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LIONEL MESSI, now bearded and always seen with a captain’s armband strapped around his bicep, is possibly the most familiar sight in football. But if we cast our minds all the way back to November 2003, that was far from being the case. Fresh-faced Messi was just 16 when he was first given an opportunity […] More
REAL MADRID are plotting to axe 12 players this summer in order to cut their squad down. LaLiga sides are limited to having 25 senior stars in their list for next season. Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and James Rodriguez’s Real Madrid futures are all in doubt this summer But Zinedine Zidane currently has 37 first-teamers, […] More
KARIM BENZEMA has defended calling Olivier Giroud a “kart” because “it’s the truth”. The two strikers are feuding after Real Madrid striker Benzema referred to Giroud – who led the line for France’s World Cup winning team in 2018 – as a go kart and himself as a Formula One car when asked to compare […] More
LIONEL MESSI has revealed Chelsea star Mason Mount to be among his 15 stars of the future. The Blues youngster stands alongside Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jadon Sancho and Phil Foden as four English players predicted to succeed by Messi. Messi believes the English quartet can join Kylian Mbappe and Frenkie de Jong as future greatsCredit: Reuters […] More
LIONEL MESSI is “losing patience” with Barcelona and directed another attack at the board. The club captain, 32, was among the first-team players to release a statement on Monday to confirm the squad are taking 70 per cent pay cuts. Lionel Messi is growing increasingly frustrated with the Barcelona hierarchyReuters The European press focused on […] More
CHELSEA and Arsenal transfer target Luka Jovic ‘doing a good job of ruining his career’ at Real Madrid, according to one of his former coaches. The striker’s ex-boss and fellow Serb, Dragoslav Stepanovic has slammed the 22-year-old for sabotaging his dreams of making it as a star at the Bernabeu. Luka Jovic has scored just […] More
BARCELONA goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen has surprisingly admitted he has “no idea about football”. The German, 27, revealed he doesn’t know the names of most of his opponents and rarely watches a match. Marc-Andre ter Stegen has attracted interest from Bayern MunichCredit: Getty – Contributor Ter Stegen has proved he is one of the best […] More
LIONEL MESSI has confirmed Barcelona players are taking a 70 per cent pay cut during the coronavirus pandemic. Additional funds will be directed to club staff throughout the crisis with a statement made on Monday following reports that players were in dispute with the club over how big a cut they would take. Messi and […] More
