On Saturday, President Joe Biden awarded the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, to a select group of influential figures. Among the honorees were Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi, acclaimed actors Denzel Washington and Michael J. Fox, and a range of other distinguished individuals. In addition to the…
Argentina captain Lionel Messi has admitted that he is approaching the end of his career as a professional footballer. Messi is currently the player that has won the most trophies in football history. The Inter Miami forward is at the tail end of his illustrious football career. Speaking to Marca on Thursday, the 37-year-old, who…
Following Argentina successful defence of the Copa America title, Lionel Messi, has become the player with the most trophies in football history. Messi played for 60 minutes as his country beat Colombia 1-0 in the final of the 2024 Copa America on Monday morning This is the 45th piece of silverware the 37-year-old has won…
The napkin on which Barcelona committed to sign a 13-year-old Lionel Messi has been sold in an auction for £762,400. The starting price was £300,000 for the ‘standard Spanish waxy napkin’ which is 16.5 x 16.5cm and was laminated and framed. The napkin, signed in blue ink in December 2000, carries a pledge from then…
Lionel Messi scored a classy injury-time goal for Inter Miami in their 1-1 draw with LA Galaxy on Sunday. Galaxy took the lead after 75 minutes through striker Dejan Joveljic, before midfielder Mark Delgado was sent off for a second yellow card. Messi then combined cleverly with former Barcelona team-mate Jordi Alba and slid at…
Argentina and Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has been named Time magazine’s athlete of the year. Messi joined Miami in July and scored 11 goals in 14 games in all competitions to help them lift the Leagues Cup, their first ever trophy. The 36-year-old also won the Ballon d’Or for the eighth time in October….
Argentine football icon Lionel Messi has spoken after men of the Brazilian police allegedly brutalized Argentine supporters during the World Cup qualifiers fixture between Brazil and Argentina. It was earlier reported that Argentina made history in the iconic fixture, being the first team to defeat Brazil in a World Cup qualifiers fixture at the Brazilian…
Six of the shirts worn by Lionel Messi during Argentina’s World Cup-winning campaign are to be sold at auction. Messi captained Argentina to World cup glory after his side beat France on penalties in last December’s final in Qatar. His shirt from the final is included in the set, which are expected to fetch more…
Head of the Catholic Church Pope Francis has named late football icon Pele as his favourite footballer. In a commemorative event for World War II soldiers, Francis was asked to choose between Messi and the late Maradona. The 86-year-old replied that Pele is his favourite, citing the late Brazilian’s humility as the reason behind his…
After a series of fun, and entertaining events tonight in the French city of Paris, the Inter Miami star Lionel Messi was named the winner of the prestigious Ballon d’Or for the 8th time, the award was presented to him by ex-football legend David Beckham. The former Paris Saint-Germain star last season, captained Argentina to…
