While it might be true that Barcelona has one of the most potent attacking forces in all of Europe which is leaded then who other than the 4 times Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi, the same cannot be said for their defence which has been a topic of criticism throughout these modern times. The lack
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MESSI BACKLASH
Following the conclusion of the 2014 World Cup draw, Messi received backlash by Iranians as his facebook account received a number of comments concerning the Argentinean super-star. Some made fun of the fact that Messi means “of copper” in Persian. “Messi, you are made of copper. Even if you were out of gold, you could
THIRD MAJOR INJURY
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi suffered the third major injury of the season, which will keep him out till January. This means that he is unlikely to win the FIFA Ballon d’Or award this season after having won the trophy four times in succession. The last two times that he suffered from injury this season, Messi
MESSI AND NEYMAR
Lionel Messi has said that his tuning with the Brazilian superstar Neymar is quite good. Messi gave this statement after Barcelona’s huge win over Thailand in a pre-season fixture yesterday. Both Messi and Neymar played for 45 minutes in that match and both of them managed to find the net. Messi did that a couple
CONFIDENCE MATTERS
Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova has said that he took the decision of leaving Lionel Messi on the bench due to the confidence in the rest of the team. Messi was on the substitutes bench for the second leg against Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-final. It was a match that Barcelona lost 3-0, while
300 GOALS
After recently managing to reach the 300th goal mark for Barcelona, the superstar Lionel Messi has been attracting lot of praise. The assistant manager of Barcelona, Jordi Roura has been one of the first to praise the player. Messi recently scored two goals in the 2-1 win over Granada. His first goal helped him reach
MESSI SIGNS NEW DEAL
The Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has signed a new contract with the club that will keep him at the Catalan Giants until 2018. The 25-year-old Lionel Messi is regarded as the best player in the world. He recently broke the record of having scored the most number of goals in a calendar year. He has
NOT GREEDY
Lionel Messi has said that he doesn’t consider himself a ball hog at all. Messi gave this statement while talking to the reporters after getting the Golden Boot award. Messi got this award for netting 50 goals in the last season. When asked about his playing style, Messi said, “I know many people consider me
VALDANO BACKS MESSI
Former Real Madrid sporting Jorge Valdano has said that Lionel Messi is one of the best players in the world. The former Real Madrid director has taken no time to praise the Barcelona superstar, despite playing for one of the main rivals. Jorge Valdano was recently sacked from his position as the sporting director of
EDMILSON BACKS MESSI
The former Barcelona defender Edmilson has said that Lionel Messi is one of the best players in the world. He has also said that he was extremely sure that the young Argentine will be capable of doing such remarkable things when he was still a youth team player at the club. Lionel Messi came through