Tag: Lionel Messi
Messi’s treble sinks Brazil
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Argentina edged out rivals Brazil in a thrilling friendly in New Jersey on Saturday…
Drenthe: Messi Called Me A ‘Negro’
Everton winger Royston Drenthe has hit out at Lionel Messi, claiming that the Barcelona ace called him a ‘negro’ on…
Amunike Charges Eagles On Zeal
Former Nigerian international, Emmanuel Amuneke has charged foreign-based Super Eagles playerss to show more zeal and patriotism in their quest…
Fabiano: Neymar Better Than Ronaldo
Sao Paulo forward, Luis Fabiano, believes that Santos forward, Neymar, is already a ‘much better’ player than Real Madrid ace,…
Penalty Miss: Have Mercy On Messi
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has rallied to the support of Lionel Messi after the Argentinian star’s penalty miss that almost…
Ronaldo: I Miss United
Real Madrid superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo admits he misses life at Manchester United. The Portuguese forward became the world’s most expensive…
Messi, Ronaldo Set Nou Camp Aglow
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s record goalscoring form looms as the decisive factor when Spanish league leader Real Madrid plays…
Chelsea, Barca Tango At Stamford Bridge
Chelsea and defending champions of the UEFA Champions League, Barcelona of Spain will tonight tango in the first leg semi…
Pele: Neymar Better Than Messi
Pele says Lionel Messi isn’t the best player in the world today – much less of all time. Pele said…
La Liga: Barcelona Close Gap On Real
Defending champions Barcelona upped the pressure on leaders Real Madrid Tuesday night as they moved to within a point of…
Barca Must Open Fire On Milan —Guardiola
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has said that it is crucial for his players to be firebrand against AC Milan if…
Messi Sets Barca All-Time Record
Lionel Messi set a new all-time scoring record of 234 goals for Barcelona yesterday when he scored the second of…
Messi Highest Paid Footballer
Lionel Messi is world’s best player — and the top paid too. The Sun reports early today that the brilliant…
Messi Rated Best Player Ever
The performance of Argentina star, Lionel Messi in yesterday’s UEFA Champions League match between champions Barcelona of Spain and Bayer…
Barcelona Whitewash Leverkusen 7-1, As Messi Scores Historic 5 Goals In Europe
Lionel Messi scored five goals as Champions League holders Barcelona destroyed unfortunate Bayer Leverkusen to confirm their place in the…
Barca Tackle Gijon Without Messi
Lionel Messi is suspended for the first time in his La Liga career when Barcelona resume their pursuit of leaders,…
Ronaldo’s goal saves Real Madrid, Messi’s Barca
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a wonderful backheeled goal to give Real Madrid a 1-0 win over neighbours Rayo Vallecano on Sunday to…
Messi, Adidas Develop Soccer Boot With Brain
Lionel Messi is the face behind football’s latest revolutionary masterpiece: the boot with a brain. Sportsmail can reveal that the…
Messi Too Fast For Eagles — Echiejile
Left-back Elderson Echiejile has admitted that it was difficult keeping track of FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi when Nigeria’s Super Eagles…
F/Eagles Battle Argentina, Mexico In Pre-WYC Tourney
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will take on the most successful teams in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, Argentina, Mexico and hosts…
Siasia’s Long Search For Victory Over Argentina
This is one day that coach Samson Siasia has been waiting for. Today, being the first day of this new…
Lionel Messi: Boy Genius
Given a rare night on the Barcelona bench last Sunday, Lionel Messi yanked on the seat in front of him,…
Messi wins FIFA Ballon D’Or
Lionel Messi has been named the inaugural winner of the FIFA Ballon d’Or at a glittering award ceremony in Zurich,…
Tragedy, Scandal In Football
From the earliest days of January to the last days of December, this was a year of tragedy, scandal and…
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WORLD CUP: Germany Vow To Crush Spain
Spain have gone out of their way to downplay the rematch of the 2008 European Championship title game in tonight’s…
Nigerians In Durban Plead For Embattled Kaita
The Nigerian community in Durban, South Africa have added more voices calling on Nigerians all over the world to forgive…
Why I Was Hard On Messi —Lukman
Super Eagles and AC Monaco of France youngster, Haruna Lukman has finally revealed why he personally took on Argentina’s Lionel…
Enyeama, A Great Goalie —Messi
FIFA World Footballer of the Year and Argentina star, Lionel Messi, has hailed Super Eagles’ goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, as a…
Enyeama Stopped Me From ‘Killing’ Nigeria
Argentina’s Lionel Messi, who spoke though an interpreter, bared his World Cup opening match frustration in this interview with Tunde…
2010 World Cup: Unpredictable Eagles In Narrow Loss To Argentina
Nigeria’s Super Eagles this evening proved bookmakers of the FIFA World Cup wrong as they lost by a narrow margin…