Browsing Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi, Now Officially Greater Than Diego Maradona
Posted on 15 Jun, 2013, by Peter in SoccerAt least when it comes to goal scoring for the national team, Lionel Messi had Diego Maradona beat, although there’s no other reason to be really impressed with a hat trick in a friendly match for Argentina against Guatemala. But for those looking for every possibly line of comparison between the two, moments like these are pure gold. More
Lionel Messi Plays Football With a Boy in a Wheelchair
Posted on 9 Jun, 2013, by Vic in SoccerYou don’t always have to score five goals in one match or win a number of league and European titles to win adoration and respect. Lionel Messi visited the house of Valentino Zegarelli in Argentina, and photos of him passing the ball with the kid in the wheelchair while talking to the family is probably better than anything he ever did on the pitch. More
Lionel Messi Needs to Both Help and Then Beat Neymar
Posted on 8 Jun, 2013, by Riven in SoccerIt’s hard to imagine Lionel Messi being any better, doing any more, on the pitch than he already has over the last few seasons. Yet in 2013-2014, he’ll face two very different tests, with both Barcelona and Argentina, and both of them have to do with Neymar, in one way or the other. More
2012-2013 Top Scorers in Europe’s Top Leagues
Posted on 6 Jun, 2013, by Peter in SoccerLike in every season, the tracking of top scorers around Europe’s best football leagues is all about seeing if anyone can get close to the incredible scoring numbers Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo produce year after year. Alas, no one was good enough to top the usual top two. More
Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard Wants to be Like Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo
Posted on 6 Jun, 2013, by Peter in SoccerBeing intimidated by the arrival of the new manager, Jose Mourinho, doesn’t make Eden Hazard any less confident he can continue and develop for Chelsea, hopefully becoming one of the best players in the world, whose mentioned in the same discussions as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. More
Andres Iniesta Will be the Most Important in the Lionel Messi – Neymar Era
Posted on 2 Jun, 2013, by Riven in SoccerNext season, some of these conclusions will start being answered. The most interesting of them? Not seeing Neymar playing next to Lionel Messi, as mouth-watering as that prospect sounds. It’ll be exciting to watch, or at least wait for, but the most important change Barcelona have to look forward to is Andres Iniesta, the European footballer of the year not too long ago, moving more and more to the middle, and slowly pushing Xavi out of the lineup. More
FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi & Neymar Might Not Even Work
Posted on 28 May, 2013, by Peter in SoccerIt’s hard to believe that Neymar doesn’t know what he’s walking into. After being the biggest star on Santos and in Brazil, he’s going to have to learn playing as someone of a lesser stature for Barcelona, as Lionel Messi is undoubtedly the sole player above anyone else at the club. More
FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi & Neymar Are Now Something to Look Forward to
Posted on 26 May, 2013, by Riven in SoccerThe wait is over, and the best player who has yet to play in a European league has now jumped that hurdle, as Barcelona & Santos have come to agreement on the transfer of Neymar from Brazil to Spain, meaning that the huge expectations for next season just got greater with the prospect of watching the young star playing on the same team with Lionel Messi. More
Lionel Messi Talks About the Biggest Moments of His Career
Posted on 21 May, 2013, by Vic in SoccerFrom being a young kid in Rosario, to the biggest footballer in the world. Lionel Messi sat down with Audemars Piguet and talked about the defining moments of his career -though his childhood and falling in love with football, to becoming a player and later star with Barcelona and his hopes of one day lifting the World Cup with Argentina. More
FC Barcelona – Cesc Fabregas is Never Going to Be Lionel Messi
Posted on 20 May, 2013, by Peter in SoccerNo matter how many times Barcelona use Cesc Fabregas in the false 9 position, there’s just too much of a gap between him and Lionel Messi. It didn’t prevent Barca from winning and staying on course for the 100 league points that would make for a club record, but the ongoing presence of Andres Iniesta and Xavi keeps pushing Fabregas away from where he feels most comfortable on the pitch. More
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