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Messi Suspended By PSG Over Saudi Arabia Trip
03 May

Messi Suspended By PSG Over Saudi Arabia Trip

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Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been suspended by Paris St-Germain for two weeks after travelling to Saudi Arabia without the club’s permission this week. The trip followed the French club’s home defeat by Lorient on Sunday, in which Messi played the full 90 minutes. Messi will not train or play for PSG during the period of his suspension. It is understood the 35-year-old asked permission to make the journey to carry out commercial work but was refused. Messi, who has also been fined by the club, has a role as a tourism ambassador for Saudi Arabia. The World Cup winner’s two-year contract…
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Messi Stars As PSG Goes 5 Points Clear
10 Apr

Messi Stars As PSG Goes 5 Points Clear

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Goals from Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos gave Paris St-Germain victory at Nice as they moved six points clear of Lens at the top of Ligue 1. The Argentina playmaker, who was whistled by his own fans last week, scored with a first-time finish from a low cross into the box by Nuno Mendes. Sergio Ramos headed home from a Messi corner to make sure of the victory. Lionel Messi scored his 14th league goal of the season for PSG PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made excellent saves to deny Hicham Boudaoui and Nicolas Pepe in the first half. Nice captain Dante…
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Messi Scores 800th Goal In Top-Level Football
24 Mar

Messi Scores 800th Goal In Top-Level Football

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Lionel Messi scored his 800th top-level goal as Argentina beat Panama 2-0 in their first match since winning the World Cup. The 35-year-old Paris St-Germain forward becomes the second player to reach the milestone after Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi’s tally includes 672 goals over 17 seasons for Barcelona and 29 for PSG. He also has 99 international goals, with two coming in the World Cup final. The Argentina captain scored an 89th-minute free-kick at the Monumental de Nunez Stadium in Buenos Aires to add to Thiago Almada’s opener 11 minutes earlier. Messi will have the opportunity to score his 100th international…
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Messi Buys Gold IPhone 14s For Argentina’s Entire World Cup-Winning Squad
02 Mar

Messi Buys Gold IPhone 14s For Argentina’s Entire World Cup-Winning Squad

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Lionel Messi has bought gold iPhones for each player and staff of Argentina’s 2022 World Cup-winning team. Messi buys gold iPhone 14s for Argentina’s entire World Cup-winning squad The Paris Saint-Germain star is said to have spent close to £175,000 to order the gold personalised iPhones for the squad. Messi teamed up with IDESIGN GOLD to reward his teammates and coaching staff for their conquering exploits in Qatar last year. The iPhones are plated with 24-carat gold, while each player’s name and shirt number are also customised on it. https://twitter.com/eurofootcom/status/1631206512197615617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1631206512197615617%7Ctwgr%5E722e6f6f13a241049054fcc23ce4e39cc9be95fa%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpulsembed.eu%2Fp2em%2F6Q4f4POuw%2F The CEO of iDesign Gold, Ben Lyons, said Messi asked him…
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Messi, Ronaldo Lead Tributes To Pele
30 Dec

Messi, Ronaldo Lead Tributes To Pele

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The world football is mourning the death of football legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pele) following the announcement last Thursday. The Brazilian great had been battling with kidney and prostate issues over the years and finally gave up the ghost at age 82 after persistent interventions by doctors. The man who goes to his grave as the only player to win three World Cup trophies as well as the only player to score as many as 1,279 goals in 1,363 games is touted as arguably the greatest of all time. Various international football federations, retired stars, active footballers and fans…
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FIFA World Cup 2022: Champions Argentina Returns Home To Jubilant Scenes
20 Dec

FIFA World Cup 2022: Champions Argentina Returns Home To Jubilant Scenes

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FIFA World Cup Champions, Argentina, arrived home to jubilant scenes early Tuesday morning. Thousands of fans lined up on the streets of Bueno Aires to cheer the team, the historic feat achieved on Sunday in Doha. Captain Lionel Messi stepped off the plane first, holding the gold trophy aloft, followed by his triumphant team onto a red carpet at the airport, greeted by reporters, officials and a live band. A sea of supporters in the national colours of blue and white reportedly swarmed the team bus as it drove out of the airport, waving flags and singing and dancing. The…
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World Cup 2022: ‘God Will Crown You This Sunday’ – Brazil Legend Rivaldo Tells Messi
15 Dec

World Cup 2022: ‘God Will Crown You This Sunday’ – Brazil Legend Rivaldo Tells Messi

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Brazil legend Rivaldo has backed Lionel Messi to win the World Cup and believes that ''God will crown'' the Argentina star on Sunday. Messi has been performing brilliantly in Qatar and became the joint top-scorer of the tournament along with France's Kylian Mbappe following his strike from the spot in Argentina's 3-0 win over Croatia in the semi-finals. Rivaldo, who was an integral member of Brazil's 2002 World Cup winning squad, will be cheering for Argentina in the final as the Selecao have already bowed out of the tournament. He has hailed Messi and insists that he deserves to finally claim the…
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Final Will Be My Last World Cup Game – Messi
14 Dec

Final Will Be My Last World Cup Game – Messi

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Argentina captain Lionel Messi says Sunday’s final will be the last World Cup game of his career. The 35-year-old forward scored his fifth goal of Qatar 2022 and helped set up two others in Tuesday’s 3-0 semi-final win over Croatia. Playing in his fifth World Cup, Messi has never won the game’s biggest prize. “I am very happy for finishing my journey in World Cups in a final, to play the last game in a final. That is really very gratifying,” he said. “Everything I lived in this World Cup has been emotional, seeing how much it has been enjoyed…
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Barcelona Threaten Legal Action Over Messi Contract Leaks
23 Sep

Barcelona Threaten Legal Action Over Messi Contract Leaks

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Barcelona are threatening to take legal action against the Spanish newspaper that leaked alleged contract demands from Lionel Messi. WHAT HAPPENED? The Argentine superstar left Camp Nou as a free agent in the summer of 2021, as he linked up with Paris Saint-Germain - but only after every effort was made to put fresh terms in place. El Mundo claims to have been made aware of certain details within those talks, with the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner said to have stipulated that he wanted his release clause dropped to a symbolic €10,000, for his family and that of Luis Suarez to…
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