Cliftonville Ladies player Billie Simpson joins the likes of Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in being nominated for the Puskas Award. BBC News - Published
Barcelona’s Ernesto Valverde says he will not risk an unfit Lionel Messi their La Liga opener on Friday while remining non-committal about Neymar re-joining the club from Paris St Germain.
A North Macedonian hairdresser has gained fame online for her portraits of celebrities using trimmings from her clients. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde says he expects Antoine Griezmann to easily link up with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez when the trio finally appear on the same pitch together.
A mother has said she was “humbled” after her 11-year-old son played football with superstar Lionel Messi while on holiday in Antigua. Her son Mackenzie played with the Barcelona forward during..
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Footage of Lionel Messi playing football with a British 11-year-old on a beach in Antigua. Mackenzie O’Neill from Canterbury played for 45 minutes with the football superstar and his son Thiago. Mute..
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Argentina captain Lionel Messi is banned from international football for three months after claiming the Copa America was "corrupt". BBC News - Published
South American football bosses say accusations questioning the integrity of the Copa America are "unfounded" and "represent a lack of respect". BBC News - Published
Lionel Messi is shown only the second red card of his career as Argentina beat Chile 2-1 in a hot-tempered Copa America third-place play-off. BBC News - Published
Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi is the world's highest paid athlete earning ÂŁ100m in the past 12 months, according to the Forbes top 100 ranking. BBC News - Published
Signing Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Sergio Ramos would not solve the problems at Man Utd, says ex-captain Wayne Rooney. BBC News - Published
Barcelona's Lionel Messi says he wants to win the Copa del Rey in order to ease the pain of the Champions League defeat by Liverpool which ranks among the "worst moments of his career". BBC News - Published
Ridiculous comeback after ridiculous comeback, the Ajax story, no Messi or Ronaldo in the final - who has been writing the script for the Champions League this season? BBC News - Published
Lord Gus O'Donnell remarks follow the brutal dismissal Mr Williamson from the Ministry of Defence following the Huawei leak inquiry Independent - Published
Liverpool will have to produce one of their best displays of the season at Anfield after Lionel Messi scores twice in Barcelona's Champions League semi-final first leg win. BBC News - Published
The temptation to watch UEFA Champions League quarter-finals football on TV both featuring Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo backfired for some Kenya policemen when thieves raided their unmanned post.. Reuters - Published
Manchester United's Champions League run ends in the quarter-finals as Lionel Messi inspires Barcelona to victory in the second leg. BBC News - Published
Manchester United defender Chris Smalling says Barcelona's Lionel Messi knew the challenge that left him with a bloodied nose on Wednesday was an accident. BBC News - Published
Manchester United defender Chris Smalling says Barcelona's Lionel Messi knew the challenge that left him with a bloodied nose on Wednesday was an accident. BBC News - Published
Ex-Manchester United captain Darren Fletcher explains what it is like to face Lionel Messi, and examines how his old side should approach their tie against Barcelona. BBC News - Published
Watch the quirkier moments from the FA Cup semi-finals, including Gerard Deulofeu's brilliant "Messi-like" display for Watford, Raul Jimenez's masked celebration and Raheem Sterling's non-City fans. BBC News - Published
Anything you can do, I can do better. Why Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi need to compete with each other to keep the greatest rivalry in football history alive. BBC News - Published
Lionel Messi scores twice as Barcelona reach the Champions League quarter-finals for a record 12th consecutive year with a win over Lyon. BBC News - Published
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