The Argentinian’s form has been relentless since he was named the best player in world football.
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/ 27 September 2011
Barcelona will be bidding to get their Champions League title defence back on track as Arsenal and AC Milan also look to keep the dream alive.
Lionel Messi and Thiago Alcantara led Barcelona to a dominating 5-0 win over Villarreal on Monday, aiming for a fourth straight Spanish league title.
Lionel Messi says he will continue to play for Argentina despite harsh criticism about his performance for the national team.
Only two months after having surgery to remove a tumour from his liver, Eric Abidal has said he’s lining up alongside his Barcelona teammates.
Barcelona’s two-time world player of the year Lionel Messi has dismissed suggestions that Manchester United lack quality.
Blockades, psychological onslaughts and belligerent tackling all failed, so now the problem drops like a slab on Manchester United.
Barcelona holds the advantage heading into Tuesday’s return-leg semifinal against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho could not hide his anger in the wake of the 2-0 Champions League semifinal defeat to Barcelona on Wednesday.
Lionel Messi lit up an ill-tempered Champions League semifinal on Wednesday with two goals to give Barcelona a 2-0 victory over Real Madrid.
Barcelona are out for revenge when they face bitter rivals Real Madrid in Wednesday’s eagerly-anticipated Champions League semifinal.
Manchester United and Barcelona wrapped up their places in the Champions League semifinals on Tuesday by beating Chelsea and Shakhtar Donetsk.
The house of Lionel Messi’s brother was one of three sprayed with bullets in a weekend shooting, Argentine police said on Monday.
Argentinian Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or for the second successive year, beating his more favoured Barcelona team-mates Iniesta and Xavi
Barcelona produced a scintillating performance to crush arch-rivals Real Madrid 5-0 and move two points clear at the top of La Liga on Monday.
In the build-up to the World Cup quarterfinals, dutch legend Roy Makaay gives his impressions of the tournament so far and who will lift the trophy.
Diego Maradona is making seven changes to his starting lineup for Argentina’s match with Greece, but star Lionel Messi will play on Tuesday.
World player of the year Lionel Messi lived up to his billing with a wonderful performance in Argentina’s 1-0 win over Nigeria on Saturday evening.
Two of the world’s most talented players, Argentina’s Lionel Messi and England’s Wayne Rooney, take the stage on Saturday.
Diego Maradona named his final squad for the Soccer World Cup on Wednesday, which includes Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez and Juan Sebastian Veron.
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/ 22 December 2009
Lionel Messi on Monday added Fifa’s World Player of the Year award to his prestigious Ballon D’Or accolade.
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/ 30 October 2009
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the top picks for the 2009 World Footballer of the Year award as part of a 23-player shortlist.
Lionel Messi scored two late goals to lead 2006 winners Barcelona to a 2-1 victory at Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Olympic football champions Argentina began the defence of their title on Thursday ahead of the Games’ opening ceremony on Friday.
The first time a player takes to the field in a Champions League final is always a special moment in his career, but for Paul Scholes there will be extra significance on Wednesday in Moscow. The Manchester United midfielder has had to wait longer than most and, even more poignantly, this opportunity has come nine years after it should have done.
A stunning goal from Paul Scholes gave Manchester United a 1-0 win over Barcelona on Tuesday to set up an all-English Champions League final against either Liverpool or Chelsea in Moscow next month. Scholes was suspended for United’s epic victory over Bayern Munich in the 1999 final, and Ferguson had already said he would play in the final if they qualified.
Manchester United return to Barcelona’s Nou Camp stadium on Wednesday, the scene of one of their greatest victories, with the Champions League final again in their sights. The reigning English champions and Premiership leaders face the Catalan club, who won the 2006 Champions League, on Wednesday in the first leg of a semifinal tie.
Manchester United beat Roma 2-0 away and Barcelona won 1-0 at Schalke in their Champions League quarterfinal, first-leg matches on Tuesday to take big steps towards a semifinal showdown. Goals by Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney either side of half-time gave United victory at the Stadio Olimpico as the English champions continued to torment Roma.
Arsenal produced one of their finest performances under Arsene Wenger on Tuesday to dethrone AC Milan, beating the Champions League holders 2-0 on the night and on aggregate in their last 16 second leg clash. Arsenal’s great Premiership rivals Manchester United also eased through with a 1-0 victory.
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/ 15 February 2008
There is little doubt Cristiano Ronaldo is the Premier League’s greatest entertainer. Cesc Fabregas, Wayne Rooney and Fernando Torres are his only rivals for flair and, with 27 goals already this season, Ronaldo is way ahead in the striking stakes, never mind all the counterattacks, dribbles and step-overs he also provides.
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/ 2 December 2007
AC Milan’s Brazilian midfielder Kaka was named on Sunday as France Football‘s Player of the Year, winning the prestigious Ballon d’Or award. He succeeds Italy’s World Cup-winning captain and defender Fabio Cannavaro and comes two years after the last Brazilian winner of the trophy, Barcelona’s Ronaldinho.
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/ 28 November 2007
Inter Milan, FC Barcelona, AS Roma and Sevilla all advanced to the second round of the Champions League on Tuesday. Inter, Sevilla and Roma advanced with wins, while a point against Lyon was enough for Barcelona. The four teams join Arsenal and Manchester United in the next round.