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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Geneva, Feb 8 : Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will finally meet in an international when Argentina faces Portugal on Wednesday.Longtime club rivals in the Champions League and Spain, the gifted forwards have never come
Top News
Latest News
