Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi

Messi breaks record and Mallorca hearts

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.

Leo Messi returns to training

Lionel Messi is now back in training with the first-team, though he still has some mobility issues, and is thus unlikely to feature in the Copa del Rey clash against Cultural Leonesa.

LaLiga / Messi, Barca lift-off

Two goals from Lionel Messi either side of a Philippe Coutinho strike allowed Barcelona to start their defence of the Spanish title with a 3-0 win over Alaves at the Camp Nou on Saturday night.

LaLiga / Messi named Barcelona captain

Lionel Messi has been confirmed as the new Barcelona captain, replacing departed club icon Andres Iniesta in the role.

Messi won't leave Barcelona like Ronaldo – official

Barcelona spokesman JosepVives suggests that it is unimaginable to see Lionel Messi leaving the Camp Nou after Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid to join Juventus earlier this month.

Messi lifts Barca

Lionel Messi scored what proved to be the winner as Barcelona beat Espanyol 2-0 to reach the Copa del Rey semifinals on Thursday in a game that saw Philippe Coutinho make his long-awaited debut.

El Clasico fever grips Miami - at $900 a ticket

El Clasico fever grips Miami as Barcelona and Real Madrid are set to meet on foreign soil for the first time in 35 years.

Messi, Suarez try to convince Neymar

Neymar Jr.’s transfer situation takes the limelight during Barcelona’s tour of the USA. Barcelona based SPORT reports that Messi and Suarez have talked to Neymar in the last few hours.

Football: Barcelona remove director Gratacos after Messi remarks

Barcelona removed Pere Gratacos as their institutional sporting relations director on Friday after he claimed that Lionel Messi "would not be as good" without his teammates.

February 26, 2016
February 26, 2016

Afghan boy bags real Messi shirt - finally

The Afghan boy who became an online hit after wearing a homemade shirt bearing Lionel Messi's famous number 10 has finally received the real thing - from the Argentine footballer himself.

February 24, 2016
February 24, 2016

Cristiano 1st athlete to pass 20 crore social media followers

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first athlete to surpass 200 million followers on social media.

January 13, 2016
January 13, 2016

Messi's achievements beyond my wildest dreams, says father

Lionel Messi's father says he could never have dreamed of the success Barcelona's five-time Ballon d'Or winner has enjoyed.

January 10, 2016
January 10, 2016

Messi widely tipped to regain Ballon d'Or

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi is targeting an unprecedented fifth Ballon d'Or award in Zurich, with the Argentine heavily favoured to reclaim the prize from three-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo.

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