Nigeria vs Argentina: Sampaoli reveals what Messi will do against Super Eagles

 Lionel Messi

Argentina coach, Jorge Sampaoli has said he expects captain Lionel Messi to touch the ball more against Nigeria on Tuesday.

Messi Lamments

Lionel Messi

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has insisted that Argentina will be going to Russia to contend for the World Cup title like every other country. The forward scored a hatrick in their 4-0 win over Haiti in their World Cup build up game against Haiti on Tuesday, May 29. However, he feels they are not favourites for this year’s edition of the championship despite arrays of stars included in their squad. Argentina are in the same group as Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria in Group D and are clear favourites to progress.

FIFA bans Messi

Lionel Messi

Barcelona star Lionel Messi was suspended for four Argentina matches by FIFA on Tuesday for swearing at an assistant referee, a decision the Argentinian federation said had left him feeling “sad”, according to AFP.

Cristiano Ronaldo: In same XI, I'd win more awards than Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo 

Cristiano Ronaldo has told France Football he believes he might have won the Ballon d'Or more times than Lionel Messi if they had played in the same team but described his rival as "a great player."

Messi Scores a Hat-Trick as Barca Rout Man City

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Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Barcelona punished 10-man Manchester City in the Champions League on Pep Guardiola's return to his old club.

Messi returns as Barca, Madrid battle ‘FIFA virus’

Argentina’s pain is Barcelona’s gain as Lionel Messi returns for the Spanish champions when Deportivo la Coruna visit the Camp Nou on Saturday after being sidelined for three weeks with a groin injury.

'I think this is best for everyone,' Has Lionel Messi retired from Argentina duty?

Lionel Messi

Argentina's Lionel Messi, considered by many to be the best player in the world, said he will likely retire from international soccer.

The news came shortly after his side lost the Copa America final to Chile on penalties.

Ronaldo dethrones Tiger Woods, Mayweather as richest athlete

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona striker Lionel Messi topped the Forbes magazine list of the world’s highest-paid athletes on Wednesday in the wake of boxer Floyd Mayweather’s retirement and back surgery for golfer Tiger Woods.

Messi appears in court at tax fraud trial in Spain

Lionel Messi

Argentina and Barcelona football star Lionel Messi, one of the world’s highest-paid athletes, arrived Thursday at a Barcelona court to take the stand for the first time at his tax fraud trial in Spain.

Chile 1-2 Argentina: Lionel Messi returns in win

Lionel Messi inspired Argentina to a 2-1 win over Chile in South American qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.

The simple switch that turned Barcelona into an unstoppable attacking force

The man who was almost ousted was also the man who figured it out.

During Barcelona's big "crisis" in January, manager Luis Enrique almost lost his job, after having reportedly lost the confidence of superstar Lionel Messi. But he survived that quasi vote of no-confidence and Barca has lost just once since. More importantly, a compromise was finally found to reconcile three of the finer attacking talents of their generation – and just about every generation before it.