Messi in Barca squad for Borussia Dortmund tie
Madrid, Sep 17 (IANS) Lionel Messi has been included in the FC Barcelona squad to travel to Germany for Tuesday night’s Champions League away match …
Messi continues team training ahead of Dortmund clash
Barcelona, Sep 16 (IANS) Barcelona Argentine star Lionel Messi on Monday continued to train ahead of his team’s trip to Dortmund, where the Catalan team …
Messi Jr’s football skills storms the Internet
Barcelona, Sep 15 (IANS) Football superstar Lionel Messi’s son, Mateo, is a chip of the old block. The little guy pulled off some pure football …
Barcelona could have done more to bring Neymar back: Messi
Barcelona, Sep 12 (IANS) Barcelona star Lionel Messi feels that the Catalan side did not go all out to bring Neymar back to the club …
Messi free to leave at end of season: Barca President
London, Sep 7 (IANS) Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu has confirmed rumours of a clause in Lionel Messi’s contract that will allow him to leave …
Ronaldo, Messi, Van Dijk shortlisted for FIFA Best Player award
Madrid, Sep 2 (IANS) Juventus’ Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona’s Argentine talisman Lionel Messi and Liverpool’s Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk made the short list …
Would love to have dinner with Messi: Ronaldo
Monaco, Aug 30 (IANS) Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has expressed his desire to have dinner with arch-rival Lionel Messi, adding that they have dominated football …
Messi, Ronaldo nominated for UEFA Player of the Year Award
Madrid, Aug 15 (IANS) Argentina forward Lionel Messi, Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo and Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk were nominated on Thursday for the UEFA …
Messi beats Ronaldo to UEFA’s Goal of Season award
Madrid, Aug 10 (IANS) Lionel Messi has been awarded UEFA’s Goal of the Season award for his free-kick against Liverpool at Camp Nou last season. …
Messi to miss Barcelona’s US trip due to calf strain
Barcelona, Aug 6 (IANS) Argentine star Lionel Messi strained his right calf in his first training session, forcing him to extend his break and miss …
Don’t regret anything what I said last season: Messi
Barcelona, Aug 5 (IANS) Barcelona skipper Lionel Messi has said that it was “difficult” to address the fans “after what happened last season”, when the …
Messi given three-match international ban
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 3 (IANS) Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been given a three-month ban from international football for his claim that the Copa …
Ronaldo, Messi nominees for Best FIFA Men’s Player honour
Paris, Aug 1 (IANS) Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are among 10 nominees announced by FIFA on Wednesday in the run for the Best FIFA …
Messi handed fine, one-match suspension
London, July 24 (IANS) Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been handed a fine of $1,500 for his inflamatory comments about CONMEBOL — South America’s football …
Messi is the face of soccer: Griezmann
Barcelona, July 17 (IANS) Barcelona’s last signing Antoine Griezmann has said that his new teammate Lionel Messi is the best soccer player in the world …
Tite slams Messi for insinuating Copa America rigged
Rio de Janeiro, July 8 (IANS) Brazil’s national men’s soccer team coach Tite has hit back at Argentina forward Lionel Messi and said he needed …
CONMEBOL rejects Messi’s Copa America criticism
Rio de Janeiro, July 8 (IANS) South American football governing body CONMEBOL on Sunday rejected claims from Argentina captain Lionel Messi that results at the …
Messi gets red card as Argentina beat Chile
Sao Paulo, July 7 (IANS) Lionel Messi was shown only the second red card of his career as Argentina beat Chile 2-1 in a hot-tempered …
Messi should take a break from internationals: Kempes
Buenos Aires, June 22 (IANS) Argentine football great Mario Kempes said on Saturday that Lionel Messi should take a break from international football in his …
Messi hits the gym after loss to Colombia in Copa opener
Salvador (Brazil), June 17 (IANS) Argentine superstar Lionel Messi worked out at the gym alongside the rest of the players who started in their 2-0 …
Messi regrets Argentina’s 0-2 loss to Colombia
Salvador (Brazil), June 16 (IANS) Lionel Messi has regretted Argentina’s loss in their Copa America opener against Colombia and said that the team must take …
Copa America: Colombia beats Messi’s Argentina 2-0
Salvador (Brazil), June 16 (IANS) Even the presence of star footballer Lionel Messi couldn’t stop Argentina from going down 2-0 to Colombia on the first …
Messi’s son taunts him about Liverpool defeat
Buenos Aires, June 7 (IANS) Lionel Messi has made no secret of his dejection over Barcelona’s stunning defeat to Liverpool in the recently concluded 2018/19 …
Messi misses arch-rival Ronaldo in La Liga
Buenos Aires, June 1 (IANS) Barcelona legend Lionel Messi has admitted that he misses playing against former Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo, who left the …
Want to win something with Argentina in my career: Messi
Buenos Aires, June 1 (IANS) Lionel Messi has told of his burning desire to win a major trophy with Argentina as the Albiceleste bid to …
Obama offers World Cup-winning advice to Messi
Bogota (Colombia), May 30 (IANS) Argentine football great Lionel Messi has received a piece of advice from former US President Barack Obama on how to …
Messi, Aguero in Argentina’s squad for Copa America
Buenos Aires, May 22 (IANS) Argentina national football coach Lionel Scaloni has announced his roster for the upcoming Copa America, which will be led by …
Messi calls for unity after 3-0 win over Liverpool
Barcelona, May 2 (IANS) Lionel Messi was the hero once again for FC Barcelona as he scored two goals to give his side a 3-0 …
Messi to lift LaLiga trophy for first time as Barca skipper
Barcelona, May 2 (IANS) For the second year in a row, FC Barcelona are the champions of Spain. Ernesto Valverde has overseen another LaLiga Santander …
Messi brace leads Barca to 3-0 win over Liverpool
Barcelona, May 2 (IANS) Lionel Messi had a brace here Wednesday as FC Barcelona inflicted a 3-0 defeat on Liverpool in the first leg of …
Messi-inspired Barca seal another La Liga title
Barcelona, April 28 (IANS) Barcelona needed just one goal by Lionel Messi to take the La Liga title for the 26th time in a wild …
Messi is a one-club man: Barcelona President
Barcelona, April 5 (IANS) FC Barcelona wants their star man Lionel Messi to stay with the club forever, its President Josep Maria Bartomeu has said. …
I want to win a trophy with Argentina: Lionel Messi
Buenos Aires, March 30 (IANS) Lionel Messi has reiterated his commitment to Argentina’s national team and hit out at “lies” about him in his homeland. …
Messi to miss Argentina-Morocco friendly with injury
Buenos Aires, March 23 (IANS) Lionel Messi will miss Argentina’s friendly against Morocco because of a groin injury, the country’s football federation has said. The …
‘Messi, Ronaldo lucky-unlucky to be greats same time’
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are both lucky and unlucky to be playing in the same generation, said former Manchester …
Messi leads Barcelona to 4-1 win over Real Betis
Sevilla, March 18 (IANS) Barcelona consolidated its leadership position atop the La Liga rankings with a 4-1 victory over Real Betis, a win featuring a …
Head coach hails Messi’s return to Argentine national team
Buenos Aires (Argentina), March 8 (IANS) After including Lionel Messi on his preliminary list of call-ups for friendlies against Venezuela and Morocco, the Argentine national …
Messi, Bale on divergent path ahead of Clasicos
Madrid, Feb 26 (IANS) Barcelona’s star forward Lionel Messi is set for a face-off with his Real Madrid counterpart Gareth Bale in this week’s back-to-back …
Real Madrid’s Vinicius praises Messi ahead of Clasicos
Madrid, Feb 25 (IANS) Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr praised Barcelona’s Argentine Lionel Messi as an exceptional player, but not a figure to be …
Messi leads Barca to 4-2 win over Sevilla in La Liga
Seville (Spain), Feb 24 (IANS) Argentine superstar Lionel Messi has notched his 50th career hat-trick and assisted on another goal in FC Barcelona’s 4-2 away …
Messi doubtful ahead of Wednesday’s ‘Clasico’
Madrid, Feb 3 (IANS) FC Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has said star player Leo Messi is slightly doubtful for the first leg of Wednesday’s Copa …