Tag: Lionel Messi

The term pre-season is defunct in the modern game to some degree, with elite sportsmen and women keeping a solid fitness base all-year long; downtime may well have been a…

The news that stole the headlines around the world after the weekend of European games was the injury to three-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi. Although Barcelona claimed a 2-1…

Influential Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano has become the latest in a line of current Blaugrana stars to be targeted in a case of tax evasion. After Lionel Messi and Neymar,…

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi could miss actions up to eight weeks, after suffering a knee injury against Las Palmas. Watch this space for all the latest news, updates and possible…

Cristiano Ronaldo is arguably one of the best players of all time and is certainly one of the greatest players to ever play for Real Madrid. The Portuguese international has scored…

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has praised England skipper Wayne Rooney by saying he is one of the greatest players of his generation. Rooney has become England’s all-time leading goal scorer,…

Manchester City dominate the British press on Tuesday morning after their mightily impressive 3-0 away win over West Brom on Monday night. Manuel Pellegrini’s men romped to victory at the…

This is the first in a series of European player rankings that will cover each position on the pitch. Each player is assigned to a position based on their natural…

The pinnacle of club football, the Champions League final, will see two of the biggest names in the global game go toe-to-toe in Berlin on June 6 as Barcelona take…

It was 19 March, 2015, and with 37 minutes gone, Manchester City were hanging onto dear life against a ruthless barrage of attacks at the hands of Barcelona at the…

Given Chelsea’s impending Premier League title triumph and the fact that Jose Mourinho’s side have been the team to beat in English football for the entire campaign, it makes sense…

The Champions League draw yesterday threw up two mouthwatering semi-finals, with Real Madrid facing Juventus and Barcelona taking on Bayern Munich. A number of interesting subplots emerged as part of…

The La Liga title race looks set to go right down to the wire, with both Barcelona and Real Madrid winning again yesterday at home. With two points separating the…

Former Tottenham star Gareth Bale says he ignores abuse from Real Madrid fans and opposition supporters when playing a match. The Welshman has come under fire in Spain since his…

Reports today from the Daily Star have stated that Chelsea are willing to sell Andre Schurrle to Wolfsburg to fund their move for Marco Reus. Jose Mourinho is a big…

Radamel Falcao’s Manchester United adventure hasn’t simply gone according to plan. United were hoping that the Colombian who earns a reported £265,000 a-week would lighten up the Premier League but…

Cristiano Ronaldo is the FIFA Ballon d’Or winner for the year 2014. The Real Madrid star  fended off Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer to the gong in…

Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona, for most football-watchers around the world, is something unthinkable. The little magician weaving his magic wearing other than the maroon and blue of the Catalan giants…

Sergio Aguero says he wants to see Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi at Manchester City in near future. The Argentine, who received FSF player of the year award on Monday night,…

1. The importance of winning ugly The manner of the equalizer conceded against Ludogorets will haunt Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, if his side fail to get out of the UEFA…

We, football fans, have this natural tendency to compare between great footballers. We are never happy to keep both superheroes of our time (or any time) at the same pedestal, do…

Ever since Lionel Messi gave that interview to Argentine newspaper Ole, where he gave a hint that he might leave Barcelona some day, there has been lots of speculations going…