LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi is on the brink of a sensational return to Barcelona after his father, Jorge, held a number of secret meetings with the La Liga side’s representatives at the weekend. Spanish outlet Cadena Ser report that Messi Snr. spent the Easter break in Catalonia, outlining terms for his son’s return to…
LAGOS MARCH 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Al-Hilal are set to offer Lionel Messi a mouth-watering contract worth up to £288million-a-year. The 35-year-old has just under six months left on his current deal at Paris Saint-Germain and could be set to leave the Ligue 1 side this summer. Messi has scored an impressive 13 goals and chipped in with…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Saudi real estate mogul won a ticket to see Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi face off in a friendly after bidding $2.6 million at auction, an official said Tuesday. The match on Thursday in Riyadh is set to pit Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain against a select side made up of players from…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fresh from their brilliant performances at the World Cup, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are among the nominees for FIFA’s The Best award for last year, world football’s governing body announced on Thursday. Messi, who has won the prize once before, captained Argentina to victory in Qatar, a career-defining triumph that has…
LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain will play a friendly against a select side made up of players from Cristiano Ronaldo’s new club Al Nassr and their Saudi rivals Al Hilal in Riyadh on January 19, the French champions announced on Monday. Qatar-owned PSG will travel to Doha on January 17 before moving…
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-After the talismanic forward guided Argentina to their first World Cup win since 1986 in Mexico, Messi has been at the centre of discussions to have his face put onto a new 1,000 peso bill. According to newspaper El Financiero, the Central Bank of the Republic of Argentina are eager to mark the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-I’m not watching football but here is something I found very interesting about Messi. Let’s know some unknown facts about Messi today Those who love football and keep regular updates on football must know Messi. Messi is the best footballer in the football world. But we don’t know everything about it. Messi…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Messi is the world’s highest-paid athlete.Getty/Franck Fife According to Forbes, Messi took home an astonishing $75 million in on-field earnings over the last year – more than any other sportsperson on the planet. His Paris Saint-Germain salary alone is worth $35 million annually, which means he earns $738,000 a week, or $105,000…