Lionel Messi plays for Argentina and is currently an integral member of FC Barcelona. He is rare in his prodigious talent, his physical condition (a growth hormone deficiency – Barcelona paid his medical bills as part of the deal to sign him up) and the fact that of the many pretenders to Diego Maradona’s throne, Messi seems capable of living up to the expectations.
Last season Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona thrilled Europe with their fluid, vivacious, irrepressible brand of football. Led by the combined talents of Xavi, Iniesta, Henry, Messi and Eto’o, Barca surged to an exceptional treble which established...
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Written by Chris Mann. 3 comments
At first glance man’s best friend has little relevance to football. I mean let’s face it, if you’re sitting on the psychiatrists couch and he/she is doing that word association thing and comes up with the word dog are you likely to answer football...
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Written by BD Condell. 8 comments
All we’ve been reading about these past few weeks is Messi this, Ronaldo that. The seemingly never ending debate on which player is the best has granted, been a whole load of fun, yet for me it’s also been tiresome in equal measure.
There...
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Written by Adrian Clarke. 65 comments
For nine minutes, I was smug and self-satisfied, as well as disappointed. My pre-match predictions were being played out in front of my eyes; the men in all-white were on top, and the Catalans were struggling to adapt to the intensity of their play.
Victor...
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Written by Neil Jones. 7 comments
Like a butterfly floating around the pitch, Lionel Messi has an uncanny ability for making things look easy.
With the ball at his feet and a pair of defenders flanking him on both sides, what seemed like a lost cause only seconds before turns...
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Written by Soccerlens. 10 comments
Follow Manchester United v Barcelona live on Soccerlens!
The stage is set for one truly wonderful team to ascend...
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Written by Anish Bharadwaj. 2 comments
On episode nine of the Soccerlens Podcast, Stephen Darwin is joined by FourFourTwo’s man in Madrid, Tim Stannard, to talk about Spanish football and La Liga.
The show will be...
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Written by Stephen Darwin. 4 comments
As I picked up a newspaper on Sunday, I was faced with the spotty adolescent face of Manchester United’s latest teenage ‘sensation’, Federico Macheda. After making a cameo appearance from the Old Trafford bench (cushioned armchairs in actuality),...
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Written by Andy Jackson. 7 comments
Average bookie probabilities, Getafe vs. FC Barcelona: 13 / 23 / 64
The focus is back on the league for the next 3 games. The first of these are against Getafe, who has made it their speciality to get points against...
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Written by Steffen Risager. 3 comments
On the nights that testimonials are played for AC Milan’s Paolo Maldini and Real Madrid’s Raúl Gonzalez, those sitting and the stands and watching on television will be seeing the final curtain coming down on a phenomenon that appears...
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Written by Daniel Chung. 24 comments
