close range during Argentina’s 3-0 win in the quarter-finals of Copa America. With the game done and dusted at this point, the Albiceleste captain decided to serve something special for the viewers as he …
Argentina made light work of 81st-ranked Bolivia as it turned out to be an eventful outing for Lionel Messi during the 4-1 win at Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba. The Barcelona legend showed no mercy during his record-breaking 148th appearance for Argentina as he scored two goals and provided a superhuman assist to start the rout. …
No one is safe when Lionel Messi is around as a couple of Paraguay players found out the difficult way when they tried to pin down the Barcelona legend at injury-time. Argentina extended their unbeaten record to 16 matches and booked a quarterfinal birth at the ongoing Copa America with a 1-0 win over Paraguay …