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. …
Frenkie de Jong has to be a guaranteed feature in a discussion about the best midfielders on the planet on his day. The Barcelona midfielder is one of the best passers in the game right now and has built a reputation for being one of the most press-resistant footballers there is. De Jong did not …
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 …
Antoine Griezmann continued his glorious 2021 run when he sweetly struck an overhead kick goal to start the scoring in France’s final warmup game ahead of Euro 2020. The Barcelona forward has now scored 4 goals in his last 5 games for France and overall 19 goals in 2021 for both club & country. Les …
Lionel Messi didn’t put a foot wrong more or less in the entire game as Argentina continued their unbeaten run since the last Copa America with a 1-1 draw in the World Cup qualifier match against Chile in Buenos Aires. The Barcelona legend slid a calm and composed penalty to put the Albiceleste ahead after …
The Super League fiasco is on its last breath with Barcelona and Real Madrid being the only clubs that are keeping the idea afloat at the moment. Florentino Perez’s master plan was brought to its knees as fans, players, clubs and various leagues & organisations around Europe vehemently condemned its formation. La Liga seems to …
‘If you don’t succeed at first, try again’ was the motto Messi followed as he needed to double down on his efforts after the first attempt at goal, a sublime first touch volley, struck the far post. Quite luckily for the Barca star, the rebound landed back on his feet, albeit at a very tight …
It was complete domination by the Blaugrana from the very first minute of the match, as they were the better team throughout the contest – even though all four of their goals came in the second half of the match. Barcelona scored four times over the span of 12 minutes in what was an absolute …
It was the Leo Messi show at the Estadio Olimpico de Sevilla last night, as FC Barcelona emerged victorious over Athletic Club in the final of the 2021 edition of the Copa del Rey. Goals from Antoine Griezmann and Frenkie de Jong preceded the Messi show, as the Argentine maestro went on to score twice …
‘Take the ball, pass the ball’ is not just the name of the Netflix documentary dedicated to Barcelona’s explosive 4 years under Pep Guardiola but also the ethos which identify their playing style. The same characteristics were on full display as Barca scored their 4th goal against Athletic Bilbao in the Copa Del Rey final …
Lionel Messi waited for the opposition players to get tired in the second half before he started his usual routine and scored two goals as Barcelona won the Copa Del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao. His first on the night was just pure art. The only way to describe it would be that it was …
Amidst the conversation for some of the greatest football teams of all time, Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona makes one of the best arguments there can be. The 2008-09 treble-winning squad boasted of a starting eleven feared by teams across the continent of Europe, as they went on to win the UEFA Champions League in incredible fashion …
One of the best concept kits seen on social media in recent memory has been turned into reality, as Chinese counterfeiters have manufactured the Barcelona concept kit that went viral on social media last week. The kit made the rounds on Twitter for being an extremely fashionable contrast to the rumoured-to-be 21/22 Barcelona home kit. …
Lionel Messi once confused Scott McTominay for Chris Smalling after the latter had left him bloodied during a UEFA Champions League clash between Manchester United and Barcelona in the 2018/19 season. While appearing on a segment for ESPN recently, Scott McTominay revealed a cute little story from the first leg of the quarter-final clash between …
Kylian Mbappe missed a penalty but it was Ousmane Dembele who became the talk of the town following France’s 2-0 World Cup qualifier win against Kazakhstan. The Barcelona forward had an eventful outing as he was on the money when he put his nation ahead inside the opening 19 minutes of the game at Astana …
If there was an award for the best goal of the international break so far, it would have likely gone to Barcelona starlet Sergino Dest. The American fullback scored an absolute stunner from outside the box to start USMNT’s scoring in their recent international friendly against Jamaica. The technique and the amount of quality displayed …
One more day at the office for one of the best in history as Lionel Messi struck a brace and smashed two mammoth records during the 6-1 thrashing of Real Sociedad last night. Not only did La Pulga became the player with the most appearances for Barcelona as he surpassed Xavi Hernandez’s record of 767 …