Barcelona are already feeling the enormous negative impact of Lionel Messi’s departure, with tickets for the team’s first game of the season selling poorly. Messi’s exit after 21 years of service was announced last week and days after he held an emotional farewell, the Argentine superstar had put pen to paper on an initial two-year deal … Read more
If you somehow managed to grab yourself a Paris Saint-Germain shirt with the name ‘Messi’ plastered on its back this week, then fair play. You are definitely quick off the mark. Why, you ask? Well, it has emerged that the French club sold more than 150,000 Lionel Messi shirts in the space of seven minutes, according to Spanish … Read more
17-year-old Paris Saint-Germain youngster Ismael Gharbi met Lionel Messi for the first time and he looked completely star-struck. Messi, having been unveiled as a PSG player earlier this week, linked up with his new teammates for the first time on Thursday. He embraced long-time El Clasico rival Sergio Ramos in a moment that had us all thinking … Read more
A journalist has revealed the last WhatsApp message Lionel Messi sent to his former Barcelona teammates before leaving to join Paris Saint-Germain. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner, who spent 21 trophy-laden years at the Camp Nou, has signed a two-year deal at the Ligue 1 side worth a reported €25m per season. His arrival at the Parc des Princes has sent … Read more
Lionel Messi displayed the type of mentality that has propelled him to greatness on his first day at Paris Saint-Germain training. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner was officially unveiled as a PSG player in front of the world’s media on Wednesday, a day after putting pen to paper on an initial two-year contract. On Thursday, Messi linked … Read more
Lionel Messi took part in his first training session as a Paris Saint-Germain player on Thursday afternoon, just two days after joining the club in one of the biggest deals in football history. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner, who will earn €25m per season at the Ligue 1 side after penning a two-year deal this week, was given a … Read more
Lionel Messi is still entitled to a huge loyalty bonus from Barcelona despite leaving the club. After flying into Paris for a medical and the signing of his contract on Tuesday, Messi was officially unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player in front of the world’s media on Wednesday. He has signed a two-year contract with the option of a … Read more
Lionel Messi might be the greatest free signing in the history of football but 15 years ago he could have broken the record for most expensive signing, by four times the previous record. Messi’s move to PSG is still quite hard to come to terms with, after 21 years where it seemed he would never … Read more
Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos have had their first conversation as PSG teammates, after years as bitter rivals for Barcelona and Real Madrid. Messi and Ramos have both played in 45 Clasicos against each other and would have been in direct competition with each other in many of those. Whilst Messi is the game’s leading scorer … Read more