Lionel Messi made history Tuesday by becoming the first player ever to score eight hat-tricks in the Champions League after playing a pivotal role in helping Barcelona beat PSV Eindhoven 4-0 at the Camp Nou….
Playing in different domestic leagues for the first time since the 2008-09 campaign, Lionel Messi is feeling the absence of his longtime adversary. Cristiano Ronaldo‘s €100-million move to Juventus from Real Madrid this summer brought…
There can only be three. World football’s governing body announced a trio of nominees for The Best FIFA’s Men Player award on Monday, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah, and Golden Ball winner Luka Modric beating…
What a day for Barcelona. Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez each found the net twice on Sunday at the Camp Nou, as the Blaugrana hammered Huesca, 8-2. More to come. Copyright © 2018 Score Media…
Barcelona – Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has heaped praise on Lionel Messi’s start to the Liga season after the Argentine bounced back from a disappointing World Cup with two goals against Alaves. Messi sent an…
Madrid – 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 on…
Argentina‘s post-World Cup revolution has begun. La Albiceleste’s interim manager Lionel Scaloni named his first squad ahead of next month’s friendlies against Guatemala and Colombia, and the headline news is that captain and five-time Ballon…
Barcelona – Barcelona star Lionel Messi said the club will “do everything possible” this season to prise the Champions League trophy away from arch-rivals Real Madrid, who have won the competition each of the past…
Barcelona, Aug 10, 2018 (AFP) – Lionel Messi will captain Barcelona this season with Sergio Busquets and Gerard Pique acting as the Argentine legend’s lieutenants, the club announced on Friday. Messi will lead Barca out…
Fresh off a starring role at the World Cup, Kylian Mbappe revealed his five-man Ballon d’Or shortlist, and while the France international found room for his own name, there were two notable omissions. In a…
Argentina‘s World Cup is over after a remarkable 4-3 defeat to France on Saturday, and the inquest will now start. Related: Sampaoli’s unwillingness to take risks led to Argentina’s World Cup exit Much of the…
All Lionel Messi needed was a little help from his friends. On Tuesday against Nigeria, the Argentina talisman got exactly that in progressing to the knockout stage after teetering on the brink of a calamitous…
Lionel Messi has joined Andres Iniesta in ruling out the possibility of playing for another European club, as the Barcelona star reaffirmed his desire to play in Argentina before he retires. “I’m increasingly sure that…
Lionel Messi finished the 2017-18 campaign with the fifth European Golden Shoe of his career, collecting the prize for the second season in a row. The Argentinian didn’t start La Liga’s final day against Real…
Sergio Ramos claimed after Sunday’s El Clasico that Lionel Messi successfully put pressure on the match official during half-time. Without providing details, the Real Madrid defender said the Barcelona star’s conversation with referee Hernandez Hernandez…
Barcelona has officially clinched the 2017-18 La Liga title after defeating Deportivo La Coruna 4-2 at the Estadio Municipal de Riazor on Sunday, a result that extended the Blaugrana’s lead atop the table to an…
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…
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, together again. Real Madrid‘s Portuguese scoring sensation moved level with his perennial Argentine counterpart on Thursday, winning the fifth Ballon d’Or of his illustrious career to equal Messi for the…
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…
A statue depicting Lionel Messi embarking on one of his trademark dribbles fell victim to vandals once again over the weekend in the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires. The tribute was targeted in January, when…
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…
Barcelona won’t be relying on Lionel Messi in Italy. In a decision that surprised everybody, Messi was named to Barcelona’s bench for the Blaugrana’s Champions League battle at Juventus on Wednesday. 🔴🔵 Substitutes: 13.Cillessen 6.Denis…
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…