RIO DE JANEIRO, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been banned for one competitive match for his altercation with Chile's Gary Medel in the Copa America third-place playoff earlier this month. The Barcelona forward was also given a 1,500 US-dollar fine for his claim ...
Rayo have the worst defensive record in the league, but Madrid had goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to thank for a double save to ensure the win in the 90th minute and the fans made their discontent known at the final whistle. Atletico Madrid took all three points following a rollercoaster game i...
BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Lionel Messi and his father Jorge are alleged to have withheld more than 4-million euros in Spanish taxes by filing incomplete returns for the years 2006 thru 2009. Both have denied any wrongdoing and have made a corrective payment of more than five-million...
BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Not since Kaka in 2007 has a player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo won football's top individual prize; the Ballon d'Or. Ronaldo and Messi, combined ten-time winners, lead a 30-man shortlist for the 2018 Ballon d'Or announced by France Footb...
Tencent, the exclusive digital partner of the NBA and ESPN in China.Hundreds of loyal fans wait for him at airports, outside hotels and on every basketball court Bryant goes to during his routine summer visits to China.But just how has Bryant elevated himself to such iconi...
The Barcelona forward struggled throughout the tournament, scoring just one goal and missing a penalty in the team's opening group match against Iceland. He declined media interviews after the competition and some reports in Argentina have suggested the 31-year-old might be tempted to quit the ...
HONG KONG (AP) — Lionel Messi made another conciliatory gesture to fans in Hong Kong and mainland China on Monday by releasing a video on social media to explain why he didn't play in an exhibition match this month, and insisted that there were no ...
Antoine Griezmann then sealed the win with a typical goal on the break as Alaves searched for an equalizer and Rodri rounded off the scoring in the closing minutes. Real Madrid made hard work of their visit to play bottom of the table Huesca, with Gareth Bale's eighth minute goal - his ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi evidently won't be playing in China this month after all.