Lionel Messi
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.
Stat Attack: Messi beats Ronaldo in every single competition
Castrol Performance data shows that Lionel Messi has been involved in more goals than Cristiano Ronaldo in the top five European leagues this season. Both have surpassed everyone this season in terms of goal involvement. Having scored one more goal than Ronaldo, Messi has also been far more creative with 17 assists, more than twice…
Messi: 47 goals in a season for Barcelona again
The game against Almeria this weekend confirmed Barcelona’s eight point lead over rival Real Madrid before the El Clasico. What was notable in that game was that Lionel Messi scored his 46th and 47th goals for this season. 47 goals in one season in all competitions is a record that was achieved by the Brazilian…
Lionel Messi is all in – adidas
Lionel Messi, featured in an adidas commercial (filmed playing for Argentina v Spain), goes all in: This is a longer version release of the initial ‘adidas is all in’ branding video that was published last month. This video (and the previous one) is part of adidas’ branding campaign (‘adidas is all in’). Worth noting here…
Barcelona WAGs
The team that has bamboozled most of its opponents, won eight titles in the last two seasons, whose players scored all the goals in Spain’s successful World Cup campaign must be pampered insanely at the club and at home. Although, Barcelona’s players have not been regular features in tabloids regarding their women – bar a…
Adidas is all in – featuring Messi, Beckham, Katy Perry, and more
The new adidas commercial featuring Lionel Messi, Katy Perry, a brief appearance by David Beckham and other assorted adidas-sponsored celebs. The key message: adidas are all in.
Stat Attack: Arsenal v Barcelona
As we build up to Wednesday’s massive Arsenal v Barcelona match, here’s a look at the some of the head 2 head stats between Barcelona and Arsenal players.
Allegri: Ibrahimovic As Good As Messi
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has paid a glowing testament to his striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic who he believes is on a level par with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. The Swede has had a magnificent start to his Rossoneri career after joining from Catalonia on loan for the season with the inevitable transfer being made permanent at…
Cristano Ronaldo v Lionel Messi, Head 2 Head
As Argentina and Portugal line up to face each other in a battle to decide who’s got the better player / fine-tune tactics for more important games / make some money, we look at a head-to-head comparison between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi (Part #439571291). Oh, and if you’re interested in the game, you can…
Stat Attack: Barcelona top scoring charts across Europe
Out of the top leagues in Europe (Spain, England, Italy, Germany and France), Barcelona have scored the most goals and maintained highest goals per game ratio. They have scored 67 goals in their 21 La Liga games so far this season – an average of 3.19 goals per game. Barca have only conceded 11 goals…
La Liga Statistical Review: Barcelona v Ronaldo
Barcelona’s relentless quest for world domination leaves Real Madrid and the rest far behind. Simply put, Barcelona are just too good for Madrid, or any other team in Spain. We knew that in November when in this season’s first El Clasico, Madrid were beaten 5-0, a scoreline that flattered their beleagured team and coach. Still,…
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