Liverpool quartet, Messi, Ronaldo up for FIFA awards
Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Thiago Alcantara are in the running for the men’s prize in the Best Fifa Football Awards. Manchester City, midfielder Kevin de [readmore]
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CL draw: Man Utd get PSG, Ronaldo meets Messi
Manchester United will play Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig in the Champions League group stage, with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo set to face off as Barcelona meet Juventus. Ole [readmore]
Messi rejoins rest of Barcelona squad for practice
Lionel Messi rejoined the rest of his Barcelona teammates at practice on Wednesday. Messi had been practicing separately from the group since returning to the club on Monday. He had [readmore]
Messi stays as La Liga kicks off on StarTimes
When Lionel Messi announced in the first week of September that he would – after all – remain with Barcelona for the forthcoming season, a collective sigh of relief could [readmore]
Messi’s father hints Messi could stay at Barcelona
Lionel Messi’s father and agent, Jorge, has hinted at a compromise being reached at Barcelona which allows his son to remain at Camp Nou until the summer of 2021. The [readmore]
Messi’s father, agent opens door to Man City move
Lionel Messi’s father and agent has opened the door to a move to Manchester City, admitting it will be “difficult” for the six-time Ballon d’Or winner to remain at Barcelona. [readmore]
Argentines rally for Messi to return home
Hundreds of fans of Lionel Messi gathered in the rain in Argentina’s capital on Saturday to ask that the football star return to the national team following his shock retirement [readmore]
StarTimes secures broadcasting rights for LaLiga, UEFA Nations League
From September, StarTimes will be the home of Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo as the Digital TV operator has acquired broadcasting rights of LaLiga Santander and the UEFA Nations League. [readmore]
Messi hits 700 career goals
Lionel Messi’s goal in 2-2 LaLiga Santander draw at home to Atletico de Madrid was the 700th of the Argentina international’s stellar career. Messi’s previous 699 goals came across all [readmore]
Barcelona play down Messi injury
Barcelona have played down reports of a possible injury to Lionel Messi ahead of the return of LaLiga. The Argentine attacker missed training on Wednesday amid claims by Catalan station [readmore]