Lionel Messi has praised Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez after Argentina’s 3-0 win over Uruguay, describing him ‘one of the best goalkeepers in the world’. The former Arsenal keeper made two superb saves to keep out Luis Suarez in the first half before goals from Messi, Rodrigo De Paul and […]
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PSG forward Lionel Messi has revealed his four main candidates for the 2021 Ballon d’Or award, with the Argentine player naming two teammates. On Friday Messi, along with a number of world-class talents, was confirmed among the 30-man France Football shortlist for the prize. The 34-year-old is vying to win […]
Former England and Chelsea player Joe Cole has sided with Lionel Messi in the long-running debate over who is the better player of him and Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi scored his first goal for PSG on Tuesday in superb style as he curled an effort from outside the box […]
Lionel Messi has been told that Kylian Mbappe is number one at PSG and that he must “respect” his new teammate. This is the view of former Arsenal and Chelsea player Nicolas Anelka, who also played for PSG across two spells from 1995 to 1997 & 2000 to 2002. Messi […]
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo, has overtaken PSG superstar Lionel Messi as the highest earner in world football, according to Forbes. The Portuguese star’s move to Old Trafford has made him the highest-paid footballer in the world, overtaking rival Messi. The Portugal skipper will earn almost €107m gross, which includes […]
Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino says there are no issues between himself and Lionel Messi after the player’s reaction to being subbed off against Lyon. The Argentina international made his first home start for the French club on Sunday against Lyon but was taken off in the 76th minute with […]
Antonio Conte has leapt to the defence of Maurico Pochettino after PSG and Lionel Messi faced criticism for their display in Wednesday’s 1-1 draw against Club Brugge. PSG took an early lead through Ander Herrera in their opening Champions League group match of the season but were pegged back by […]
Lionel Messi could not believe why the Brazil v Argentina game was allowed to start before being suspended just five minutes into the match by health officials. There were crazy scenes in Sao Paulo as the World Cup qualifier got underway but was halted by Brazilian officials who came onto the pitch. Issues […]
Toni Kroos has dropped a hint Kylian Mbappe could be heading to Real Madrid while discussing Lionel Messi’s Barcelona exit potentially weakening his club’s rivals. Messi’s career at Camp Nou came to an end at the start of the month when Barcelona announced that they were unable to re-sign the […]
PSG may have pulled off the best free transfer in football history but having Lionel Messi in your team certainly doesn’t come cheap. The Argentine forward has signed a two-year deal with the French club, with the option of a third, less than 24 hours after giving an emotional press conference in his […]