Messi

Learning from the GOAT Lionel Messi: Fernandez after stunning free-kick

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez channelled his inner Lionel Messi when he scored his side’s third goal in a classy 3-1 win in a fourth-round FA Cup tie against Aston Villa at Villa Park on Thursday. 

Messi wows Tokyo fans in friendly defeat by Kobe

It came days after his absence on the pitch in a recent Hong Kong friendly had angered fans there.

Messi match organisers 'deeply regret' no-show, cancel funding bid

Organisers of a Hong Kong football match which drew boos after star man Lionel Messi failed to play said Monday they deeply regretted the no-show, and would withdraw a bid for a HK$16 million ($2 million) government grant.

Messi, Beckham booed in Hong Kong

Lionel Messi and David Beckham were booed on Sunday after the Argentina superstar sat out Inter Miami's pre-season friendly in Hong Kong.

Messi mania hits Hong Kong as thousands flock to Miami training

Tens of thousands of football fans turned out to see Lionel Messi train with his Inter Miami teammates in Hong Kong on Saturday, as "Messi mania" took hold of the city.

Ronaldinho says Mbappe could win Ballon d'Or with PSG

Star French striker Kylian Mbappe can win the Ballon d'Or in "any team", Ronaldinho told AFP Sunday, but the Brazilian would like him to win it with Paris Saint-Germain, "a big club".

Messi calls Major League Soccer ‘a minor league’

In a recent interview in his home country of Argentina pertaining to his availability for the 2026 World Cup, soccer superstar Lionel Messi called Major League Soccer -- his current home -- "a minor league."

‘No place in football for this kind of violence’ seen at Maracana: Infantino

Tempers had flared in the Maracana stands moments before kick-off, with Brazilian police using batons.

February 9, 2024
February 9, 2024

Learning from the GOAT Lionel Messi: Fernandez after stunning free-kick

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez channelled his inner Lionel Messi when he scored his side’s third goal in a classy 3-1 win in a fourth-round FA Cup tie against Aston Villa at Villa Park on Thursday. 

February 7, 2024
February 7, 2024

Messi wows Tokyo fans in friendly defeat by Kobe

It came days after his absence on the pitch in a recent Hong Kong friendly had angered fans there.

February 5, 2024
February 5, 2024

Messi match organisers 'deeply regret' no-show, cancel funding bid

Organisers of a Hong Kong football match which drew boos after star man Lionel Messi failed to play said Monday they deeply regretted the no-show, and would withdraw a bid for a HK$16 million ($2 million) government grant.

February 4, 2024
February 4, 2024

Messi, Beckham booed in Hong Kong

Lionel Messi and David Beckham were booed on Sunday after the Argentina superstar sat out Inter Miami's pre-season friendly in Hong Kong.

February 4, 2024
February 4, 2024

Messi mania hits Hong Kong as thousands flock to Miami training

Tens of thousands of football fans turned out to see Lionel Messi train with his Inter Miami teammates in Hong Kong on Saturday, as "Messi mania" took hold of the city.

December 3, 2023
December 3, 2023

Ronaldinho says Mbappe could win Ballon d'Or with PSG

Star French striker Kylian Mbappe can win the Ballon d'Or in "any team", Ronaldinho told AFP Sunday, but the Brazilian would like him to win it with Paris Saint-Germain, "a big club".

December 2, 2023
December 2, 2023

Messi calls Major League Soccer ‘a minor league’

In a recent interview in his home country of Argentina pertaining to his availability for the 2026 World Cup, soccer superstar Lionel Messi called Major League Soccer -- his current home -- "a minor league."

November 22, 2023
November 22, 2023

‘No place in football for this kind of violence’ seen at Maracana: Infantino

Tempers had flared in the Maracana stands moments before kick-off, with Brazilian police using batons.

November 22, 2023
November 22, 2023
November 21, 2023
November 21, 2023

Messi's 2022 WC jerseys predicted to top $10 mln at auction

If the jerseys indeed fetch above $10 million, that could make the sale the most valuable collection of sports memorabilia ever auctioned off, Sotheby's said.

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