Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano says the club “would open the doors wide” for Lionel Messi to join, but admits the Argentinian will likely see out his days with Barcelona. City reportedly sees itself…
It’s gotten so routine by now, Lionel Messi being a dominant scoring force, that you’re almost more surprised when he doesn’t find the net multiple times in any given match – regardless of the competition….
Lionel Messi laid waste to Manchester City‘s slips – both literally and figuratively – as Barcelona trounced the latest students of Camp Nou favourite Pep Guardiola in Wednesday’s Champions League group-stage clash. While John Stones…
Pep Guardiola witnessed a familiar sight on Wednesday evening. This time, however, he wouldn’t have gotten much joy out of it. Lionel Messi recorded his seventh career Champions League hat trick – two more than…
We can’t say that Lionel Messi won’t ever score an easier goal, given how many open-net tap-ins Barcelona is capable of creating, but this one was certainly among his most fortunate. The Argentine megastar opened…
Pep Guardiola has vowed to line up his Manchester City side with the same attacking mindset that has characterised his start in English football when it plays at Barcelona on Wednesday, but with slight alterations….
Sergio Aguero is concerned about how Manchester City will cope with Argentina teammate and close friend Lionel Messi in Wednesday’s Champions League meeting, wishing contrasting fortunes for the Barcelona star and the Blues defence. Messi…
Keep this video somewhere safe and lock it away, because you may never see something like it again. Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets had his pants pulled down by Borussia Monchengladbach on Wednesday, as the lordly…
Barcelona visits Borussia Monchengladbach Wednesday in Champions League action, and will do so in style, with the Lionel Messi-less Blaugrana sporting a new “glow-in-the-dark” third kit made from 16 recycled bottles. This is Barça’s third…
Barcelona will be without the best player on the planet for the foreseeable future. The club announced that Lionel Messi will miss approximately three weeks after suffering a groin strain in the 1-1 draw with…
The FIFA Ballon d’Or is a thing of the past. Sort of. Football’s top individual award is undergoing a makeover following France Football’s announcement that the magazine’s contract with FIFA has come to an end….
The winner of the Ballon d’Or will no longer be FIFA’s World Player of the Year. France Football announced Friday that it’s splitting with FIFA over the coveted award. For the past six years, the…
Barcelona star Lionel Messi has returned to tip-top shape after being rested earlier in the week, completing a hat trick Tuesday against Celtic in the Champions League group stage courtesy of a Luis Suarez assist….
It took Lionel Messi all of three minutes to find the back of the net against Celtic in Barcelona‘s opening fixture in the 2016-17 Champions League, with the diminutive Argentine smashing his shot past Dorus…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino reiterated Tuesday he wants to see a 40-team World Cup, pointing to the success of the European Championship’s expanded format as a “positive” step forward. Part of Infantino’s campaign during the…
Edgardo Bauza has identified what’s at the top of his agenda upon taking the Argentina helm: tempting Lionel Messi from retirement. The diminutive Barcelona star said he was considering his international future after July’s Copa…
The shortlist for the UEFA Goal of the Season award was unveiled Tuesday, with wonder goals from the likes of Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuain comprising a portion of this past season’s best goals. Voters…
Lionel Messi will shake off Argentina‘s disastrous third straight final defeat at the Copa America Centenario this summer and show his characteristic “enthusiasm” for Barcelona, says club manager Luis Enrique. The 29-year-old suggested he could…
Cristiano Ronaldo offered his sympathy for Lionel Messi after seeing his perennial rival in tears at the Copa America Centenario. Messi announced he would retire from Argentina following the country’s third consecutive defeat in a…
Kari Arnason has hit back at Cristiano Ronaldo‘s sour branding of Iceland having “a small mentality” with little hope of achieving anything at Euro 2016. The Portugal star was unhappy at the Icelandic backs-to-the-wall defending…
Entering Saturday, La Liga was the last of Europe’s top five leagues yet to determine a champion this season. Barcelona went into the campaign’s final matchday sitting one point above eternal rival Real Madrid, and…
FIFA audit and compliance chairman Domenico Scala has resigned from his post in protest over President Gianni Infantino’s efforts to control the governing body’s independent panels. Scala, who ran the independent panel created in 2012…
Kosovo and Gibraltar will have the opportunity to compete in 2018 World Cup qualifying after being admitted as the 210th and 211 FIFA members on Friday. After gaining political independence in 2008, Kosovo has fought…
FIFA named Senegalese United Nations executive Fatma Samoura its first female secretary general Friday, a first step towards modernising and improving the credibility of world football’s governing body. Samoura will replace the suspended Jerome Valcke…
For the 20th consecutive season under embattled gaffer Arsene Wenger, Arsenal will take part in the Champions League. The Gunners’ participation in next season’s edition of the competition was confirmed Tuesday, courtesy of Manchester United’s…
To the surprise of no one, Lionel Messi and the city of Barcelona won’t be cheering for rivals Real Madrid during the Champions League final. Instead, the Argentine superstar stopped short of backing Atletico Madrid…
Lionel Messi claimed the 500th goal of his professional career against Valencia on Sunday, but it did little to help Barcelona overcome another shocking defeat. The five-time World Player of the Year tapped in his…
Barcelona manager Luis Enrique admits his side’s “in a hole” in the wake of its Champions League elimination to Atletico Madrid, and currently it’s not being burrowed out by the likes of Lionel Messi. The…
Barcelona‘s fruitless attempts at prying open Atletico Madrid‘s mean defence Wednesday was frustrating for every player in the Catalonian colours of yellow and red, but none more so than Lionel Messi. Related – Dethroned: Atletico…
A trial of using video assistants “to avoid clearly incorrect decisions” will occur by the 2017-18 season at the latest. The development was confirmed in a meeting of the International Football Association board in Cardiff…