Tag: Lionel Messi
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Fabregas: Hazard it Chelsea’s ‘Messi’
Cesc Fabregas believes Chelsea team-mate Eden Hazard is having the same impact at the club as Lionel Messi does at Barcelona. The former Barca player joined Chelsea this summer after a rather less than fruitful time at the Camp Nou and his impact has been immediate, partnering Diego Costa and Eden Hazard in a lively…
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Messi performs for five-star Barcelona
Lionel Messi proved the creator as Barcelona thumped Levante 5-0 on Sunday evening. The Catalan side headed into the game with struggling Levante having not conceded a goal and having won all three of their opening La Liga matches. And, despite struggling to break a stubborn back-line, it proved once again to be Barca’s night…
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BLOG: Top 10 Transfers of Summer 2014
With just under a week until the transfer window slams shut I take a look at the teams who have managed to secure quality reinforcements for the right price. After all, football players are commodities in today’s bloated investment market. 1. Diego Costa- Chelsea- Price: £32m After a season where only 19 of their 69…
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Black Cat unable to stop Messi double as Barca beat Elche
Barcelona’s opening La Liga match of the season saw Lionel Messi score twice as they beat Elche 3-0 at Camp Nou. The game was partially delayed moments after kick-off due to a stray black cat roaming the field of the Camp Nou but it bought little bad luck to Barca as they cruised to an…
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Season Preview: Who will win La Liga 2014-15?
Understandably, everyone is very excited about the return of Premier League and seeing how their beloved sides will fare this year but there is another league starting this week and it’s the second best in the world in my mind, La Liga. Last year Atlético Madrid managed to pull off a big surprise by holding…
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Luis Suarez debuts in Barcelona’s Joan Gamper victory
Luis Suarez made his debut for Barcelona as they beat Club Leon 6-0 in the Joan Gamper trophy. Lionel Messi opened the scoring just three minutes into the match when he linked up well with the returning Neymar and headed the ball in at the near post. The Argentine forward was in superb form as…
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Luis Enrique discusses Messi role
Luis Enrique has discussed the role of Lionel Messi this season and answered questions regarding his position alongside Neymar and new signing Luis Suarez. Speculation regarding Messi’s role for Barcelona this coming La Liga season has continued to fill the back pages of Catalan papers this summer with many predicting he could be used in…
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Arsenal legend Henry tells kids not to copy Messi
Former Barcelona forward Thierry Henry has sent a message to youngsters of the game, saying that he believes they should try to copy Thomas Muller and not Lionel Messi. German international Muller had another superb season for club and country last term, helping his country win the World Cup and Bayern Munich win the Bundesliga…
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Messi tax case set to be re-opened
The much reported case against Lionel Messi regarding alleged tax evasion will go ahead, reports Spanish daily Marca. Messi was hit hard last season when he and his father were heavily accused of evading tax, although further investigations had ruled the Barcelona attacker out of any prosecution. However, it is now understood that the judge…
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Neymar: Messi deserved Golden Ball
Brazilian playmaker Neymar has tried to silence critics of his Barcelona team mate Lionel Messi who are of the opinion the Argentine ace was not the worthy winner of the World Cup Golden Ball award. Brazil’s poster-boy spoke out in an interview with Rede Globo during which he backed his Barca comrade as ‘at least’…
