Messi Set to Miss Barcelona’s La Liga Opener
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde believes it is “difficult” to see Lionel Messi returning from injury for his side’s La Liga opener against Athletic Bilbao on Friday. Messi, 32, missed Barcelona’s trip to the United States, where they claimed two wins over Napoli, due to a calf strain. The forward appears set to miss his team’s […]
Messi Suffers Injury Ahead of New Season
Lionel Messi expects to be out of action for “a little while” after suffering a calf injury during Barcelona training on Monday. The Argentina star sustained a grade one strain to his right calf muscle in his first session back with La Liga’s champions after his post-Copa America holiday. The 32-year-old will miss Barca’s pre-season […]
Messi Given 3-Month Argentina Suspension
Lionel Messi has been suspended from Argentina’s next three matches and given a $50,000 (£41,000) by CONMEBOL for his controversial comments made during the Copa America. The Barcelona superstar accused South America’s football governing body of corruption following the red card he received in Argentina’s 2-1 third-place playoff win against Chile. Messi will miss friendly […]
FIFA Have Officially Unveiled The nominees For The 2019 “TheBest” Men’s Player Award
FIFA has announced the 10-man shortlist for the FIFA player of the Year 2019 award, with three players from last season’s Champions League winners Liverpool. Strikers Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are joined by defender Virgil van Dijk as the trio helped Liverpool to the Champions League title last season while also reaching the Premier League […]
CONMEBOL Fines Messi for Copa America Comments
CONMEBOL have handed Lionel Messi a $1500 fine for his inflammatory comments about the federation’s “corruption” during this summer’s Copa America. Additionally, the Argentina star will serve a one-game suspension for the red card he received against Chile in the competition’s third-place match. Messi went off on the South American federation earlier this month, but […]
Copa America 2019; Messi’s penalty revives Argentina’s hopes.
Lionel Messi scored a second-half penalty but Argentina were left facing a Copa America group-stage exit after a 1-1 draw with Paraguay on Wednesday. Messi converted a 57th-minute spot-kick after Argentina had fallen behind to a Richard Sanchez goal in Belo Horizonte. Argentina goalkeeper Franco Armani was needed to keep his side level shortly after […]
Messi reacts to Argentina shock defeat against Colombia
Lionel Messi has reacted to the 2-0 defeat against Colombia in their Copa America opener in Brazil after the Albicelste failed to raise their game against Los Cafeteros in their opener. The Argentina captain said there is no time for Argentina to complain after the defeat, goals from Roger Martinez in the 72nd minute and […]
Messi Crowned World’s Highest Paid Athlete
Lionel Messi has been named as the world’s highest paid athlete over the last 12 months, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar, in the Forbes top 100 list. The Barcelona and Argentina star earned $127m in the last year – more than Juventus forward Ronaldo ($109m) in second place and Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar ($105m) in […]
UEFA Champions League: Squad of the Season
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have both been included in the Champions League squad of the season despite failing to reach the final. Ronaldo’s Juve only reached the last eight before being knocked out by Ajax, while Barca fell to eventual champions Liverpool despite Messi’s dazzling display in the first leg of their semi-final meeting. […]
20 highest paid football player in the world
Messi and Ronaldo continue to dominate on the top while 2018 Ballon d’Or winner Luka Modric fails to make the top 20. These are top 20 list who are highest paid footballer in the world, according to Goal. 20. Sergio Ramos Club: Real Madrid Country: Spain Total income: €23 million (£19.7m/$25.8m) 19. Poul Pogba Club: Manchester […]
