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Copa America Centenario Results & Table
In Group D of the Copa America Centenario, Argentina looked as convincing as possible thanks to Lionel Messi, clinching their place in the quarterfinal. Chile did what they had to, setting up a final-day showdown with Panama for the second ticket. Chile 2 Bolivia 1: Not the easiest match in the world to watch, as Bolivia […]
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Arguing Over Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo Worth Killing For Apparently
An argument between two Nigerian citizens in Mumbai, India over Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo resulted in the killing of one of them, as the debate turned violent and eventually fatal.
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Lionel Messi Won’t Leave Barcelona for Another European Club
Every once in awhile there’s a rumor that spreads about Lionel Messi considering leaving FC Barcelona and playing somewhere else. Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain usually come up in these hypothetical discussions. But if you believe anything a footballer says, it’s not going to happen.
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Lionel Messi & Barcelona Score the most Lionel Messi & Barcelona Goal Ever
Coming to the Camp Nou with Barcelona in this kind of form and Lionel Messi hungry for goals is just asking for trouble. Roma had no choice, and are currently down 3-0 at half time. Only.
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Barcelona beat Roma – Lionel Messi Butting Heads, Ivan Rakitic Scoring Screamers
Beating Roma 3-0 in a friendly match wasn’t the most interesting thing that happened to Barcelona during the eventful evening. Lionel Messi headbutting Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa grabbed most of the attention, but Ivan Rakitic for his wonderful goal deserves some credit as well.
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Lionel Messi Took the Saddest Selfie Ever With a Chilean Ball Boy
Part of being a star athlete is to be gracious in defeat. Lionel Messi just lost a penalty shootout with Argentina in the Copa America final. But he still took a selfie with a Chilean ball boy.
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Lionel Messi Can’t Win With Argentina, Chile Copa America Title Comes With an Asterisk
There aren’t a lot of good thing to say about the 2015 Copa America final, or the tournament itself. Mostly bad football, suspiciously bias officiating towards the hosts and eventual winners, Chile. And also Lionel Messi, once again failing to show us something special in an international tournament, with Argentina on the losing end, just like always.
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Happy Birthday, Lionel Messi!
The world’s best footballer, of this era and of all-time (in a majority opinion of those writing about football/soccer on this site), Lionel Messi, is turning 28. What?! He’s 28 already?! Yes, and he has left a trail of beaten rivals and broken records in the path he has made for himself since leaving Argentina […]
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Messi vs Ronaldo – A Rivalry That Doesn’t Exist
The two most compared athletes on the plant for the past six or seven years have been Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid & Portugal). But it’s all a matter of the media inventing a rivalry that doesn’t exist.
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Real Madrid – A Galactic, Expensive Failure
Galacticos 1, Galácticos 2. The vanity projects by Florentino Perez might make Real Madrid the best jersey-selling football club on the planet, but the titles, despite the incredible turnover in stars and players, aren’t really easy to come by.