As doubt looms over Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi‘s future with the national team, fellow Argentina team-mate Paulo Dybala has said that the entire squad wants Messi back. According to Football Italia, Dybala said that everyone in the team knows how important Messi is for the South American giants and that they all want him to […]
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‘Messi will play for national team again’: Argentina coach has not given up
Argentina coach Lionel Scolani has expressed hope that national team captain Lionel Messi will join the squad soon. Messi has not featured in a national team fixture since Argentina’s World Cup 2018 exit at the hands of France in round-of-16 in Russia. The Argentine has set all his focus on his club team FC Barcelona […]
Messi not named in Argentina squad for friendlies
Argentina and Barcelona captain Lionel Messi was not named in the squad to face Mexico in two international friendlies later this month. Messi, who is recovering from a broken-arm and was ruled out for three-weeks, will not take part in Argentina’s friendlies scheduled for November 16 and 20 respectively against Mexico. The little Argentine has […]
Twitter slams Maradona over anti-Messi remarks
Argentina legend Diego Maradona caused a stir on social media after his statements against Barcelona captain Lionel Messi angered fans. Maradona had said that an individual like Messi who goes to the toilet 20 times before the start of a fixture can never be a leader. Spanish newspaper AS reported that Maradona slammed Messi for […]
Messi can win World Cup 2022, says ex-coach
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi can still get his hands on the world cup trophy, former Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli said on Wednesday. Sampaoli, who coached Argentina during the World Cup 2018, said that Messi – who will be 35 during the World Cup 2022 – can still achieve his dream of the winning the tournament. […]
Messi let down by Argentina team-mates: Maradona
Former Argentina captain Diego Maradona on Tuesday slammed the national team members for not doing enough to support captain Lionel Messi in tough times. Clouds of doubt loom over Barcelona superstar’s future in Argentina colours. In August, he decided not to feature in the international friendlies and take a break from the national team, a […]
Why Argentina’s decision to not let anyone wear Messi’s number 10 is a good idea
Argentina interim coach Lionel Scaloni has opted against handing Lionel Messi‘s number 10 to anyone in the team, and he has made the right decision. The Barcelona captain has decided to take some time off of the national team duties due to constant set-backs, which means the legendary number 10 will remain vacant for Argentina’s […]
‘Messi is the best’ says Filipe Luis
The Atletico Madrid defender surprised everyone when he bashed Ballon d’Or committee for not selecting Lionel Messi in the final three. Luis who players for the rival club believes that FIFA Player of the Year award has lost its credibility as they omitted Messi from the final list. “The award is for the best player […]
Man City mistakenly offered £30m for Lionel Messi
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi is one of football’s biggest stars, and therefore, always remains on the radar of some of the top clubs across the globe. Although Manchester City has longed for the Barcelona star since forever, they once mistakenly made a transfer bid of 30m pounds to the Blaugranas. Also read: 4 times Messi proved […]
Messi, Higuain, Aguero not in Argentina squad for friendlies
Argentina captain Lionel Messi and forwards Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguero have not been called up for next month’s national team friendly fixtures. Italian-based strikers Lautaro Martinez and Giovanni Simeone are among the 20 new faces in Argentina’s squad to face Guatemala and Colombia. Earlier this week, Lionel Messi had told interim coach Lionel Scolani […]