Tag: Leo Messi
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Hazard: Mourinho wants me to be like Messi
Eden Hazard has said Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho wants him to emulate the scoring feats of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Belgium international has scored nine goals in 25 league appearances for the Stamford Bridge outfit this season, but is way off the standards being set by Barcelona’s Messi and Real Madrid’s Ronaldo, who have…
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Barcelona youngster aiming to replicate Messi
Barcelona youngster Adama Traore says he wants to emulate the same success of Lionel Messi. The 18-year-old scored a superb individual goal against Huesca in the Copa del Rey on Tuesday evening to further add to his glowing reputation. Having signed a new and improved deal last month which will keep him at the club…
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Roberto Carlos: Ronaldo is more decisive than Messi
Roberto Carlos claims Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo is a more decisive player than Barcelona ace Lionel Messi. Ronaldo and Messi are once again favourites for the Ballon d’Or award, being nominated alongside German World Cup winning keeper Manuel Neuer. And, 41-year-old Carlos has joined in on the debate on who is better out of Ronaldo…
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Champions League Group Stage XI: No place for Ronaldo? Matic in?
The Champions League group stages are now over and there have been some outstanding individual performances. From a keeper conceding only one goal to a striker scoring five in one game we discuss our FEN Best eleven from the group stages. GK) Danijel Subasic – AS Monaco Monaco boasted the best defensive record of any…
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David Luiz: Messi is the best player ever
David Luiz labelled Lionel Messi “the best player ever” after marking the Barcelona forward during Paris Saint Germain’s defeat to the Catalan side on Wednesday evening. The French champions only needed a point against Barca to seal top spot in Group F and they went ahead through Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but goals from Luis Suarez, Neymar…
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Chelsea boss Mourinho: Messi obviously not joining Blues
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has laughed off rumors linking Barcelona’s Lionel Messi with a move to the Blues. Messi sparked a fierce amount of press coverage after claiming that he was unsure of his long term future with the Catalan club last week. However, Mourinho has said that he is adamant that Messi to Chelsea…
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Mourinho attacks Ballon d’Or award
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has hit out at FIFA’s Ballon d’Or, saying the award is bad for football. The individual award was under heavy pressure last year after the voting process was re-opened following Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick for his country in the latter months of 2013, and UEFA president has since claimed that a German…
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Messi NOT interested in Chelsea move
Lionel Messi is NOT interested in a move to Premier League side Chelsea, according to a source close to the player. The Argentine forward, broke Raul’s famous Champions League goalscoring record on Tuesday night and it gives the squad, fans and media men – a massive boost. The Blaugrana have slapped a £200m price tag…
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Van Gaal: Ronaldo should not win Ballon d’Or
Louis van Gaal believes that neither Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo should win the Ballon d’Or and feels one of Germany’s World Cup winning side’s should win the award. Barcelona’s Messi and Real Madrid’s Ronaldo are favourites to win the award which is due on January 12, 2015, but Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal…
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Former Liverpool striker: Messi better than Ronaldo
Barcelona attacker Luis Suarez believes that his team-mate Lionel Messi is a better player than Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo. This season’s first El Clasico is just five days away and it will see the ageing battle between Messi and Ronaldo ignited once more after years of debate on who is the best player in the…
