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.
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.
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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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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MESSI HITS TREBLE AGAINST BOLIVIA
Paris Saint Germain (PSG) superstar Lionel Messi was in sensational form as Argentina swept away Bolivia to take another step towards qualification for next year’s FIFA World Cup tournament in Qatar. Lionel Messi was responsible for all the three goals as Argentina beat Bolivia 3-0 at home to make it two successive wins in the South American qualifiers for Qatar 2022.
Messi and Argentina have won two straight games in the qualifiers for the World Cup tournament next year since the late collapse against hosts Colombia in June. Argentina established a two-goal lead inside ten minutes against the Colombians thanks to the goals from new Tottenham Hotspur recruit Cristian Romero and Leandro Paredes before the hosts fought back with two second half goals. Continue reading MESSI HITS TREBLE AGAINST BOLIVIA
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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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.
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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