Lionel Messi has been hit with a four game international suspension, just hours before Argentina take on Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier. The Barcelona attacker will miss that clash with Bolivia after he was found to have verbally abused an assistant referee during Argentina’s narrow 1-0 victory over Chile last week. Messi was caught on … Read more
Lionel Messi was the difference as Argentina edged a crucial World Cup qualifier against Chile. Elsewhere, an unlikely hattrick hero inspired Brazil to an emphatic win over Uruguay that moved them closer to Russia 2018. A Lionel Messi penalty was enough to give Argentina to a tight but crucial World Cup qualifying win over Chile … Read more
Police forces in Peru have seized a shipment of cocaine with a street value of €85 million (£73 million) bearing the face and name of Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi. The shipment, weighing 1,417kg, was reportedly heading to Belgium, before it was intercepted by the anti-drug police force in Lima. Each parcel of the class A … Read more
Neymar has no doubt fellow Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi will extend his contract with the La Liga giants. Messi is contracted until 2018, but speculation over his future has intensified with talks over a new deal seemingly progressing slowly. Speaking after Barca completed their remarkable Champions League comeback against Paris Saint-Germain, Neymar said Messi would … Read more
Barcelona star Luis Suarez believes team-mate Lionel Messi is the best player of all time as he opened up about his decision to turn down Real Madrid. Suarez joined Messi at Camp Nou in 2014 and they, along with Neymar, form arguably the world’s best attack. The Uruguay international has no doubt as to the … Read more
One of the world’s biggest and most successful clubs, Barcelona, is launching a football academy in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub. The academy, in Africa’s biggest city, is the first of its kind on the continent. It is modelled on Barcelona’s flagship La Masia Academy in Spain which has produced stars such as Andres Iniesta, Lionel … Read more
Barcelona superstar Leo Messi has jetted to Egypt on Tuesday as part of a domestic health campaign to fight Hepatitis C. Messi had been scheduled to visit the north African country twice previously, but on each occasion he had to postpone. The first visit was supposed to be in December, but that was pushed back … Read more
Barcelona star Lionel Messi has postponed a medical tourism campaign visit to Egypt following his side’s 4-0 defeat against Paris St-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday. The five-time world footballer of the year was scheduled to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday to promote Egypt’s Tour n’ Cure medical tourism campaign, launched by Egypt’s government. … Read more
Five-time world footballer of the year, Lionel Messi, has postponed his proposed visit to Egypt following FC Barcelona’s 4-0 defeat at Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday. The Argentine striker was scheduled to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday, to take part in promoting a campaign, which targets attracting Hepatitis C patients to … Read more
Angel di Maria scored twice as Paris St-Germain stunned Barcelona to leave the Spanish side in danger of failing to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in a decade. PSG dominated this last-16 first-leg tie throughout and took the lead through Di Maria’s curled free-kick. Julian Draxler added a second with an … Read more
Latest: Chaos at KTI: 20 students hospitalised after clash with Police Angel di Maria scored twice as Paris St-Germain stunned Barcelona to leave the Spanish side in danger of failing to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in a decade. PSG dominated this last-16 first-leg tie throughout and took the lead through … Read more
Rio Ferdinand and Steven Gerrard were critical of Lionel Messi’s performance in Barcelona’s humbling at Paris Saint-Germain as the duo slammed the star’s lack of effort in the French capital. It was a night to forget for Messi & Co. after Barcelona suffered a humiliating 4-0 loss to PSG in the first leg of their … Read more
Angel di Maria scored twice as Paris St-Germain stunned Barcelona to leave the Spanish side in danger of failing to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in a decade. PSG dominated this last-16 first-leg tie throughout and took the lead through Di Maria’s curled free-kick. Julian Draxler added a second with an … Read more
When the season began, it seemed a foregone conclusion that Cristiano Ronaldo would become the first player to rack up 100 Champions League goals. Although it was Lionel Messi who had broken Raul’s record of 71 strikes in Europe’s premier cup competition in 2014, Ronaldo had stormed past his great rival by netting 16 times … Read more
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez both scored as Barcelona Suarez turned in the opener for the visitors from Aleix Vidal’s drilled cross, before Neymar tapped in the second from close range. Barca turned on the style in the second half with four goals in the space of nine minutes, as Messi stroked in the third before … Read more
Forward from “Barcelona” Lionel Messi has bought a Ferrari for €32 million. What other cars in his garage? Argentinian football player took away € 32 million at auction for the Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti 1957, beating the previous record from € 3 million to the Spanish. In accordance with Tuko.co.ke the main competitor at … Read more
Luis Suarez scored twice as Barcelona cut Real Madrid’s La Liga lead to two points by thrashing Las Palmas. Suarez turned in an Andre Gomes cut-back for the only goal of the first half, but hosts Barca then scored three quick goals after the break. Lionel Messi tapped in and Suarez then steered a lovely … Read more
Pere Gratacos had said “it was not only Messi” who got them through Copa del Rey Barcelona have punished a club official for expressing a “personal opinion” about forward Lionel Messi “that does not match that of the club”. Pere Gratacos lost his main post at the club after saying “it was not only Messi” … Read more
Lionel Messi may have finished second to Cristiano Ronaldo for the Ballon d’Or, but Barcelona team-mate Rafinha has no doubt the Argentine is the world’s best. Real Madrid star Ronaldo won the prestigious award ahead of Messi and Atletico’s Antoine Griezmann. But Rafinha, 23, believes Messi deserves to be considered top of the pile of … Read more
Manchester City coach and former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss, Pep Guardiola, has made it clear that there’s no question in his mind who the best footballer in the world is. He may be prejudiced, seeing that one of the two contenders for the world’s best footballers today, Leonel Messi, was part of his winning … Read more