Give Barcelona an inch, and the five-time European champion will take a mile. Few sides will understand that better than Chelsea, who on Wednesday slumped out of the Champions League last-16 stage courtesy of a…
Lionel Messi and his wife Antonella Roccuzzo became parents for a third time Saturday, welcoming a baby boy named Ciro. Related: Messi to miss Barcelona match for birth of 3rd child The Barcelona star confirmed…
Taking into account the form of each player over the past month of action, theScore has sifted through the top five leagues to rank the 20 best footballers in European competition. 20. Raheem Sterling (Manchester…
Football Leaks strikes again. The famous whistleblower website that exposed Gareth Bale‘s contract and other high-profile transactions teamed up with German newspaper Der Spiegel and other outlets across the globe to lay bare details of…
No footballer has scored more goals for one club in Europe’s top five leagues than Lionel Messi. The Argentine scored his La Liga-leading 17th goal of the campaign and Barcelona‘s fourth Sunday at Real Sociedad…
Towards the end of each month, theScore ranks the top 20 footballers throughout Europe. Form is the principle factor considered as stars from some of the continent’s biggest sides dominate this installment with a few…
Lionel Messi couldn’t capture his sixth Ballon d’Or, but the Barcelona star won’t end the year empty-handed, as he won Marca’s award for La Liga’s best player of 2016-17. On Monday, Messi received the Alfredo…
With his effort against Villarreal on Sunday, Barcelona star Lionel Messi closed in on shattering yet another goal-scoring record by tying legendary Bayern Munich striker Gerd Muller’s mark of 525 strikes for one club in…
Argentina captain Lionel Messi has called for Gonzalo Higuain‘s inclusion in the team that travels to Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup next summer. Higuain has been criticised for his inability to score for…
Pep Guardiola refuted reports that Manchester City tried to tempt Lionel Messi to join the club next summer with a €100-million (£88-million) signing-on fee. Under the terms of his previous Barcelona deal, Messi would have…
There remains one point of contention in the legend of Lionel Messi: the diminutive Argentina icon hasn’t won the FIFA World Cup. Some believe Messi is already the greatest player in the history of the…
Lionel Messi‘s protracted contract saga is over. Barcelona‘s spellbinding forward inked fresh terms until the end of the 2020-21 season on Saturday. The Argentinian’s release clause is set at €700 million. The Blaugrana announced in…
Lionel Messi was awarded the Golden Shoe on Friday for his attacking exploits during the 2016-17 season, the Barcelona star topping the European goal-scoring charts with 37 in the previous campaign. Messi pipped Sporting CP…
Gabriel Batistuta never took his title as Argentina’s top scorer for granted. It was an honour he held dear to his heart until Lionel Messi burst onto the scene and eventually overtook the former Fiorentina…
Argentina’s ambassador to Russia told fans the 2018 World Cup will be safe after a disturbing picture of Lionel Messi was circulated by a pro-ISIS group. The mocked-up image showed the Barcelona and Argentina star…
Barcelona star Lionel Messi is to become a father to a third child after his wife Antonella Roccuzzo posted her pregnancy announcement to Instagram on Sunday. Familia de 5❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #blessed A post shared by AntoRoccuzzo88…
Without Lionel Messi, Argentina would’ve missed the World Cup for the first time in 48 years. It’s as simple as that. Just when his teammates looked to be out of ideas, Messi put three goals…
Football’s biggest stage will feature its brightest star. After a shocking start Tuesday saw host Ecuador take the lead inside of a minute, Lionel Messi grabbed the crucial clash by the scruff of its neck…
A hat-trick plus a fourth for good measure. On Tuesday, Lionel Messi scored four goals as Barcelona hammered SD Eibar 6-1 at the Camp Nou. After opening the scoring by virtue of a penalty kick…
Barcelona supporters fretting over Lionel Messi‘s future at the club may have to sweat it out a little longer. Sporting director Robert Fernandez hopes the tricky Argentine will put pen to paper on a new…
Lionel Messi scored his 38th Barcelona hat-trick as Ernesto Valverde’s charges were victors in a one-sided Catalan derby Saturday against Espanyol at the Camp Nou. Club-record signing Ousmane Dembele made his Barcelona debut coming on…
⚽️▶️ #Argentina – #Venezuela Lionel Messi es uno de los mejores del equipo argentino, imparable en este primer tiempo 👇📽 pic.twitter.com/m61MiKH8Bs — Conclusión (@ConclusionRos) September 6, 2017 Add the names Rolf Feltscher and John Murillo…
(Warning: Story contains coarse language) Real Madrid‘s compromised Twitter account caused temporary heart palpitations across the globe after “announcing” the signing of Lionel Messi early Saturday. Hackers group OurMine targeted Madrid just days after tapping…
Lionel Messi didn’t waste an opportunity to troll teammate Gerard Pique as one of the most prolific triumvirates in football history reunited for a picture Tuesday. Messi posted a picture on Instagram of himself alongside…
Barcelona vice president Jordi Mestre insists Lionel Messi won’t make a U-turn over renewing his contract until 2021. The fleet-footed Argentinian reached an agreement over fresh terms in early July, and was expected to scribble…
Fue un placer enorme haber compartido todos estos años con vos amigo @neymarjr Te deseo mucha suerte en esta nueva etapa de tu vida . Nos vemos Tkm A post shared by Leo Messi (@leomessi)…
Tottenham is the proud owner of the most expensive duo in football, according to a recent sturdy. The CIES Football Observatory published an extensive list of the estimated value of world’s most expensive footballers, with…
Lionel Messi is close to inking a new contract with Barcelona that will extend his stay until 2021 or 2022, reports Marca’s Luis F. Rojo. The Argentinian, 29, is understood to have agreed the basic…
Lionel Messi outclassed his peers in the race for the European Golden Shoe, scoring 37 times in La Liga this season to claim the prestigious award for a joint-record fourth time. Messi’s haul bettered Bas…
Barcelona vice president Jordi Mestre doesn’t seem overly concerned about Lionel Messi‘s contract situation. Speaking after the Argentine magician scored twice Saturday in a 4-1 hammering of Villarreal, Mestre said he expects Messi – whose…