Tag: Messi
Messi’s late penalty gives struggling Barcelona victory
Lionel Messi’s 90th-minute penalty saw off the challenge of gutsy Leganes and spared Barcelona from a second successive embarrassing result.…
Barcelona sanction club official over unpleasant comment about Messi
Barcelona have punished a club official for expressing a “personal opinion” about forward Lionel Messi “that does not match that…
Breaking: Ronaldo wins FIFA’s player of the year award
Cristiano Ronaldo won FIFA’s rebranded player of the year award on Monday, beating his old rival Lionel Messi. Messi was…
Messi scores a brace as Barca beat Osasuna 3-0
Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona reduced the gap to La Liga leaders Real Madrid with a dominant win against…
Messi, Suarez begin contract talk
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has started talks with the defending Spanish champions about a new contract, while striker Luis Suarez…
Messi hits a brace as Barca bundle Celtic out of Champions League
Celtic were eliminated from European competition as Barcelona won to secure top spot in Champions League Group C. Lionel Messi…
Messi scores 500th Barcelona goals
Barcelona are celebrating another Lionel Messi landmark, after the Argentina forward scored his 500th goal for the club on Sunday.…
Messi scores injury time penalty to secure Barca’s win
Lionel Messi scored an injury-time penalty as Barcelona came from behind to beat Valencia and go top of La Liga.…
Messi scores hat-trick as Barca maul City 4-0
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Barcelona punished 10-man Manchester City in the Champions League on Pep Guardiola’s return to…
Messi inspires Barca in 4-0 trouncing of Deportivo
Lionel Messi marked his return from injury with a goal as La Liga champions Barcelona comfortably beat Deportivo La Coruna…
Messi scores hat-trick as Barcelona demolishes Celtic 7-0
Lionel Messi scored his sixth Champions League hat-trick as rampant Barcelona inflicted on Celtic their heaviest ever European defeat. The…
Injured Messi out of World Cup qualifier
Lionel Messi will miss Argentina’s 2018 World Cup qualifier in Venezuela on Tuesday after injuring his groin in Thursday’s 1-0…
Neymar’s strike gives Barca hope against Atletico
Atletico Madrid have a slim advantage heading into the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona after holding…
Siasia Is On Right Track —Kanu
Nigeria’s newly appointed football ambassador Nwankwo Kanu has saluted the flying start of coach Samson Siasia. Siasia has won his…