Tag: Lionel Messi

  • Xavi With Some Jose Mourinho – Real Madrid Trash Talk

    Xavi seems to be talking a lot as Spain prepare for Euro 2012 – On Real Madrid players after losses, on Jose Mourinho and the comparison with Pep Guardiola, and of course on how Lionel Messi is the best player in the world, better than Cristiano Ronaldo.

  • Real Madrid & Cristiano Ronaldo Forever

    When footballers pledge their everlasting loyalty to one club, it usually means it won’t last forever. But Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t everyone, and he didn’t back away from claiming he wants to spend the rest of his career with Real Madrid, although as you all know, nothing in this sport is a guarantee.

  • Lionel Messi Doesn’t Slow Down in Argentina Uniform

    Ecuador of recent years aren’t the toughest foe in South America, but Lionel Messi picking up the pace on the road to the 2014 World Cup with such an impressive performance, leading Argentina to a 4-0 win, does call for some sort of celebration.

  • Messi vs Ronaldo – The Infographic

    Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2011-2012 club season with Real Madrid may be over, but summer isn’t going to be much of a rest for him, with Portugal playing in the Euro. Lionel Messi, for the first time in quite a while, has time to let his talented legs take a rest from his historic season with Barcelona.

  • Lionel Messi’s 73 Goals vs Cristiano Ronaldo’s 60

    We spent a big chunk of the season praising Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for what they’ve done individually and in the context of their rivalry, needless to say their teams. It’s only fitting that as it ended, we’ll celebrate their individual abilities and performances – Ronaldo with his 60 goals, Lionel Messi with his even more incredible 73 goals.

  • Lionel Messi, Greatest Season Ever, Best Player in History

    There was no way Lionel Messi wasn’t going to score on Pep Guardiola’s sending off match. Barcelona was not going to lose in Guardiola’s final match on the touchline. In a season that is individually grande and team-wise disappointing, no one was about to let the final chance of a trophy slip away.

  • 2011-2012 Top Scorers in Europe’s Top Leagues

    All the major leagues in Europe have concluded their business, so we decided to check if there was anyone alive good enough to tickle the scoring heroics of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, racing through the record books for another season. These are the best the English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A and French Ligue 1 had to offer.

  • Lionel Messi, Better Than Ronaldo, Best in the World

    Even without the league title or the Champions League trophy, Lionel Messi is still above the rest, above any other player in the world, including Cristiano Ronaldo. The fact that the Real Madrid forward won his first league title with Real Madrid or scored his first league goal at the Camp Nou, doesn’t change the simple fact that he’s second best when it comes to who’s number one.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo, Better Than Messi, Best in the World

    If you ask Cristiano Ronaldo who’s the best player in the world, you know what’s going to be his answer. Himself. And when you try and look at the whole Ronaldo – Messi, Barcelona – Real thing objectively, there’s no reason he shouldn’t feel that way.

  • 8 Year Old Lionel Messi Playing For Central Cordoba

    There’s not much to tell and show about Lionel Messi’s days in Argentina. He moved to Barcelona when he was 12, and, well, the rest is history. But from time to time, videos of a young Messi at differing ages does go up online, and creates mini-frenzy, showing the little wiz performing his magic against usually bigger youngsters.