Sure, the English standout tried to walk it back a little with a laugh, scratch behind the ear and “no,” but when David Beckham was asked to pinpoint the moment that he decided the time was right for retirement, he…
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Whose Free Kick Was Better: Gareth Bale or Lionel Messi?
In Thursday’s Europa League match vs. Lyon, Tottenham’s Gareth Bale unleashed this dipping free kick over the wall and under the keeper: In Saturday’s La Liga match vs. Grenada, Barcelona’s Lionel Messi got all free-kick fancy bending this strike through…
Guy In Messi Jersey Runs Onto Field At Argentina/Sweden Match, Kisses Messi’s Head
And the greatest player in earth history didn’t seem to even flinch. Even during matches in which he doesn’t score a goal, Lionel Messi can’t get got.
Here’s A Photo Of Lionel Messi Winning His Fourth Consecutive Ballon d’Or
When you’re the best futbol player on earth now, and possibly ever, trophies probably don’t mean all that much. But if they do, Lionel Messi is as happy as can be since he won the piece of hardware that signifies…
OMG OMG OMG, 60 Minutes Is Doing A Segment On Barca This Sunday Night
Programming Note: “Many soccer fans believe that Barcelona’s professional team is the best there is. Some even think it’s the best collection of players ever assembled in the sport’s 150 year history. Bob Simon profiles the Spanish “football” club and…
Watch The 91 Goals That Lionel Messi Scored In 2012
Yeah, yeah, I know, I posted a video of the first 86 of these earlier in December. But you know what, this is for the historical record and when it comes to Messi, the historical record need be accurate. So…
Watch The 86 Goals Lionel Messi Scored Between Jan. 1 – Dec. 9, 2012
This is 10 minutes and 36 seconds of futbol heaven. Thing is, there’ll be some more before the start of ’13. Oh, No. 62’s my favorite, if such a thing can be deemed. No. 56 is pretty boss, too.
Watch Lionel Messi Tie And Break The Record For Goals Scored In A Calendar Year
Bravo, Leo, a truly remarkable talent. From the Guardian… TOO EASY, YET NOT EASY AT ALL! GOOOOOAAAL DO MESSINGTON! Real Betis 0-2 Barcelona (Messi 25) This is just vomitously good. Adriano breaks down the right and comes infield, moving the…
Messi Injured One-Goal Shy Of Goal-Scoring Record [Video]
This is just horrendous. Lionel Messi was substituted into a meaningless Champions League match vs. Benfica on Wednesday and, as he broke free to possibly score what could’ve tied the all-time calendar-year goals record (Gerd Muller, 85, 1972), he went…
And Then There Was The Time An Assault Rifle Was Pointed At Leo Messi’s Face In Saudi Arabia
Seeing Lionel Messi with a gun pointed at his face makes me as uncomfortable as seeing a gun pointed at my face. Please, Argentina, make other arrangements than away games in Saudi Arabia, for everybody’s sake.