Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi's season for Barcelona helping secure 'best player ever' status

Having lead Barcelona to a record 31-match unbeaten run since last October, Lionel Messi could now very well be the driving force to lead his team to domestic and continental glory once again.
19 February 2016

[WATCH] Messi's wonderstrike...for Italian pop star

Enjoy Barcelona icon Messi putting on a show for Italian pop star Eros Ramazzotti, with an awesome trick from behind the goal.
16 February 2016

Messi's penalty pass was different, not disrespectful - Celta coach

Eduardo Berizzo has defended Barcelona stars Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez after suggestions they were disrespectful against his Celta Vigo side.
15 February 2016

Messi's kidney procedure explained as Barcelona star continues his recovery

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is out of hospital and recovering after a non-surgical procedure to cure his kidney problems.
10 February 2016

Lionel Messi undergoes further tests for kidney problems

Barcelona have confirmed that Lionel Messi is undergoing further tests on kidney problems which first emerged in December but expect the forward to return to training on Wednesday.
9 February 2016

Barcelona yet to reach top form: Luis Enrique

Luis Enrique has issued an ominous warning to Barcelona's domestic and European rivals by confidently stating: "We are not in our best form."
7 February 2016

With money for Neymar & Messi, Barcelona's MSN are here to stay

Barcelona are on the verge of agreeing a new shirt sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways that will allow them to keep their trio of forwards together for years to come.
30 January 2016

Lionel Messi cuts Cristiano Ronaldo's league goals lead to five

Lionel Messi's goal at the weekend saw the Argentine reduce Cristiano Ronaldo lead to five in the pair's head-to-head scoring contest in La Liga.
26 January 2016

Lionel Messi owes me: Ronaldo of Real Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo explains to reporters how he helped out his rival Lionel Messi with language issues and now expects to be paid.
19 January 2016

Barcelona 6-0 Athletic Bilbao: Suarez scores three in Camp Nou rout

Luis Suarez's hat-trick helps Barcelona extend their dominant La Liga record against Athletic Bilbao with a crushing 6-0 victory over the 10-man Basque side at Camp Nou.
18 January 2016

Barcelona beat Espanyol to seal passage to Copa del Rey quarterfinals

Munir El Haddadi score both goals as Barcelona beat Espanyol 2-0 on Wednesday to ease into the Copa del Rey's quarterfinals with a 6-1 victory on aggregate.
14 January 2016

Messi's achievements beyond my wildest dreams, says father

Lionel Messi's father says he could never have dreamed of the success Barcelona's five-time Ballon d'Or winner has enjoyed.
13 January 2016

Ronaldo statue vandalised with 'Messi 10' graffiti

Culprits write 'Messi' on the back of the bronze homage to the Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo, scribbling the number 10 underneath.
13 January 2016

Messi on Ronaldo: Envy is an ugly word

The Barcelona star Lionel Messi denies there is any jealousy between him and Cristiano Ronaldo, and praises the Real Madrid player's talents.
12 January 2016

Made of gold! Magical Messi is the most dominant player of all time

Lionel Messi is rewriting football history. Before the emergence of the Argentine attacker just over a decade ago, the game's records were spread out among a select band of legends. But now there are hardly any left for anyone else.
12 January 2016

Messi is a miracle from God: Arda Turan

Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan believes superstar forward Lionel Messi is "a miracle from God".
11 January 2016

Messi widely tipped to regain Ballon d'Or

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi is targeting an unprecedented fifth Ballon d'Or award in Zurich, with the Argentine heavily favoured to reclaim the prize from three-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo.
10 January 2016

AEPD 'demands' Dani Alves apology after rant

The Spanish Sports Press Association "demands a public retraction" of the statement made by Barcelona player Dani Alves where he branded the Spanish press as "f****** rubbish" on social media.
9 January 2016

How many Ballons d'Or would Maradona have won?

Diego Maradona himself continues to transmit joy, the joy of playing, an art that seems to have been lost a long time ago and has fewer and fewer worthy representatives.
8 January 2016

Stamp on Messi wasn't deliberate, claims Pau Lopez

Espanyol goalkeeper Pau Lopez insists he did not deliberately attempt to injure Lionel Messi during his side's defeat to Barcelona.
8 January 2016