Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Barcelona equalled Real Sociedad’s 38-game unbeaten LaLiga record with a 3-1 win over Leganes at Camp Nou on Saturday night. Sociedad set the record almost 40 years ago and leaders Barcelona, unbeaten this season, will be sole owners of the record if they avoid defeat against Valencia next weekend. […]
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Barcelona player, Lionel Messi on Saturday announced that he and his wife Antonella Roccuzzo have welcomed their third child. “Welcome Ciro!!! Thank God, everything went perfectly. He and his mummy are doing very well. We are super happy!!!” wrote Messi on his Instagram account, accompanying the post with a photo of the baby’s hand. Ciro […]
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The one all draw between Valencia and Barcelona on Sunday was overshadowed by the denial by the centre referee of Lionel Messi’s opening goal in the 30th minute. A matter that goal line technology ought to have resolved very clearly left Barcelona players complaining and fuming about the injustice. La Liga, unlike other leagues in […]
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Argentinian football sensation, Lionel Messi has extended his contract with Spanish club side, FC Barcelona until 2021. This ended speculation that the five-time World Player of the Year could leave the club he has spent his entire career for free next June. “FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi signed on Saturday morning a new contract that […]
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Portuguese ace, Cristiano Ronaldo’s stunning performance last season saw him win the 2017 Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year trophy as Real Madrid dominated a star-studded awards ceremony in London on Monday. Ronaldo has scored 44 goals in just 48 games for club and country so far this calendar year, played a major role […]
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The appeal committee of FIFA Friday overturned Lionel Messi’s four-match ban from international matches. The Argentinian captain had been banned for swearing at an assistant referee. The world governing body said there was not enough evidence to support the ban. “The FIFA Appeal Committee has upheld the appeal lodged by the Argentine Football Association, on […]
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Lionel Messi scored twice to help Barcelona defeat Real Madrid in the Spanish League match played on Sunday night. Messi’s last goal of the game was his 500th Barcelona goal and that to blew the La Liga title race wide open. Casemeiro put Madrid ahead in the 28th minute before Messi equalised four minutes later. […]
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Argentina forward, Lionel Messi, has been banned from their next four competitive internationals starting with Tuesday’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier away to Bolivia. FIFA, the world football governing body, said on Tuesday that Messi was banned for “directing insulting words at an assistant referee” during Argentina’s 1-0 win over Chile on Friday. FIFA said […]
Continue ReadingCristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid and Portugal has pipped his rival, Lionel Messi to win the 2016 Ballon d’Or. The award, which was presented in Paris on Monday night, is Ronaldo’s fourth. Now separated from FIFA and back with France Football magazine, the award is voted by nearly 200 top journalists around the world. Ronaldo […]
Continue ReadingBarcelona and Argentina forward, Lionel Messi will be on the sideline for the next three weeks, due to a thigh injury he sustained against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. The Argentine could not carry on after a tussle with Diego Godin had him clutching his leg in pain. This development means the 29-year-old will be absent […]
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