Tag: #LionelMessi
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End of an Era as Barcelona Humiliation Makes Revolution Only Option
Barcelona’s humiliation at the Champion’s League marks the end of an era as revolution remain the only option.
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Messi helps Barca sink Napoli to reach last eight
BARCELONA, August 9 (Online Int’l): The fired-up Lionel Messi led Barcelona to a 3-1 win at home to Napoli on Saturday for a 4-2 aggregate victory which took the club into the Champions League quarter-finals for the 13th consecutive season where they face Bayern Munich. The Catalans had a shaky start but took the lead…
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La Liga: Antoine Griezmann Stars Against Villarreal As Barcelona Keep Title Hopes Alive
La Liga: Antoine Griezmann stars against Villarreal as Barcelona keep title hopes live.
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Messi to leave Barcelona?
Famous footballer Lionel Messi has decided to leave Spanish football club Barcelona. According to reports, Messi also stopped negotiating a new contract with the club management and the reason for leaving the club is due to internal disputes within the club.Messi does not intend to sign any more contracts with the club, which began his…
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Talking points in European football this weekend
Paris, Jan 20 (AFP/APP): Barcelona won their first game under Quique Setien, Erling Braut Haaland enjoyed a dream debut with Borussia Dortmund and Juventus ominously extended their lead at the top of Series A at the weekend. AFP Sport looks back at some of the main talking points from around Europe: – Setien’s Barca carry…
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Messi to miss Barca’s Champions League trip to Inter
Milan, Dec 9 (AFP/APP): Barcelona star Lionel Messi will not make the trip to Italy for Tuesday’s Champions League game against Inter Milan, the Spanish club confirmed on Monday. Barcelona are already through to the last 16 after six-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi scored in a convincing 3-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund last time out.…
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Messi hat-trick breaks La Liga record as Barca put five past Mallorca
Madrid, Dec 8 (AFP/APP): Lionel Messi broke yet another record by hitting his 35th La Liga hat-trick on Saturday as Barcelona thrashed Real Mallorca 5-2 to keep pace with Real Madrid at the top of the table. A trio of vintage Messi finishes contributed to five stunning Barca goals, the best of them arguably belonging…
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Messi and Rapinoe expected to take Ballon d’Or honours
Paris, Dec 2 (AFP/APP): Lionel Messi and USA women’s World Cup superstar Megan Rapinoe are tipped to leave Paris later on Monday with the 2019 Ballon d’Or awards. It would be an enormous shock if Rapinoe did not depart the Chatelet Theatre with the women’s prize as she returns to the country where she was…
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More than Tango, Messi or Malbec: understanding Argentina
Buenos Aires, Oct 27 (AFP/APP): Resource-rich Argentina derived its name from the Latin for silver, but its real wealth has come from agriculture, earning it the nickname “breadbasket of the world” at the beginning of the 20th Century. Farm exports are still a driving force of Latin America’s second biggest economy despite a grim economic…