News

Would Lionel Messi have turned out differently if he had accepted an offer from Manchester City in 2008 to leave Barcelona?
Twenty-one-year-old Lionel Messi trounced the competition at Beijing 2008, including setting up the winning goal in the final, to lead Argentina to a second straight Olympic gold.
First, Messi. Just hours after his Spanish club team, FC Barcelona, said it would allow him to compete in the Games despite a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that said Barcelona had ...
Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola has revealed who he considers the best player in the world right now — and it’s not Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi and Pep Guardiola shined together at FC ...
According to a story from The Guardian 's Daniel Taylor, the Manchester-based outfit actually made a £30m bid for the player in 2008. Messi had only just begun his ascent back then, but even at ...
Lionel Messi's first success with Argentina, albeit the U23 side, came at the 2008 Beijing Olympics when the Albiceleste defeated Nigeria 1-0 in the final to win the gold medal.
Lionel Messi's team of 2008 Goalkeeper: Petr Čech (Chelsea FC) He is very good between the sticks and also when he has to go out to intercept passes. He has very safe hands.
Messi got Argentina’s campaign off to a flying start in China, breaking the deadlock in the 2-1 win over Côte d’Ivoire in their Group A opener, which paved the way for a smooth passage into ...
It’s Messi’s career path. Many people in the documentary said that their opinions of Messi wouldn’t change whether he won the World Cup or not. But that’s not true.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Kylian Mbappe Matches Messi, Ronaldo With Impressive Ballon d'Or Landmark. There are only three players in history that have scored eight Ballon ...