Former Manchester United and Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie snubbed both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in his top three for the 2020 Ballon d’Or. The pair have won 11 Ballon d’Ors between them with either Messi or Ronaldo appearing in the top three every year since 2006. Van Persie however doesn’t feel that either deserve a spot this year, …
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Brazilian legend Rivaldo has outlined that he believes some agents are hatching a plan for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to potentially link up at Juventus. Barcelona are currently in turmoil with Spanish radio station Cadena SER reporting that Messi could leave the club next summer when his current contract expires. Messi is said to be very unhappy with the …
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On Tuesday night Lionel Messi found the net in Barcelona’s 2-2 draw against Atletico Madrid to score his 700th official career goal for club and country. Add that to goals for Barcelona C and Barcelona B, as well as the Argentina youth sides and the Argentine currently sits on 727, with only six players ahead of him in the record …
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Stephen Ireland is plotting a return to football. Ireland is 33 and has not played professionally since 2018. But the former Manchester City and Stoke City midfielder hopes to one day earn another professional contract and even play for the Republic of Ireland again. His last contract was with Bolton Wanderers two years ago. The midfielder announced his intentions in …
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Business magazine Forbes have released their 2020 list of the world’s highest paid athletes with tennis player Roger Federer claiming the top spot. Federer beat Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to the number one spot respectively after he earned a total of $106.3m over the past 12 months including $100m in endorsements alone. Ronaldo and Messi earned a combined $209m …
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The career of Lionel Messi will not be defined by one moment, one game, one trophy. How could it? The Argentine has been a human highlight reel since the day he first donned “Messi 30” in a competitive game as an undersized and over talented 17-year-old. Messi has won ten La Liga titles, four Champions League and six Copa Del …
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Wayne Rooney has opened up on his favourite players to watch while also discussing why he’d choose Lionel Messi over former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo. Rooney and Ronaldo spearheaded Man United’s attack for six seasons before the Portuguese star moved to Real Madrid for a then-world record fee of £80m. Writing in his Sunday Times column, the United and England legend …
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Jurgen Klopp feels Virgil van Dijk would have been a worthy winner of the Ballon d’Or but understands why Lionel Messi was rewarded for a record sixth time. The Dutch international was in stellar form last season as Liverpool added to their European legacy by winning another Champions League crown. Many thought the towering central defender deserved the award for …
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Former Netherlands star Wesley Sneijder believes he could have been mentioned in the same breath as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi had he been more committed. The former Ajax, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Galatasary and Nice star retired back in August finishing his career with a short-spell in Qatar with Al-Gharafa. The 35-year-old won domestic titles in five different countries …
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Two of the most dominant forces on last year’s Forbes Highest Paid Athletes list have dropped out of the running considerably in the newly-released 2019 edition – which takes the last calendar year from the date of publication into account. Last time around, the top spot was taken by boxer Floyd Mayweather, who managed to bring in a whopping $285 …
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Barcelona striker Lionel Messi gave his first press conference in four years ahead of his side’s Copa Del Rey final on Saturday and admitted that the Champions League loss to Liverpool is still on his mind. The Catalan giants were defeated in dramatic circumstances during the European Cup semi-final as, despite going into the second leg at Anfield with a …
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Lionel Messi’s Barcelona were just too much for Liverpool in today’s Champions League semi-final as they left with a dominant 3-0 victory. You could really get a sense of the stakes on offer here as Barcelona met Liverpool in today’s Champions League semi-final and it showed in the exhilarating early exchanges. An electric opening half hour was highlighted by moments …
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Lionel Messi proved himself to be from another planet once again with an astonishingly accurate free-kick to put the final nail in Liverpool’s coffin in the Camp Nou tonight. As the game went on, the difference in offensive quality became more and more apparent and once Luis Suarez opening the scoring half an hour in, the Catalan giants began their …
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Barcelona were as dominant as you would expect as they saw off a weak effort from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United side in the Nou Camp. Marcus Rashford nearly handed the Red Devils a dream start as he went as close as one could possibly imagine up the left-flank in the opening minute. From there, United were able to sustain …
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It’s now six straight La Liga wins for the current title holders. An upset defeat to Levante in the Copa Del Rey occurred on Thursday, but Barcelona bounced back in style at home against Eibar. Lionel Messi made history in the 3-0 win, scoring his 400th La Liga goal with the second strike of the evening. Lionel Messi's 400th La …
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Lionel Messi scored his 400th goal in La Liga against Eibar on Sunday to extend his record as the division’s all-time top scorer. Messi collected the ball off Luis Suarez and drove it into the bottom corner in the 53rd minute at Camp Nou to give Barca a 2-0 lead over Eibar and notch his quadruple century after 435 matches. …
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Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that he is “not obsessed” by individual trophies, having missed out on winning this year’s Ballon d’Or for the sixth time. The Juventus striker also missed out on FIFA and UEFA’s player of the year trophies as former Real Madrid team-mate Luka Modric, a World Cup runner-up with Croatia, swept all before him. “I’m …
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Lionel Messi collected a record fifth Golden Shoe award on Tuesday for finishing last season as the top goalscorer in Europe. The striker scored 34 goals in 36 league games for Barcelona, putting him ahead of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Tottenham’s Harry Kane. Cristiano Ronaldo, who has won the award four times, hit 26 goals league goals for Real Madrid. …
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