An adult website has offered Barcelona a $10 million fee in an attempt to help fund his contract. The 34-year-old forward is currently a free agent after his three-year contract with the La Liga side – worth a staggering £476m over four years – expired on Tuesday at midnight. Despite some lengthy talks surrounding a new deal, the … Read more
Lionel Messi had two assists and one goal in a 3-0 win over Ecuador as he led Argentina to their sixth Copa America semi-finals appearance in 17 years. Messi missed a golden chance in the first half but set up Rodrigo De Paul five minutes before half-time and then did the same for Lautaro Martinez … Read more
A number of Argentina players decided to give teammate Lionel Messi a wholesome surprise on his 34th birthday. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner, who is currently representing his national side at the Copa America, was handed a birthday cake and several gifts on Thursday morning as the likes of Angel Di Maria and Nicolas Otamendi watched on. Messi’s Argentina teammates woke him … Read more
Lionel Messi pulled off an outrageous nutmeg during Argentina’s 1-0 win over Paraguay in the Copa America. Victory for Argentina in the early hours of Tuesday morning means they’ve qualified for the knockout stages with a game to spare. Late in the game, Messi decided to have some fun and he casually snatched the souls of two different players. Angel … Read more
Argentina paid an emotional, spectacular tribute to Diego Maradona before their first tournament match since the death of the nation’s iconic No 10 in November. We never got to see Lionel Messi and Maradona share a pitch as players. But they both took to the field – in a way – on Monday night, as a sensational 3D light … Read more
Lionel Messi produced a moment of magic to score a stunning free-kick in Argentina’s Copa America opener against Chile. Messi let rip from 25 yards out as he picked out the top corner to give his side the lead on Monday. With his trusted left-foot, he curled a stunning strike over the wall and into the … Read more
Adidas are celebrating the legacy of Lionel Messi by launching a special edition +F30-inspired boot dubbed ‘El Retorno’. The new Adidas X Speedflow.1 have been inspired by one of the most wanted F50 colourways of all time – Tech Metallic Core Black and Intense Orange. They are also modelled on the 2006 F30 Tunit boots worn by … Read more
Getty Images Copa America pulled from Argentina as Covid crisis puts tournament in jeopardy The decision could lead the event to be wiped out entirely, as co-host Colombia has also been determined unsuitable for holding matches The upcoming Copa America will not be played in Argentina because of a surge in Covid cases, CONMEBOL announced … Read more
“A happy family is but an earlier heaven.” The Barca captain, Lionel Messi Showing importance of familyby built-up his tattoo collection through his tremendous career. Modern-day footballers show their personality by having a tattoo, although we saw 1980s athletes leading attitude by having perms and mustaches. Some of the best footballers globally (David Beckham, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Sergio … Read more