The Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho believes that Messi is the best player ever to play this game. Barcelona trashed Spurs in their last fixture thanks to Lionel Messi who scored a brace. Ivan Rakitic and Philippe Coutinho scored the first two goals of the match for Barcelona and then a brace from Leo sealed the […]
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Pique rubbishes rumours of spat with Messi via Twitter post
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique on Thursday uploaded a picture with captain Lionel Messi on Twitter, brushing aside all rumours of a possible spat between the two veterans. Earlier this week, Spanish paper El Chiringuito claimed that Pique and Messi had a ‘bust-up’ over several differences regarding how the team needs to be performing. The paper claimed […]
Match Preview: What to expect as Messi returns to Wembley
The last time Barcelona captain Lionel Messi graced the monumental Wembley stadium, he left Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson gasping for air. Barcelona’s 3-1 domination of the Red Devils during Pep Guardiola’s era will always be remembered as one of the greatest UCL performances of all time. Barcelona’s magic-trio of Messi, David Villa and […]
‘Missing Ronaldo’, Twitter reacts to Real Madrid’s UCL loss
Real Madrid suffered an uncharacteristic defeat in the UEFA Champions League group stage against Russian club CKSA Moskva as its front-line failed to offer much. The defending champions lost 1-0 away from home as Nikola Vlasic scored an early goal in the second minute of the game which proved enough for the hosts. Despite enjoying […]
Twitter reacts to reported Messi-Pique bust-up
Madrid-based paper ‘El Chiringuito‘ has claimed that Barcelona captain Lionel Messi and defender Gerard Pique are having a sour relationship as of current. According to the paper, Messi is not pleased with Pique over his performances lately which the Argentine believes are reason for Barcelona’s woes. On the other hand, Pique believes that Messi is not […]
Messi was close to signing for Espanyol in 2005
Tottenham coach Mauricio Pochettino revealed something about Barcelona captain Lionel Messi that has surprised many. According to the tactician, the Argentine was close to signing for Barca’s city-rivals Espanyol in 2005, a move that was later cancelled by the red-and-blue. Pochettino, whose team will face Barcelona at Wembley for UEFA Champions League group stage fixture, […]
Maradona advises Messi to retire from national team
Former Argentina captain Diego Maradona on Monday advised fellow countrymen Lionel Messi to retire from the Argentina national team. Messi decided against playing for Argentina for the two friendly games earlier after a devastating end to his Russia 2018 world cup. The little Argentine has had little success with the national team and has lost […]
‘Barcelona should not depend on one man’, says Messi
After a disappointing end to the weekend for Barcelona, club captain Lionel Messi said that the team has enough quality and should not depend on one man. Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw at Camp Nou by Athletic Bilbao as Messi spent the first half on the bench. Coach Ernesto Valverde’s decision to bench […]
Messi, Ronaldo are best, but this is Modric’s year: Croatia coach
Croatia national team coach Zlatko Dalic on Saturday said that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the best players in the world, but 2018 is Real Madrid maestro Luka Modric‘s year. Modric won the FIFA best player in the year award last week, beating Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Muhammad Salah to the award. His […]
No difference between Messi and Ronaldo, says Dybala
Juventus and Argentina forward Paulo Dybala on Saturday said that there is no difference between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and that both are phenomenal. In an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Dybala revealed how happy he is to be the only player to play alongside both Messi and Ronaldo. “I am lucky to […]