Lionel Messi
Disclosure
Lionel Messi plays for Argentina and is currently an integral member of FC Barcelona. He is rare in his prodigious talent, his physical condition (a growth hormone deficiency – Barcelona paid his medical bills as part of the deal to sign him up) and the fact that of the many pretenders to Diego Maradona’s throne, Messi seems capable of living up to the expectations.
Barcelona ready to pay £132M to sign Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 21 2017Few can argue that football has gone absolutely mad nowadays, with the amounts being thrown around for players in transfer markets. It seems like Barcelona aren’t yet satisfied with how…
On This Day in Football: Independiente beat Liverpool, Messi sets new record
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 08 2017On this day in 1984, Argentinean club Independiente beat Liverpool 1-0 to win the Intercontinental Cup. Played in front of 62,000 fans in Tokyo’s National Stadium, Liverpool were stunned by…