Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema wasted no time in putting forward his verdict on the bombshell announcement that Lionel Messi would be leaving Barcelona. Messi, 34, will exit the Camp Nou this summer after Barcelona were unable to renew his contract due to La Liga’s financial rules. The Barcelona legend, who has been a free agent since July, has now … Read more
Barcelona fans are struggling to come to terms with the departure of Lionel Messi. In fact, one devastated supporter made his feelings known in an incredibly emotional moment outside the Camp Nou gates on Thursday night, as the news began to really hit home. It will go down as one of the biggest shocks in football history. On … Read more
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi surprisingly snubbed Real Madrid legend Sergio Ramos in his pick for the toughest opponent in his illustrious playing career. The 34-year-old Argentine forward enjoyed a fierce on-pitch rivalry with Ramos during heated El Clasicos between Barcelona and Madrid. However, Messi and Ramos’ El Clasico battles have finally come to an end after the former Madrid … Read more
Chelsea star Kai Havertz has been tipped as a future Ballon d’Or winner after Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are “finished battling” over the award. That is according to football expert Dean Jones, who has made a bold prediction that Havertz will “stay at this level” over the next 10 years. Messi and Ronaldo dominated the Ballon d’Or award from … Read more
Lionel Messi has left Barcelona and already @LSComps was on hand to provide the perfect viewing. The popular football compilations producer put together a ten minute video on Messi titled ‘End of an Era – The Story’ and it makes for a wonderful watch from start to finish. It well and truly highlights the greatness that Messi achieved … Read more
Lionel Messi is leaving Barcelona, the club have confirmed on Thursday evening. The Blaugana’s all-time top scorer and greatest ever player looked set to take a 50 per cent pay cut to stay at the Nou Camp but negotiations did not progress well and he will now be leaving the club after many trophy-laden … Read more
Barcelona‘s bid to register Lionel Messi‘s new contract with LaLiga has been handed a boost after the league announced a cash injection of €2.7 billion ($3.2B) on Wednesday. LaLiga has agreed in principle to sell 10% of a newly formed company housing most of its business to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners. The sale has already … Read more
The Camp Nou chief is still confident of re-signing the six-time Ballon d’Or winner in time for the start of the new season Joan Laporta has offered an update on Lionel Messi’s contract, while claiming Barcelona are happy with Antoine Griezmann amid ongoing transfer rumours. Messi became a free agent when his contract at … Read more
He might have played with Cristiano Ronaldo for six years during his time at Old Trafford but former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney thinks that Lionel Messi is the better player. Back in 2016, Rooney was answering a series of questions at Old Trafford and one of the biggest debates in world football popped up – Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? … Read more