Messi is very loyal to his mates.

Lionel Messi once stated that he wanted to share his Ballon d'Or trophy with his Barcelona teammate Xavi. The comments were made after the Argentinean won the coveted prize in 2011. La Pulga was ...

Messi left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2021 having scored 120 goals for the Spanish club in the Champions League – a record that even Cristiano Ronaldo, with his 105 for ...

You might think it’s a bit far-fetched that a 15-year-old from Philadelphia could land in the personal orbit of Lionel Messi, the world’s most famous soccer player. And rest assured, you would not be ...

To put his extraordinary returns into perspective, one only needs to look at the numbers of one of the candidates for the last Ballon d’Or – Vinicius Jr. of Real Madrid. Simply unstoppable. (Photo by ...

In fact, the Dutchman had more reason to boycott the Ballon d’Or when he was declared runner-up to Lionel Messi in 2019, especially as he had effectively won the overall head-to-head over two ...

Advert In 1995, he won several individual awards – Ballon d’Or, FIFA World Player of the Year, the Onze d’Or and African Football of the Year – as well as securing the 1995/96 Serie A ...

In that time, he won the World Cup with Italy in 2006, along with nine major honours at club level – which includes the La Liga title twice – and the Ballon d’Or that same year. MORE ARSENAL STORIES ...

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have long been separated since leaving La Liga, moving to different leagues and clubs over the years. Yet, wherever they play, fans never fail to remind them of ...

Lionel Messi's father Jorge Messi once reponded to backlash over his son winning the Ballon d'Or ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo. The incident occured after La Pulga had clinched the coveted award for ...

A January 6 rioter who wore a Hitler mustache to work at a navy base claimed that he was invited to Trump’s inauguration and posted images indicating he was in Washington, D.C. Timothy Hale ...

Lionel Messi promised to make Neymar a Ballon d'Or winner in a last-gasp attempt to keep the Brazilian at Barcelona prior to his move to PSG. The Brazilian made up one-third of football's most ...