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  Messi Gives Barcelona 2-1 Win At Atletico Madrid

  Football | February 27, 2012 13:54 IST

  Barcelona, Spain, Feb 27: With Barcelona's faint Spanish league title hopes fading, Lionel Messi scored from a crafty free kick late on to give Barcelona a 2-1 win at Atletico Madrid on Sunday and keep

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  Messi's 4 Goals Help Barcelona Beat Valencia 5-1

  Football | February 20, 2012 10:54 IST

  Madrid, Feb 20: Lionel Messi's sublime chip capped a four-goal performance as the three-time Ballon d'Or winner moved past the 40-goal mark for a third straight season in mesmerizing fashion to lead Barcelona's 5-1 thrashing

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  Messi In Argentina Squad For Friendly Versus Swiss

  Football | February 16, 2012 8:28 IST

  Buenos Aires, Feb 16: Barcelona star Lionel Messi will headline Argentina's squad in an international friendly at Switzerland on Feb. 29.Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella announced the squad Wednesday, the same day FIFA's rankings came out

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  Osasuna Stun Barca's League Hopes With 3-2 Win

  Football | February 12, 2012 8:13 IST

  Madrid, Feb 12: Subzero temperatures and poor defending cost Barcelona as the defending Spanish champion's league hopes took a big hit by losing 3-2 at Osasuna on Saturday.Barcelona, already trailing leader Real Madrid by seven

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  Lionel Messi Named World's Best Player For 2011

  Football | January 10, 2012 13:43 IST

  Zurich, Jan 10: Already judged one of football's all-time greats at just 24, Lionel Messi unsurprisingly extended his reign as the world's best player for a third year on Monday.The Barcelona and Argentina forward received

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  Barcelona Draws To Slip Further Behind Madrid

  Football | January 09, 2012 13:25 IST

  Barcelona, Jan 9: Barcelona slipped five points behind Spanish leader Real Madrid after an 86th-minute equalizer by substitute Alvaro Vazquez gave Espanyol a 1-1 draw against the defending champions on Sunday.With Lionel Messi relatively anonymous

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  Messi Set To Win 3rd Straight World Player Honor

  Football | January 08, 2012 10:19 IST

  Zurich, Jan 8: Lionel Messi's claim to a place in football's pantheon of greats should be advanced Monday when the FIFA Ballon d'Or trophy is awarded to the world's best player in 2011.The Argentina forward

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  Messi Scores Double After Quick Recovery From Flu

  Football | January 05, 2012 13:36 IST

  Barcelona, Jan 5: After having been ruled out with the flu, Lionel Messi showed no signs of illness when he netted a pair of second-half goals in Barcelona's 4-0 win over Osasuna in the Copa

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  Messi Takes Vacation After 'Spectacular' Year

  Football | December 21, 2011 23:41 IST

  Buenos Aires, Dec 21: Lionel Messi has arrived in Argentina for his winter-break vacation following what he called another "spectacular" year at Barcelona.Fresh from scoring twice in his club's 4-0 win over Santos in the

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  Argentina Beats Colombia, Messi, Aguero Score

  Football | November 17, 2011 10:32 IST

  Barranquilla, Colombia, Nov 17: Two-time World Cup winner Argentina scored a vital 2-1 victory in its 2014 World Cup football qualifier against Colombia here on Tuesday. Goals by two-time World Player of the Year Lionel

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  Barcelona Close To Advancing In Champions League

  Football | October 31, 2011 18:29 IST

  Prague, Oct 31: With Lionel Messi having rediscovered his scoring touch, Barcelona can clinch a berth in the second round of the Champions League when it plays at Czech champion Viktoria Plzen on Tuesday.Messi ended

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  Barcelona Counting On Messi Against Viktoria Plzen

  Football | October 18, 2011 17:34 IST

  Barcelona, Spain, Oct 18: Barcelona is counting on Lionel Messi to maintain his excellent scoring form when it hosts Czech champion Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League.Messi's pair of goals in a 3-0 victory over

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  Messi Hattrick As Barcelona Demolishes Osasuna 8-0

  Football | September 18, 2011 14:23 IST

  Madrid, Sept 18: Lionel Messi grabbed a hat-trick as Barcelona responded emphatically to questions over their motivation by demolishing Osasuna 8-0 in a staggering display of attacking football at Camp Nou on Saturday. Messi scored

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  Zabaleta Backs Messi To Perform For Argentina

  Football | September 01, 2011 19:59 IST

  Kolkata, India, Sept 1: Argentina defender Pablo Zabaleta has backed teammate Lionel Messi to shine for his country and denied suggestions that the striker plays better for club side Barcelona.Zabaleta told reporters Thursday ahead of

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  Ranbir To Watch Messi Live In Kolkata

  Football | August 20, 2011 19:08 IST

  Kolkata, Aug 20: A die-hard football fan, actor Ranbir Kapoor would be among the thousands of sport lovers who would get the opportunity to watch Lionel Messi lead Argentina in an international friendly match against

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  Messi To Continue Playing For Argentina

  Football | July 18, 2011 18:59 IST

  Buenos Aires, Jul 15: Lionel Messi says he will continue to play for Argentina despite harsh criticism about his performance for the national team.Messi on Thursday responded to Julio Grondona, the president of the Argentina

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  Messi Shines For Argentina

  Football | July 12, 2011 16:33 IST

  Cordoba, Argentina, Jul 12: Lionel Messi finally played up to expectations Monday, right in time to help Argentina into the quarterfinals of the Copa America.After two disappointing matches, Messi produced a great performance to lead

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  Messi Match On But Decks Need To Be Cleared: AIFF

  Football | July 12, 2011 16:35 IST

  Kolkata, Jul 9: The All India Football Federation today tried to put an end to confusion surrounding the high profile International friendly between Argentina and Venezuela to be played here, saying a few decks needed

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  Messi To Play In Kolkata In September

  Football | June 06, 2011 22:00 IST

  Kolkata, Jun 6: It's good news for football-crazy fans of the city as Argentine superstar Lionel Messi and his teammates are playing a FIFA official international friendly match against Venezuela at Salt Lake's Yuba Bharati

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  Schoolboy Throws Punch At Messi

  Football | June 03, 2011 16:23 IST

  Buenos Aires, June 3: Barcelona star Lionel Messi had a punch thrown at him by a school-age assailant on Thursday as he was leaving a restaurant in his native city of Rosario, Argentina. He was