Lionel Messi Archives

Apr

09

2023

Messi overtakes Cristiano Ronaldo’s record

NewsCristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Soccer, Sports, World News

Paris Saint-Germain forward, Lionel Messi, on Saturday, surpassed Al-Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo’s record as he scored in the French Ligue 1 away clash against OGC Nice. Messi netted in the 26th minute of the encounter to give the Parisians the lead. The Argentina World Cup winner has now scored 702 goals in Europe’s top five leagues, one more than Ronaldo. Messi has reached the mark in 105 fewer games than the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star. The 35-year-old scored 672 goals in 778 games during his spell at Barcelona. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has now netted 30…

Dec

22

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Lionel Messi is football’s greatest player — Pep Guardiola

Opinion, SportsArgentina, Lionel Messi, Soccer, Sports, World Cup, World News

Manchester United manager and former Barcelona coach, Pep Guardiola, has said that Argentina star and latest World Cup winner, Lionel Messi, is the greatest footballer of all time. In an interview seen on Sky Sports on Wednesday, Guardiola said Messi’s World Cup triumph confirms he’s the best footballer in history. He added that the World Cup win is the “final achievement of an incredible career” for Messi. The coach admitted that even if Messi hadn’t won the World Cup he would still rate him as the best. Guardiola also congratulated Argentine player Julian Alvarez, who is also a Manchester City…

Dec

18

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Argentina vs France Highlights: Messi’s dream fulfilled, Argentina becomes champion

SportsArgentina, France, Lionel Messi, Mpape, Soccer, Sports, World Cup, World News

After the result of the match could not be found even in extra time, the matter reached the penalty shoot-out. Here captain Lionel Messi took the responsibility of scoring the first goal and did it successfully. After this, the team put all the balls in the goal without miss on France, while after scoring the first goal against France, all three consecutive attempts failed. In this way, Argentina scored the first four goals while France was able to score only 2 goals and the last kick was not needed. Argentina became world champion for the third time Argentina won their…

Oct

11

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

El Clasico: Messi was rude to Real Madrid players – Dudek

SportsLionel Messi, Soccer, Sports

Ex-Real Madrid goalkeeper, Jerzy Dudek, has claimed Lionel Messi insulted Pepe and Sergio Ramos during El Clasico encounters. Dudek joined the LaLiga giants in 2007, where he mainly occupied a place on the bench. The Polish goalkeeper played second-fiddle to Iker Casillas, but was involved in a few heated Clasico matches during his spell. Speaking to Marca, Dudek said: “He was very provocative, as were Barcelona and their manager Pep Guardiola. “They were always ready to annoy you and many times they managed it perfectly. I’ve seen and listened to Messi saying very rude things to Pepe and Ramos that…

Sep

14

2022

By David Okoye

Lionel Messi disappointed after PSG rejected his latest request

NewsLionel Messi, Soccer, Sports

PSG superstar, Lionel Messi, is not happy about the club’s chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi refusal to sign Barcelona star Jordi Alba this summer. Barcelona were apparently looking to offload the Spain international with manager, Xavi, using him sparingly this season. Xavi prefers the 19-year-old Alejandro Balde over the veteran left-back. Alba has made three appearances in La Liga so far, starting just once as his future at the club is up in the air. And Messi was aware of the Catalan side’s attempts to sell the player and requested the Parisians sign the Spaniard. El Nacional reports further that Al-Khelaifi feels…