Tag: Lionel Messi
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Aguero visits Messi in Barcelona ahead of Champions League tie
Manchester City duo Sergio Aguero and Pablo Zabaleta spent the weekend in Barcelona, visiting Argentine team-mate Lionel Messi. Just nine days before their meeting in the Champions League, Aguero and Zabaleta took full advantage of their weekend off by visiting Catalonia, where the latter used to play for Espanyol. Barca and City will go head-to-head…
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Messi to discuss future with Manchester United target
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is hoping to tempt the club and close friend Dani Alves into remaining at the Camp Nou. Argentine forward Messi holds a close bond with Brazilian full-back Alves, having spent a number of years occupying the right side of Barcelona’s starting eleven and they have once again been reuinited in that…
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Messi would work well with Chelsea boss Mourinho, admits Di Maria
Manchester United midfielder Angel Di Maria has claimed that Barcelona star Lionel Messi would work well with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho. The 27-year-old Argentine forward has been strongly linked with a move away from Camp Nou this season with a bitter fall out between himself and Barca boss Luis Enrique having been cited as a…
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Capello: Barcelona should never sell ‘genius’ Messi
Fabio Capello says Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is a bigger genius than Real Madrid attacker Cristiano Ronaldo and believes that the Camp Nou side should never sell the Argentine forward. Real Madrid’s Ronaldo secured his third Ballon d’Or title at the annual FIFA Gala on Monday evening and has been widely given plaudits for his…
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Messi: I really have no thoughts of leaving Barcelona
Lionel Messi has once again denied speculation he could leave Barcelona by saying he has no intention to quit the La Liga giants. The four-time Ballon d’Or winner has been in and out of the press in recent weeks after a reported bitter fall out between himself and Barca boss Luis Enrique, whilst links to…
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Ballon d’Or Review: Cristiano Ronaldo scoops top prize
Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the 2014 Ballon d’Or winner, beating both Manuel Neuer and Lionel Messi to the award. The Real Madrid forward complete his year of 2014, having won the Copa del Rey and the Champions League with club side Real Madrid, whilst he steered his country to World Cup qualification in the…
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Messi cannot accept rotation policy, claims former Chelsea man
Lionel Messi struggles to accept the need for rotation, claims former Chelsea defender Juliano Belletti. The Argentina forward has been the talk of world football in recent weeks after a bitter fall out with Barcelona boss Luis Enrique following his omission from the starting eleven against Real Sociedad. Messi is believed to have grown frustrated…
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Messi to be convinced to join Man City, says Aguero
Sergio Aguero has sensationally revealed that he will try and convince Lionel Messi to ditch Barcelona and join Manchester City. The Barcelona forward has been linked with a move away from the Camp Nou in recent weeks after he claimed in Argentine press that he did not know what the future had in store for…
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Ronaldinho compares Messi and Ronaldo
Former Barcelona forward Ronaldinho has opened up about the constant debate on who is better – Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Both Messi and Ronaldo have once again been nominated in the top three contenders for the Ballon d’Or award for 2014, which is due to be announced in January, adding to the constant debate…
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Lionel Messi – The Record Breaker
In the space of a few days, the Argentine has broken two records, becoming La Liga’s all-time top goalscorer with 253 goals, and now after his hat-trick against Apoel Nicosia, becoming the highest goalscorer in Champions a league history, beating Raul’s record of 71. At the age of just 27, he continues to astound the…
