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LIONEL MESSI SHOWS BIG SIGN THAT THE END IS NEAR AS PSG MANAGER SPEAKS OUT

Paris Saint-Germain head coach Christopher Galtier hinted that Lionel Messi’s career is winding down after the forward felt ‘tired’ during the Ligue 1 club’s Champions League clash with Benfica. Messi requested to be substituted during the 1-1 draw, in which he scored a wonderful goal.  The former Barcelona star curled home a magnificent effort to put the French side 1-0 ahead before Danilo Pereira scored an own goal. But Messi’s need to manage his game time as his career enters its final few years was clear in the second half.

Messi, who turned 35 in June, requested to be substituted, according to his boss Galtier. The 56-year-old revealed that the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner ‘felt tired’ as he asked to come off, and was replaced by Pablo Sarabia in the 81st minute. There were concerns in the French media that Messi had suffered an injury. But Galtier insisted that he signalled that he wanted to come off. On the final sprint, he felt tired. He came off as he was tired and a fresher teammate was a far more interesting option at that moment. Continue reading LIONEL MESSI SHOWS BIG SIGN THAT THE END IS NEAR AS PSG MANAGER SPEAKS OUT

   CRISTIANO RONALDO AND LIONEL MESSI SNUBBED ON UEFA SHORTLIST FOR FIRST TIME

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have both been overlooked for the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award with 15 players named above the iconic duo. The pair have dominated football’s individual accolades for well over a decade but with both men well into their 30s they have been snubbed by UEFA’s decision makers following difficult seasons for both players, who each took on new challenges.

Messi’s contract situation at Barcelona meant they had to let the Argentine go and he moved to Paris to team up with Neymar and Kylian Mbappe at PSG, but their star-studded line-up couldn’t deliver Champions League glory. Ronaldo meanwhile made a heroic return to Manchester United but is facing a year in the Europa League after their poor campaign. Continue reading    CRISTIANO RONALDO AND LIONEL MESSI SNUBBED ON UEFA SHORTLIST FOR FIRST TIME

SEVEN GREATEST PLAYERS LISTED BY MVB

Dutch football legend Marco Van Basten(MVB) has revealed his list of the greatest players including Paris Saint Germain (PSG) superstar Lionel Messi. The former Dutch national team boss made a list of seven greatest players and it included Lionel Messi. Apart from Messi, the likes of Zinedine Zidane, Mitchel Platini, Pele, Cristiano Ronaldo, Johann Cruyff and Diego Maradona also made the list.


Only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the two current players from the list of the seven greatest players as revealed by Marco Van Basten in an interview with Spanish newspaper Marca. The three-time Ballond’or recipient also talked about the three greatest players in history from his list of the best seven players. According to him, Cruyff, Pele and Maradonaare the three greatest players in history. He looked up to Cruyff as a kid as he wanted to be like him. Maradona and Pele were also incredible as stated by him.
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               RONALDO VS MESSI STATS SETTLE THE DEBATE BETWEEN THE PAIR

The Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo debate is done and dusted for another season. While the two Ballon d’Or-winning juggernauts have found themselves taking something of a back seat in the 2021/22 campaign, it’s still done little to stop supporters discussing which player is better.


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Besides, the 2021/22 season marked arguably one of the most fascinating comparisons between the two seeing as they both moved clubs simultaneously for the first time in their careers.
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MESSI FAILS TO ADD TO TALLY

Lionel Messi has been a constant thorn in the flesh of Real Madrid and he has a good attacking return to back this up. The El Clasico clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona is widely regarded as the most popular league match in the world and Messi always turn up for this match. The petite Argentine international skipper scored a lot of goals in the colours of Barcelona with Real Madrid on the receiving end.

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Real Madrid fans would have heaved a sigh of relief when they avoided PSG in the Champions League round of 16 draw in December, but as fate would have it the draw was done again thus leading to the reunion of Messi and Real Madrid in addition to the transfer speculation involving KylianMbappe.
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MESSI ON FIFPRO NOMINEES LIST

Paris Saint Germain (PSG) superstar Lionel Messi has been named on the nominees list for this year’s FIFPRO XI.  The recently crowned Ballond’Or winner was one of eight attackers on the 23-man list.

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Lionel Messi was named on the list alongside KylianMbappe and Neymar, who are the  other members of the famed attacking trio at the Parc des Princes. The other five attackers are Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema,Manchester United talisman Cristiano Ronaldo, Chelsea striker RomeluLukaku, Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski and Borussia Dortmund hitman ErlingHaaland.
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TEBAS SAYS MESSI COULD LEAVE LA LIGA THIS SUMMER

While Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has continued to have his future hang in the balance, the Spanish La Liga president Javier Tebas has claimed that the Argentina international attacker could be set to quit the league this summer. Messi’s future remains in huge doubt and while Barcelona president Joan Laporta claims that the club have continued to do everything possible to tie him down to a new contract, it seems like there is a bigger problem than just convincing him to sign a new contract extension at the club according to the latest developments.

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A report surfaced earlier in the week that Barcelona have already surpassed their salary payment range and will have to cut players off their wage bill. By doing that, Barca will have to sell a couple of players this summer, or else they won’t be able to register Messi as their player ahead of the upcoming 2021-22 Spanish La Liga season after he became a free agent on the 30th of June officially
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REPORTS: MESSI SET TO STAY AT BARCELONA

It seems the good news that Barcelona fans have been waiting for has finally arrived as reports are currently claiming that Argentine superstar Lionel Messi is set to finally stay at the club. The attacker has long been linked with a potential exit from the Spanish La Liga giants in what would eventually come as a huge blow on the club and their fans, but it looks as though he will be rescinding his decision after the rumors about his departure cooled off recently.

 

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Messi was frustrated with some of the decisions made by the club’s former management and he announced that he was fed up and wanted to leave but was later convinced and encouraged to stay behind following the election of Juan Laporta as the new president of the club. During his campaign, Laporta promised the fans that he would do everything in his power to ensure that Messi signs a new contract extension at the club and it looks like he has fulfilled his promise.
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NEYMAR HOPES TO PLAY ALONGSIDE MESSI AGAIN

Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian superstar forward Neymar still has the intention of playing alongside former teammate Lionel Messi, according to several reports. Neymar is a player that always finds his name in the transfer rumor mill anytime the transfer window is approaching or is open for business. Since leaving Barcelona some years ago, it has vastly been reported that he would cherish the idea of returning to the Camp Nou to play alongside Messi once more.

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However, according to the latest reports, it looks as though moving to Barcelona is not the only way he could engineer a reunion with the Argentine superstar. Fresh reports are now suggesting that a Messi move to Paris Saint-Germain could be on the cards and is the only other way both players could reunite on the pitch and for the same team once more.
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MESSI RANKED FOURTH ON TROPHY LIST

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi is widely regarded by many as one of the best footballers to ever grace the round leather game and he’s also one of the most decorated players in the history of the Sport despite the fact that he has not won a trophy for over a year. Lionel Messi won his last trophy in the summer of 2019 when Barcelona won the Spanish La Liga title under the guidance of former manager Ernesto Valverde. Lionel Messi has won 36 trophies during his career and he’s the joint fourth on the list of the players with the most trophies. Lionel Messi is on the same number of trophies as Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs. Giggs is now the Welsh national team manager and he won all the trophies while he was at Manchester United.


Lionel Messi is not too far from the top three players on the list. His former Barcelona teammate Andres Iniesta is joint second on the list alongside former Inter Milan and Paris Saint Germain (PSG) left-back Maxwell. Andres Iniesta and Maxwell are on 37 trophies each. Brazilian international Daniel Alves is the undisputed king of trophies after winning 42 trophies. The fullback is the most decorated footballer and he currently plays his club football for Sao Paulo in his native Brazil. Messi and Dani Alves were teammates for many years at Barcelona. Continue reading MESSI RANKED FOURTH ON TROPHY LIST