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.
Barcelona do not need to release Lionel Messi for the 2008 Beijing Olympics football tournament, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced on Wednesday.
Werder Bremen and Schalke have also won their appeal to prevent Diego and Rafinha...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 5 comments
10 is the magic number of the Beautiful Game. Any player who dares wear it on their back has to be something special.
That FC Barcelona have handed Lionel Messi the magical number 10 shirt vacated by Ronaldinho is no surprise. From a stringy,...
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Written by Oliver Fowler. 8 comments
We hear it countless times these days: “If he’s that good at this age how good will he be when he reaches his peak?”
And if related to a player at the club we support, we drool and wonder at the prospect. It has been...
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Written by BD Condell. 14 comments
Last season, Barcelona made it to the semifinals of the Champions League, but off-the-pitch distractions and inconsistent performances on the pitch saw the Blaugrana fail to keep the pace with rivals Real Madrid in the home stretch of the La Liga season...
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Written by Eddie Griffin. 7 comments
Technically, there are 16 teams that are vying for the gold medal in the upcoming Olympic men’s football tournament, and there are some sides that stand out, like the Netherlands, Italy, and the U.S., to name a few.
But, without a doubt,...
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Written by Eddie Griffin. 3 comments
The Olympic Football Tournament is probably not going to be the highlight of your year as a fan. Be honest, football isn’t what you’ll be watching the Olympics for, after all.
And with the European Championship and the Copa Libertadores...
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Written by Sam Kelly. 5 comments
The Olympics are less than a week away, but the football tournament will kick off with the start of the preliminary round on the 6th, two days before the big show starts.
So, similar to the Euro 2008 Best XI that I did several months ago,...
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Written by Eddie Griffin. 21 comments
Here’s a list of the top scorers in this year’s Champions League (so far), plus their career stats for the Champions League:
Written by Ahmed Bilal. 6 comments
Football Club Barcelona is not in the best state to go into the Champions League semi final with Manchester United. If you regularly read the Spanish sports press you will know that Barça is a club in crisis. It may also seem that the press...
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Written by Nic Aldam. 5 comments
The stage is FC Barcelona’s famous Camp Nou stadium. The scoreline? 1-0, although you’d be forgiven for thinking that no-one cared. The reason for this lack of interest? One of the divo’s clothed in red and blue is prostrated pitchside,...
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Written by Hugo Steckelmacher. 4 comments
