Barcelona youngster Sergino Dest caught the eye for all the wrong reasons as Lionel Messi bid farewell to his beloved club during an emotional press conference at Camp Nou. La Pulga broke down in tears as soon as he entered the room filled with journos, the current squad, and several former players. Although the occasion ...
Lionel Messi is no longer an FC Barcelona player. The Argentine legend whose contract ended in June 2021 was tipped to sign a new deal at the Camp Nou this summer, but structural and financial regulations meant that the negotiations reached a point of no return. The Blaugrana had to unwillingly part with arguably their ...
Lionel Messi continues to age like a fine wine. At 34 years of age, the Barcelona legend should physically be on the decline after having such a long and illustrious career, but pictures of him vacationing after Argentina’s Copa America win this summer have shown that he still has a ripped physique. Messi’s chiselled abs ...
Lionel Messi was spotted dancing. Yes, you heard it right. Lifting the Copa America was one of the last pieces of the puzzle in Messi’s extremely well-decorated career, and the man has never looked back since – as he seems to be well and truly enjoying his best life. As a result of the Copa ...
Argentina finally ended a trophy drought of 28 years when they lifted the Copa America trophy by defeating Brazil in the final. It was a historic night both for the Argentine football team and their captain Lionel Messi, as one of the greatest players of all time added another feather to his much-decorated career. A ...
Lionel Messi put on a signature dribbling masterclass as Argentina defeated Colombia on penalties to book their spot in the 2021 Copa America final against eternal rivals Brazil. The Argentina captain rolled back the years and showed that he has still got it, as he shrugged off much larger Colombian defenders as if it meant ...
It would be an understatement to say that Lionel Messi was wholeheartedly invested in the penalty shootout against Colombia. The Argentina captain is no stranger to the heartbreak of spot-kick failure as he previously starred in two decisive shoot-outs in the last three editions of Copa America. It was his miss in 2016 final that ...
Lionel Messi poked borax at former teammate Yerry Mina and challenged him to ‘dance again’ after the Colombian defender had missed his penalty during the shootout loss against Argentina. The Barcelona talisman was of course making a reference to the Everton defender’s little jig he did after scoring a penalty during Colombia’s quarterfinal win against ...
Jadon Sancho’s recent exploits for the Three Lions have earned him a lot of plaudits but there is one aspect of his game that has been overlooked–a particular trait that he shares with none other than the greatest player of all time in Lionel Messi. In England’s 4-0 EURO 2020 quarter-final win over Ukraine, Sancho ...
Lionel Messi wasted no time worryng about the 8-man wall Ecuador had set up as he smashed in a free-kick from close range during Argentina’s 3-0 win in the quarter-finals of Copa America. With the game done and dusted at this point, the Albiceleste captain decided to serve something special for the viewers as he ...
Argentina made light work of 81st-ranked Bolivia as it turned out to be an eventful outing for Lionel Messi during the 4-1 win at Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba. The Barcelona legend showed no mercy during his record-breaking 148th appearance for Argentina as he scored two goals and provided a superhuman assist to start the rout. ...
No one is safe when Lionel Messi is around as a couple of Paraguay players found out the difficult way when they tried to pin down the Barcelona legend at injury-time. Argentina extended their unbeaten record to 16 matches and booked a quarterfinal birth at the ongoing Copa America with a 1-0 win over Paraguay ...
Lionel Messi was at his sensational best when Argentina met Uruguay in their Copa America group stage encounter. Not only did he set up Guido Rodriguez for the winner in the match that ended 1-0 to the Albiceleste, but he also was a menacing presence for Uruguayan defenders all throughout the outing – the best ...
Another game, another Lionel Messi assist, but this one turned out to be a record-breaking one as the Argentina captain became the top assist-provider in the history of Copa America after Guido Martinez guided his lavish cross inside Uruguay’s net in the first half. Even if you don’t count the assist, there was some of ...
Guillermo Maripan exacted revenge for years of humiliations defenders across the globe suffered at the hands of Lionel Messi when he bamboozled the Barcelona star with a La Croqueta near the touchline. The moment occurred during the 78th minute of the 1-1 draw between Argentina and Chile in Rio de Janeiro in the ongoing Copa ...
Lionel Messi was denied a free-kick by a world-class save from Claudio Bravo during the World Cup qualifier between Argentina and Chile a little more than a week ago. But the Barcelona legend got the better of his former Blaugrana teammate with a copycat free-kick, placed at the same area of the net during the ...
Lionel Messi produced a rare moment of failure when he fluffed a shot and skewed it wide during Argentina’s 2-2 World Cup qualifier draw against Colombia. Though, it appears that even Messi’s howlers turn out to be perfect as the ball landed on Giovani Lo Celso’s feet and the subsequent move resulted in Albiceleste’s second ...
