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 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 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
Barcelona legend Lionel Messi has claimed that his new Paris Saint-Germain teammate Marco Verratti is “one of the best in the world in his position.” The 34-year-old Argentine superstar flew to Paris with his family on Tuesday to complete his medical and finalise his PSG deal. Messi, who will wear the No 30 shirt at PSG, inked a contract that will … Read more
Florentino Perez has had to deny that he had anything to do with Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona, after some bizarre claims that the Real Madrid president was behind it. There’s been lots of blame handed around for the end of Messi’s time at the Nou Camp, whether it’s La Liga’s fault, the club’s fault or to … Read more
Paris Saint-Germain fans flooded the club’s online store and snapped up all available Lionel Messi shirts only 30 minutes after his signing was officially announced. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner arrived in Paris on Tuesday for his medical ahead of completing his sensational free transfer to the Ligue 1 side. Messi, whose Barcelona contract expired at the end … Read more