• 

  Barcelona loses again without Messi, 1-0 at Bilbao

  Football | December 02, 2013 11:25 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona lost its second straight game without injured star Lionel Messi when Athletic Bilbao handed the defending Spanish league champions a 1-0 loss Sunday at San Mames.   Forward Iker Muniain scored the winner

• 

  Messi, Higuain and Eto'o shine in Champions League

  Football | November 07, 2013 6:27 IST

  Rome: Lionel Messi returned to form with two goals as Barcelona secured its spot in the knockout stage of the Champions League. Fellow Argentina forward Gonzalo Higuain also had a brace for Napoli. And Samuel

• 

  Messi, Ribery head Ballon d'Or nominees

  Football | October 29, 2013 17:45 IST

  Zurich: Lionel Messi, Franck Ribery, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Neymar are among 23 candidates on the short list for the Ballon d'Or announced by FIFA on Tuesday.Ribery, who won UEFA's best player in Europe

• 

  Messi and Puyol back for Milan and Madrid matches

  Football | October 18, 2013 18:11 IST

  Barcelona: Barcelona has recovered forward Lionel Messi from a minor leg injury and captain Carles Puyol after a seven-month absence in time for its upcoming games against AC Milan and Real Madrid.  Barcelona team doctors

• 

  I would love Messi to play for Brazil: Ronaldo

  Football | October 11, 2013 17:55 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Lionel Messi would be the first player chosen by retired legend Ronaldo if he could include a foreign player in Brazil's national team.The 37-year-old World Cup winner said Thursday he had no

• 

  Barcelona's Messi out for 2-3 weeks with injury

  Football | September 30, 2013 12:09 IST

  Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona's Lionel Messi will be sidelined for two to three weeks with an injury to his right leg, ruling him out of Tuesday's Champions League match at Celtic and two World Cup qualifiers

• 

  Barca win again, but Messi injured

  Football | September 29, 2013 17:31 IST

  Madrid: Lionel Messi opened the scoring for FC Barcelona before having to leave the pitch with a suspected torn muscle in his right thigh as the Spanish Primera Liga leaders beat a hard-working Almeria 2-0

• 

  Messi answers questions in tax fraud case

  Football | September 28, 2013 12:38 IST

  Gava, Spain:  Lionel Messi and his father appeared before a Spanish judge to answer questions in a multimillion-euro tax fraud case on Friday.   Messi gave answers for around half an hour after his father Jorge

• 

  Messi hits hat trick, Mourinho mulls Chelsea loss

  Football | September 19, 2013 14:17 IST

  Rome: Lionel Messi scored a hat trick as Barcelona opened its Champions League campaign with a dominant 4-0 win over Ajax on Wednesday.   It was a different story for Jose Mourinho, though, as Chelsea made

• 

  Argentine media hails Messi, Sabella for World Cup berth

  Football | September 12, 2013 12:43 IST

  Buenos Aires: Argentinians see World Cup football qualification as an obligation rather than an aspiration, but that did not stop the country's sports scribes from waxing lyrical after the national team, commonly known as the

• 

  Barcelona wins 1-0 at Malaga without Messi

  Football | August 26, 2013 16:52 IST

  Barcelona, Spain:  Playing without the injured Lionel Messi, Barcelona needed Adriano's long strike Sunday to beat Malaga 1-0 and maintain a perfect record through two rounds of the Spanish league.Barcelona kept Bernd Schuster's team pushed

Advertisement
• 

  Messi to miss Italy game

  Football | August 14, 2013 19:52 IST

  Madrid: Football superstar Lionel Messi will miss Argentina's friendly with Italy on Wednesday, his club Barcelona has confirmed."Leo Messi will not play the friendly in Rome this Wednesday between Argentina and Italy," said a statement

• 

  Gerardo Martino surprised by Barcelona appointment

  Football | July 25, 2013 9:07 IST

  Barcelona, July 25: Barcelona fans were not the only ones surprised by the club's decision to appoint Gerardo Martino as coach.Even the little known Argentine, who will replace Tito Vilanova, said he was caught off—guard

• 

  I want to make history with Messi: Neymar

  Football | July 21, 2013 12:31 IST

  Sao Paulo, July 21: Neymar says he hopes to make history alongside his new Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi.The 21-year-old striker, who signed for the Catalan club in June for 57 million euros, has previously said

• 

  Messi relaxed about tax problems, Neymar's arrival

  Football | July 17, 2013 15:54 IST

  Barcelona, Jul 17: Lionel Messi says he is relaxed about solving his tax problems that created a media storm just as he was preparing for the Confederations Cup and also about the arrival of Brazil

• 

  Messi's charity match in Chicago loses its luster

  Football | July 06, 2013 11:01 IST

  Chicago, Jul 6: Lionel Messi's charity match at Chicago's Soldier Field has lost some of its star-studded luster.The “Messi and Friends” match, to be played Saturday night, was originally supposed to feature 36 international stars,

• 

  Messi nets 2 to push Barcelona to brink of title

  Football | May 06, 2013 11:56 IST

  Barcelona, May 6: Lionel Messi netted two goals within 15 minutes of coming on as a substitute to give Barcelona a 4-2 comeback win over Real Betis on Sunday and push his team to the

• 

  Pope Francis receives signed jersey from Messi

  World | April 18, 2013 11:43 IST

  Vatican City, April 18: Pope Francis was presented with a jersey signed by Argentine soccer star Messi by a group of priests during Wednesday's public audience.Messi's FC Barcelona jersey will join the Spanish national team

• 

  Messi hits brace in Barcelona's 3-1 win over Rayo

  Football | March 18, 2013 16:56 IST

  Barcelona, Mar 18: Lionel Messi extended his Spanish league scoring record to 18 straight games with a brace in Barcelona's 3-1 win over visiting Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, making sure the leader avoided a letdown

• 

  Messi leads Barca back to oust Milan with 4-0 win

  Football | March 13, 2013 14:35 IST

  Barcelona, Mar 13: Hailed as perhaps football's greatest team ever, Barcelona faced a challenge no club had overcome: advancing in the Champions League after a 2-0 first-leg loss on the road.Lionel Messi & Co. came