Lionel Messi is a football player who was born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina. He came through the ranks of the Barcelona youth academy and is mostly known for his time at Barcelona and his exploits with the Argentina national team. He made his official first-team debut at Barce...
Club: FC Barcelona National team: Argentina Shirt number: 19 Position: Attacking midfielder (right/centre) Lionel Messi is the heir apparent to the throne left vacant by Diego Armando Maradona. The waters are divided between those who consider him to be far from being close to "The 10", and...
The soon-to-be free agent has been in talks with the MLS about this creative offer, Saudi Arabia who was ready to offer him $400 million USD a year and Barcelona who hadn’t made any formal offers. Miami’s lifestyle, the Argentine community and the city’s upcoming Argentine national ...
Had Neymar stayed at Barcelona, he would almost definitely be higher on this list. It's easy to forget that his Balugrana career didn't get off to the smoothest start, as the former Santos man was rather bullied when he first arrived in Catalonia. But in his second season, ...
Two months away from game action did not slow or stop Lionel Messi in any way besides, well, feeling a bit tired. Messi hurt his ankle in the Copa America Final, and it turns out that his assault on the MLS leaderboard was merely on pause. [ MORE: 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs format, ...
Fashion and football have collided as Lionel Messi’s pink Inter Miami shirt has been named as a top fashion item for 2023. Vogue magazine has selected the pink football shirt, as well as Nike Shox, cat-eye sunglasses and underwear that is worn as outerw
This one comes from an unlikely football source, Iran, where a 25-year-old student was detained — yes, detained — over the weekend for looking too much like Barcelona and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi, if you can believe it. We’ll let that sink in a bit. … ...
As the camera focused on Messi, the Barcelona forward shielded his eyes with his hand like a shy schoolboy desperate not to be the centre of attention. But the lens was fixed long enough to highlight a crucial difference between the 31-year-old and the man he is always com...
Barcelona had taken the lead in the game with a goal by Samuel Eto’o. A one-goal cushion was, however, not safe to contain Sir Alex’s Manchester United. Messi came to Barcelona’s rescue. In a tempting cross whipped into the box by Xavi, Messi jumped a whopping 1.04 meters off the...
More An excellent new segment aired on a Japanese game show this weekend featuring FC Barcelona starsLionel Messiand Luis Suarez. The video takes a while to get going, but the basic premise is that the two strikers need to shoot down a drone piloted by Japanese drone racing champion Toru Ta...