Barcelona
Lionel Messi: It’s a shame Mane finished fourth in Ballon d’Or voting
Lionel Messi has conceded to voting for Liverpool forward Sadio Mane in The Best poll and feels the Senegalese was only unfortunate to finish fourth behind himself, Virgil van Dijk and Ronaldo in the Ballon d’Or vote. Lionel Messi has added a sixth Golden Ball to his remarkable collection , with Van Dijk edged out for the […]
Messi’s speech to Barcelona team-mates before collapse at Liverpool revealed
Lionel Messi told his Barca team-mates they must not repeat the mistakes of their famous collapse to Roma before his team’s game with Liverpool at Anfield last May. Liverpool were trailing the Champions League semi-final tie by three goals after the first leg at the Camp Nou and Barcelona were favourites to progress. Messi had […]
Luis Suarez tips Tammy Abraham to replace him as Barcelona’s No9
Luis Suarez has been open about the fact that his Barcelona days could soon be coming to an end. The Uruguayan recently claimed he is aware Barca are looking at long-term options to replace him in the No.9 role as he approaches the latter stages of his career at the club. And the 32-year-old striker […]
Pique reveals Barcelona players offered to delay salaries to re-sign Neymar
Barcelona were so keen to bring Neymar back from Paris Saint-Germain that the players were ready to accept delays to salary payments in order for the club to afford the Brazilian star. Barca spent the bulk of the summer window trying to lure Neymar back from PSG, two years after he left Camp Nou for […]
Messi overtakes Ronaldo goal scoring record in 118 fewer matches
Lionel Messi was simply on fire against Valladolid as he banged in two goals for Barcelona and also added two assists, and in doing so, surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo in a club goal scoring record. Messi has now scored 608 goals for Barcelona, while Ronaldo remains on 606, which means the Argentine now takes over in […]
When I saw Messi, I knew Barcelona would win everything – Guardiola
Former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola has said that, as soon as he saw Lionel Messi play for the first time, he knew the team would ‘win everything’. The now-Manchester City head coach took charge of 247 matches at Barcelona, winning La Liga three times, the Copa del Rey twice and two Champions Leagues titles, among other silverware. Under Guardiola’s tutelage, Lionel […]
Ronaldo: Why my Lionel Messi rivalry made me a better player
Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo believes his “healthy rivalry” with Barcelona counterpart Lionel Messi during his time in the Spanish League made him a better player. Both men have won the most coveted Ballon d’Or award five times and are considered to be two of the greatest footballers of all time. Ronaldo spent nine years with Real Madrid before joining Juventus in […]
Lionel Messi explains why Virgil van Dijk is so difficult to play against
Lionel Messi has explained why he found it hard to play against Virgil van Dijk during Barcelona’s Champions League semi-final games against Liverpool last campaign. Jurgen Klopp’s team were given a huge mountain to climb after losing 3-0 in the first leg of their semi-final but a 4-0 victory in the return leg at Anfield […]
Messi reveals he feared Neymar would join Real Madrid this past summer
Lionel Messi feared Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar would move to Real Madrid in the summer window if Barcelona failed to land his signature. The Brazil international made it clear that he wanted to leave Parc des Princes but after a period of intense speculation that stretched throughout the window, he eventually stayed with the Ligue […]
Lionel Messi made Argentina squad cry with Copa America speech – Di Maria
Angel Di Maria has revealed that a speech by Lionel Messi after Argentina’s loss to Brazil at the Copa America this summer left “everyone in tears”. Argentina were beaten 2-0 by the tournament hosts in the semi-final in July, Though Lionel Scaloni’s side overcame Chile in the third place play-off, their failure to win the tournament means Messi and […]