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Lionel Messi – A Birthday Boy With Only One Thing Left to Get
As Lionel Messi turns 26, and from a Peter-Panish forever child he becomes, in front of out eyes, an actual adult, once again the only thing missing from his incredible long list of achievements pops to mind – winning the World Cup with Argentina, so the argument over the best footballer of all time might finally be decided.
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Lionel Messi, Now Officially Greater Than Diego Maradona
At 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.
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Lionel Messi Plays Football With a Boy in a Wheelchair
You 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.
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Lionel Messi Needs to Both Help and Then Beat Neymar
It’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.
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Lionel Messi – How Much Does he Run During Matches
Adidas released date of the Micoach chip that was installed in Lionel Messi’s boot during the friendly match between Germany and Argentina, giving everyone a little taste and perspective as to how the best footballer in the world (according to some) spends his time on the pitch.
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Squads for the 2012 Rugby Championship
No more Tri-Nations. From now on, these are the Rugby Championships, the Southern Hemisphere annual rugby union competition, as Argentina make their debut, hoping that the challenge of facing Australia, New Zealand and South Africa on an annual basis proves to be a positive thing instead of just constant losing and a demoralizing experience.
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London 2012 – Dream Team Can’t & Won’t Lose
After seeing Team USA make a laughing stock of Argentina, usually one of their tougher, in their 126-97 win, completing the group stage with a perfect 5-0 record, it’s pretty safe to say that the 2012 version of the Dream Team, with LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony won’t have any more problems on their way to the gold medal.
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Lionel Messi Scores His Greatest Argentina Goal Ever
While Cristiano Ronaldo was busy getting frustrated against Germany, Lionel Messi brought out his full arsenal of goals and tricks to lead Argentina in their 4-3 win over Brazil. Just a friendly, but nothing between these two nations is just an exhibition.
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Away Teams Enjoy International Friendlies
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick for Argentina against Switzerland, his first for the national team, as did Roberto Soldado for Spain. Arjen Robben saved his best for last with a brace and injury time winner against England, France stunned the Germans and Clint Dempsey scored the only goal in the United States’ first win over Italy.