•Lionel Messi Mexican side Monterrey sent Lionel Messi and Inter Miami crashing out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup yesterday after completing a 5-2 aggregate victory in their quarter-final clash. Goals from Brandon Vazquez, German Berterame and Jesus Gallardo sealed a deserved 3-1 win on the night for the Liga-MX side, who advance to a semi-fin...
Al Nassr crushed Inter Miami 6-0 as injury ruled Cristiano Ronaldo out of a much-hyped showdown with Lionel Messi, who was limited to a late substitute appearance in yesterday’s friendly in Riyadh. Ronaldo’s calf injury prompted Al Nassr to cancel their two-game China tour last week and it denied him what could have potentially been […]...
•Lionel Messi lifts trophy Lionel Messi won FIFA’s “The Best” award for the third time on Monday as the Argentine pipped Manchester City’s Erling Haaland to the prize for best men’s player in 2023. Haaland was favourite to win after scoring 52 times in his debut season with Manchester City, but Messi edged the vote […]
•Lionel Messi Lionel Messi and Aitana Bonmati were named as finalists for the FIFA best players of the year awards by world football’s governing body yesterday. Messi was awarded a record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or crown in October in Paris, while Bonmati took the women’s prize after starring for Spain in their Women’s World Cup triumph, [&h...
•Lionel Messi lift the trophy Lionel Messi is not ruling out another bid for World Cup glory with Argentina in 2026 despite acknowledging that time is working against him. Messi, who recently won his eighth Ballon d’Or, raised the World Cup almost a year ago after starring for Argentina in the final against France in […]
Inter Miami saluted Argentine star Lionel Messi’s eighth Ballon d’Or yesterday, but their friendly match to mark the achievement ended in a 2-1 loss to MLS rivals New York City FC. The defeat, in a match between two teams long out of the MLS championship running, was just a footnote on a celebratory night that […]
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi has won the 2023 Ballon d’Or, making it a record-extending award for the 2022 World Cup winner. The Inter Miami star was named the winner of the prestigious prize last night in the French city of Paris in what many see as a fitting reward for leading the Abiscelete to a […]
•Messi with the 7th Ballon d’Or Lionel Messi is the favourite to win the eighth Ballon d’Or of his remarkable career when this year’s ceremony to crown the planet’s best footballer takes place in Paris today, while Spain’s World Cup-winning star Aitana Bonmati is tipped to take the women’s prize. The prestigious award has been […]...