Messi’s comments came after Argentina beat Venezuela 3-0 on Friday in the remaining match of the penultimate round of South American World Cup qualifying.
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Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas win Ballon d’Or awards
Alexia Putellas became the third winner of the women’s award for an outstanding season with Barcelona and Spain.
Lionel Messi would back World Cup plans says Brazil legend Ronaldo
UEFA have rejected the plans along with a number of Europe’s leading clubs but Ronaldo said if Messi and Ronaldo ”were given more opportunities to win the World Cup, I’m sure they will say yes.”
Lionel Messi says he’s hungry to win trophies at Paris St Germain
“That’s why I am here. It’s an ambitious club,” Messi told a news conference. “You can see they’re ready to fight for everything.”
Signing of world great Lionel Messi sends PSG into a new dimension
The 34-year-old Argentine forward, who joined on a two-year deal on Tuesday with an option for a third year, will be presented to a 50,000 crowd at Parc des Princes before the game against Strasbourg on Saturday.
Move to PSG a possibility, we are talking: Lionel Messi after leaving Barca
The maverick striker confirmed the end of his 21-year stint with Spanish club Barcelona on Sunday and he was left in tears while bidding adieu to the club.
A timeline of Lionel Messi’s career at Barcelona
Here are some of its most important dates: June 24, 1987 — Messi is born in Rosario, Argentina.
Lionel Messi not Barcelona player for 1st time in over 20 years
Messi could still return to Barcelona but him not signing a contract before deadline means that this is the first time in 7,504 days that he is not with the club on paper.
Greatness can be achieved if one believes in themselves, says Lionel Messi
The Argentine ace has now a staggering feat of 644 goals, all wearing the Barcelona FC shirt, across 17 seasons and 749 games. That surpasses the 643 goals that Pele scored for Santos.
Messi extends Champions League scoring record to 36 teams
The goal moved him three ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Raul Gonzalez with 33 goals each, and Karim Benzema and Zlatan Ibrahimovic with 29, according to official FC Barcelona website.
Lionel Messi returns to training after Barcelona U-turn
But on September 4, the striker published a video message confirming that he would remain at the club for the 2020-21 season to see out the remaining year of his contract.
LaLiga will continue to grow post Messi era: FC Barcelona official
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi ended speculation last week about his future at the Catalan giants by announcing that he would stay for another season, though reluctantly, rather than fight his club in a court of law.
Lionel Messi to stay at Barcelona & see out contract
Although Messi will remain at the Camp Nou until he can leave as a free agent, fans are worried at the interview in which he explained how he felt in recent months.
No agreement as Messi’s father meets FC Barcelona boss
All Messi Senior told the press was that he knew “nothing” but that he believed it would be “difficult” for his son to remain at Barcelona, where he has spent the last 20 years.
Messi ‘wants’ to end career at Camp Nou, insists Barca chief
Bartomeu, however, has played down speculations and stated Messi wants to finish his career at Barcelona. He insisted that the Argentine has told him about his future at the club.
Lionel Messi’s son taunts him about UCL defeat by Liverpool
The Argentine star revealed that his son Mateo ensured that he remembered the defeat whenever they play at his home.
Barack Obama offers World Cup-winning advice to Lionel Messi
In the finals of FIFA World Cup 2014, Argentina lost to Germany by 1-0 in Rio de Janerio.
Lionel Messi calls for unity after 3-0 win over Liverpool in UCL semifinal
Barcelona: Lionel Messi was the hero once again for FC Barcelona as he scored two goals to give his side a 3-0 win at home to Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal. Barca, on Wednesday, led through Luis Suarez’s first half goal, but were struggling in[Read More…]
Lionel Messi to lift LaLiga trophy for first time as Barca skipper
Barcelona: For the second year in a row, FC Barcelona are the champions of Spain. Ernesto Valverde has overseen another LaLiga Santander triumph, taking the Blaugrana onto 26 league titles. They’re now just seven behind Real Madrid’s record haul of 33 league trophies, a gap which has closed dramatically over[Read More…]
I want to win a trophy with Argentina: Lionel Messi
Buenos Aires: Lionel Messi has reiterated his commitment to Argentina’s national team and hit out at “lies” about him in his homeland. The 31-year-old ended an eight-month self-imposed exile from international football against Venezuela last week, but could not prevent a 3-1 defeat in Madrid. He then missed the Albiceleste’s[Read More…]
Lionel Messi scored 400th goal with FC Barcelona, creates LaLiga history
On Sunday, 13 January 2019, one of the greatest footballer in the world, Lionel Messi created LaLiga history after becoming the first player to score 400 goals in the competitions’ long history. Messi is already the all-time top goal scorer in LaLiga. He surpassed the previous record of 251 goals[Read More…]
Kylian Mbappe tops the CIES transfer valuation list; Ronaldo, Messi way behind
A new era of football is witnessing the dominance of youngsters and is likely to put an end to the duopoly of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. However, Ronaldo and Messi continued to be the most productive footballers on the field, they are no longer the highest-valued players in the[Read More…]
Murtaza Ahmadi, Afghanistan’s ‘Little Messi’ forced to flee home
In 2016, Seven-year-old Murtuza Ahmadi from Afghanistan had grabbed headlines after he was spotted wearing homemade Lionel Messi’s jersey, fashioned out of a blue and white striped plastic bag by his older brother. He later met his hero, Lionel Messi in Qatar during a football friendly match. The Barcelona legend[Read More…]
Ballon d’Or 2018: Luka Modric ends decade-long duopoly of Messi and Ronaldo
Luka Modric the winner of Ballon d’Or 2018, has put an end to Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s decade-long dominance over Ballon d’Or award. Modric became first Croatian to lift this award after already been named as FIFA’s Best Men’s Player this year. Croatian captain and Real Madrid midfielder, Modric[Read More…]
FIFA World Cup: Messi greatest but Argentina not on Chhetri’s list of contenders
Kolkata: Though rating Lionel Messi as the greatest player to have ever played the sport, Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri on Tuesday did not pick Argentina as one of the favourites to lift the World Cup in Russia this time. If you’re asking me four good teams, I think[Read More…]