Barcelona legend Lionel Messi has ensured that Argentina is one of the top countries with the most Ballon d’Or wins in history. The 34-year-old Argentine forward is the outright Ballon d’Or record holder with an incredible six wins to his name. Messi, who is currently a free agent after his Barcelona deal expired in June, won four consecutive Ballon … Read more
Mateo Messi Roccuzzo showed shades of Lionel Messi with a brilliant display of footwork, passing and ball control during a piggy in the middle-style session. The five-year-old, who is Messi’s second-born son after Thiago Messi Roccuzzo, left fans in complete awe with his “baller” skills. Messi uploaded the footage to his Instagram account, which has received over … Read more
Samuel Eto’o couldn’t help but have a joke after being told he ‘played with Lionel Messi‘ during his Barcelona career. Eto’o spent five years alongside Messi at at the Camp Nou between 2004 and 2009, when the Argentine superstar was first breaking through. The pair won three La Liga championships and the Champions League in 2009, although Eto’o was … Read more
A fan has attempted to “expose” Lionel Messi’s ridiculous 91-goal year, branding it “overrated” and claiming he wasn’t “decisive in big games”. In 2012, a 25-year-old Messi scored 79 goals for Barcelona and 12 for Argentina in 69 games across one calendar year. Messi broke the previous world record of 85 goals in a calendar year set … Read more
Barcelona have a headline about Cristiano Ronaldo pinned up in their dressing room for Lionel Messi and teammates to see. An extract of Spanish newspaper AS is pinned up inside the club’s Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper training base. Ronaldo terrorised the Blaugrana during his nine-year spell with Real Madrid – but the headline is nothing to do with that. … Read more
Lionel Messi was absolutely mobbed by fans who found out where he was eating in Miami, Florida. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner is spending time in the sunshine state after winning his first international trophy with Argentina last week. Messi will have been hoping for a relaxing break with family but that’s not quite what he got as fans … Read more
Simon Jordan has claimed he is “not sad” Barcelona captain Lionel Messi didn’t move to the Premier League as he didn’t want a “replication of the Galacticos mentality.” Messi, 34, was a free agent at the end of June after his contract at the Camp Nou expired. The Argentine superstar was heavily linked with both Manchester City and Paris … Read more
Lionel Messi sent a lovely message to a 100-year-old Argentina fan who logs every goal the six time Ballon d’Or winner scores with a paper and pencil. In a world where all of Messi’s stats are available to us at the touch of a button, on numerous devices and sites, Argentina fan Don Hernan does things … Read more
Antoine Griezmann may be making a return to his old club Atletico Madrid, according to reports in Spain this week. Mundo Deportivo have suggested that Griezmann’s transfer back to Madrid would involve an exchange with Saul Niguez whilst other reports in Spain say that a swap deal is unlikely. Sportsmail have since claimed a deal is … Read more