When Lionel Messi was offered a place in one of Spain’s youth teams, he gave a short response: “I told them I’m an Argentine, from Rosario, and a leper.” Of course, he wasn’t referring to…
Decorated Barcelona legend Lionel Messi has picked up yet another accolade. With Saturday’s La Liga visit from Sevilla, the Argentine became the third Barcelona player to make 600 appearances in all competitions, joining Xavi (767)…
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‘s supporters are waiting for confirmation of Lionel Messi‘s four-year contract renewal, but Oscar Grau, the Blaugrana’s chief executive officer, says the Catalan club is thinking beyond 2021. On Saturday, at Barcelona’s annual general meeting,…
Gol 100 de Leo Messi en Europa pic.twitter.com/itBztJ8YUP — DGironès ll*ll CAT (@dgirunews) October 18, 2017 Lionel Messi has collected yet another accolade, bagging his 100th goal in European competition Wednesday against Olympiacos at the…
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…
Three contenders remain. FIFA revealed the final nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards on Friday, and, to nobody’s surprise, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Neymar were nominated for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award….
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…
Securities wouldn’t allow a kid to reach Messi, but Leo wouldn’t go to training until the kids gets what he wants. pic.twitter.com/H3VzN1yD6d — #14 (@LaCroqueta6) August 30, 2017 Lionel Messi wasn’t going to let one…
(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…
The 24 nominees for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award were announced Thursday. The list will be whittled down to three final nominees by votes from national team coaches, international captains, select media, and fans….
(Warning: Story contains coarse language) Unless Lionel Messi is really upset over Paulinho‘s impending arrival at Barcelona, it appears that he was rattled enough by his team’s loss to Real Madrid to vent his frustration…
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)…
Jorge Sampaoli is embarking on a massive challenge as Argentina‘s manager, and there’s only one footballer who is guaranteed of minutes under the pit bull-esque manager. Speaking at a news conference Tuesday, Sampaoli said Lionel…
Barcelona has conducted its most important piece of business this summer, and probably of many more transfer windows after that. The Blaugrana’s outrageous orchestrator, Lionel Messi, will sign a contract renewal with the club in…
Lionel Messi even does birthdays better than you. The Barcelona icon turned 30 on Saturday, and marked the occasion with a trio of cakes – which look delicious – while surrounded by family. Terminando el…
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…
Real recognize real. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo – by far the world’s two best footballers – are indeed locked in a monumental tug-of-war to be declared the top dog, but contrary to what many…
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 star Lionel Messi posted a photo Tuesday on his Instagram featuring the Argentine international, his eldest son Thiago, and dozens of kits from the world’s most celebrated footballers. The tradition of shirt swapping, a…
There’s no one in the world quite like Lionel Messi … or so it was once thought. The Barcelona star has been called everything from superhuman to alien, such is his mastery of the skills…
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…