Lionel Messi

Ronaldo: I'm Better Than Messi

Posted 05.22.2012

By Stefan Coerts, Goal.com Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted that he is growing weary of the comparisons with Barcelona's Lionel Mess...

Barcelona: All the Possessions, Get Robbed

Alan Black | Posted 04.24.2012

Alan Black

Barcelona has all the possessions. Seventy-five percent of the play, hundreds of passes, gold ingots embossed with Messi and his ilk. All that treasure waiting to be robbed. It's a perfect plot for some good old London gangsters to exploit.

TIME Magazine List Of Influential People, Are Latinos Well Represented?

Posted 04.03.2012

This week, TIME Magazine published it's list of nominees for "The 2012 TIME 100 Poll" of most influential people around the world. The list includes ...

WATCH: All 234 Of Messi's Goal For Barcelona

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 03.29.2012

Generally, the output of an artist is not arranged into any sort of collected works until the conclusion of his or her career. Not even the plays of W...

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.08.2012

Len Berman

Is this the soccer equivalent of hitting five homers in one game? Superstar Lionel Messi became the first player to score five goals in a Champions League match, as Barcelona crushed Bayer Leverkusen 7-1.

HIGHLIGHTS: Messi's 4-Goal Game Lifts Barcelona

AP | Posted 04.21.2012

ZARAGOZA, Spain (AP) — Real Betis compounded Zaragoza's relegation fears in the Spanish league by winning 2-0 Monday night. Ruben Cas...

Bayer Leverkusen Players Bicker Over Who Gets Messi's Kit

AP | Posted 04.17.2012

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Voeller was dismayed that his players squabbled over the souvenir when Lionel Mes...

Champions League LIVE: Barcelona vs. Leverkusen

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 02.14.2012

Champions League Barcelona vs. Bayer Leverkusen BayArena, Germany 2:45 P.M. EST Ask any casual soccer fan to name the best club in the world a...

Messi Launches Wine Label In Argentina

The Huffington Post | Randy Kim | Posted 02.09.2012

His famous Argentinian feet often leave defenders swerving as if tipsy on the pitch, so maybe it was high time that he produced a beverage that could ...

Messi or Pele?

AP | Posted 03.21.2012

PARIS (AP) -- Pele thinks Lionel Messi still needs to improve at international level before he can be considered the greatest soccer player ever and n...

Finalists Announced For Top Soccer Award

AP | By JEROME PUGMIRE | Posted 12.06.2011

PARIS -- Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernandez are finalists for the FIFA player of the year award along with Real Madrid winger Cristia...

Is Van Persie As Good As Messi?

AP | By JOHN LEICESTER | Posted 11.26.2011

PARIS -- Robin van Persie was a better soccer player than Lionel Messi in 2011. Or are statistics which suggest that misleading? Either way, this is o...

Messi Tops 200 Goals With 2nd Straight Hat Trick

AP | By ROB HARRIS | Posted 01.01.2012

-- Lionel Messi broke the 200-goal barrier for his Barcelona career with his second straight hat trick in a 4-0 win at Viktoria Plzen on Tuesday nigh...

WATCH ALL GOALS: Messi And Ronaldo Each Score Hat Trick

AP | Posted 11.24.2011

BARCELONA, Spain -- Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo each scored his second hat trick of the season, leading Barcelona and Real Madrid to victories ...

STRIKE! Spanish Players Make Good On Threat To Delay Season

AP | Posted 10.19.2011

MADRID -- The start of the Spanish league season will be delayed by a strike after Spanish league officials and player representatives failed on a las...

Messi Makes A Mess.. Then Scores

Huffington Post | Dan Treadway | Posted 10.16.2011

Well it's official: Nothing can stop Lionel Messi...not even his own stomach. During a match between Barcelona and Real Madrid on Sunday, Messi, t...

Men's Soccer Whiners Can Learn From the World Cup Women

Alan Black | Posted 09.14.2011

Alan Black

Listen up, male soccer-actor! Watch the women play. You will see the beautiful game. The women play, you act. The women fight, you pose.

WATCH: All 53 Of Messi's Goals From 2010-11

Posted 08.15.2011

He might have missed out on the treble (winning three titles) when Barcelona fell to Real Madrid in the final of the Spanish Cup, but his club team wo...

Teenager Attacks Soccer Superstar Outside Restaurant

AP | Posted 08.02.2011

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Lionel Messi was not hurt Thursday after a youngster threw a punch at the Barcelona soccer star as he was leaving a re...

Barcelona: A New Species of Soccer

Alan Black | Posted 07.31.2011

Alan Black

Charles Darwin would have been impressed. In soccer terms, Saturday's Champions League Final between Barcelona and Manchester United was as profound a moment as when the first ape stood up and went for a jog.

Man U-Barca Champions League Final Live Blog

Posted 07.28.2011

Can Wayne Rooney and his Man U teammates pull off the upset? Or will Lionel Messi and his favored Barca squad make it a repeat of 2009 when the Spanis...

The State of the Game

Dan Bigmore | Posted 07.19.2011

Dan Bigmore

Whilst it may be slightly preemptive of me to jot the obituary of the 2010/2011 soccer season before it's even reached its climax, I couldn't resist.

Did Messi Mess With Madrid Fans?

FanHouse UK | Posted 06.19.2011

It appears that everybody's favourite player, has developed a devilish streak. For years Lionel Messi has been forced to endure foul after foul by ...

Bullets Fired At Home Of Lionel Messi's Brother

AP | Posted 06.11.2011

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Police say the home of soccer star Lionel Messi's brother was sprayed with bullets in Argentina. No injuries have been...

Lionel Messi Joins Facebook

AP | Posted 06.06.2011

BARCELONA, Spain -- Lionel Messi has hit the net and scored another winner. The two-time world player of the year's global popularity is set to rise ...