Fifa men best player of the year, Lionel Messi suffered an injury on his first start of the season in Barcelona’s narrow win over Villarreal at the Nou Camp. Messi,…
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Messi Sets New Record, Beats Ronaldo, Van Dijk To Win FIFA Best Male Player
by Damilare Salami September 24, 2019Barcelonia forward, Lionel Messi, has set a record of winning the FIFA best male footballer of the year six times. The 32-year-old was announced the winner at a ceremony on…
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Messi Fails To Score As Barca Open UCL With Draw At Borussia Dortmund
by Damilare Salami September 18, 2019Lionel Messi’s second-half return from injury was not enough to inspire Barcelona to Champions League victory at Borussia Dortmund as Marc-Andre ter Stegen played a vital role in securing a…
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Injury Rules Messi Out of Valencia Clash, Doubtful for CL Opener
by Damilare Salami September 12, 2019Barcelona star Lionel Messi is all but out of Saturday’s La Liga meeting with Valencia as he continues personalised rehabilitation work away from the main group. The Argentine has not…
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Messi To Miss World Cup Qualifiers After Copa America Outburst
by Damilare Salami July 24, 2019Argentina forward and five-time Ballon d Or winner Lionel Messi has blasted referees insisting “they don’t allow people to enjoy football. Although the Barcelona talisman is not making a blanket…
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Messi Set To Compensate Camp Nou With Copa Del Rey After UCL Exit
by Damilare Salami May 25, 2019Lionel Messi said he wants to win the Copa del Rey with Barcelona in order to ease the pain of the Champions League defeat by Liverpool which ranked among the…
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Klopp Lines Up Teenage Striker Rhian Brewster To Face Barcelona In UCL Semi-Final Clash
by Damilare Salami May 7, 2019Teenage Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster is “ready” to play in their Champions League tie with Barcelona, according to manager Jurgen Klopp. Liverpool must overturn a 3-0 deficit from last week’s…
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Messi Nets Brace As Barcelona Run Riots On Liverpool At Camp Nou
by Damilare Salami May 2, 2019Lionel Messi’s two second-half goals – including a stunning free-kick – earned Barcelona a handsome advantage and left Liverpool with an almighty task in their Champions League semi-final. The Reds…
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Manchester United vs Barcelona Solskjaer Reveals Starting 11
by Damilare Salami April 9, 2019Manchester United go head to head against Europe’s most dreaded team in the UEFA Champions League, Barcelona on Wednesday night at Old Trafford and it p[romises to be another explosive…
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Barcelona Waiting For Messi’s Late Fitness Test Before Copa del Rey El-Classico
by Damilare Salami February 6, 2019Barcelona have named Lionel Messi in the squad to face Real Madrid in Wednesday’s Copa del Rey semi-final first leg, but will “wait until the last moment” to decide if…