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 […]
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‘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 […]
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 […]
Cristiano Ronaldo accused of sexual assault
A woman from Las Vegas has accused Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo of sexually assaulting her in 2009, adding that the Portuguese had made a legal settlement to pay $375,000 to keep silent over the issue. Kaitlyn Mayoraga made the claims on Friday while speaking to German publication Der Spiegel. Mayoraga, who was 25 at that time, […]
Messi, Ronaldo comparisons don’t bother Hazard
Comparisons with Barcelona captain Lionel Messi and Juventus supertsar Cristiano Ronaldo do not bother Chelsea’s Eden Hazard. The Chelsea forward, who scored the winning goal against a tough Liverpool side on Wednesday in Football League cup fixture, said comparisons with Ronaldo and Messi were not a matter of concern for him and that winning is […]
Modric is great, but Messi is the best: Valverde
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde on Tuesday said Real Madrid midfield maestro Luka Modric ‘is a great player’ but there is none like club captain Lionel Messi. Speaking ahead of the club’s trip to Leganes later today, Valverde hailed Messi calling him the best in the world, despite Real Madrid’s Modric bagging the FIFA best player […]