LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS0-It had to be him. The occasion had called for it. The crowd had come to see it and they had spent most of this box office Champions League tie willing it to happen. And then it did. When Lionel Messi picked up possession and scuttled in from the right wing, he…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi will miss Paris Saint-Germain’s game away to Metz on Wednesday due to a knee injury which coach Mauricio Pochettino has said was the real reason behind his surprise decision to take the six-time Ballon d’Or winner off against Lyon at the weekend. The Argentine star underwent an MRI on Tuesday…
LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi has (finally) made his PSG debut and Kylian Mbappe bagged both goals in a 2-0 victory over Reims, but will it be the last time they take the same field while wearing the same shirt? Furthermore, will the world ever be treated to the sight of Messi, Mbappe and Neymar…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An anonymous user on the Argentinian website Mercado Libre has put up for sale the handkerchief that they claim Leo Messi used during his farewell speech at Barcelona. The piece is priced at $1m, with free delivery across Argentina. In the description of the product, it is specified that the handkerchief contains…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi joined star-packed Paris St Germain on Tuesday after leaving Barcelona, the club where he had begun and expected to end his career. Messi, a six-times winner of the Ballon d’Or for Europe’s best soccer player, signed a two-year contract with an option for a third year, the club said in…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Paris Saint-Germain fans crowded an airport on Sunday night – after reports that Lionel Messi was due to land in the French capital. Hundreds of supporters gathered at the gates of the Le Bourget airport hoping to catch a glimpse of their new hero with phones ready to capture the moment. Footage…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi’s time at Barcelona appears to be over. Barcelona announced Thursday that Messi will not stay with the club, saying that the Spanish league’s financial regulations made it impossible to sign the Argentina star to a new contract. He is leaving after 17 successful seasons in which he propelled the Catalan…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN have reportedly prepared an ‘unbeatable’ three-year contract for Lionel Messi. The 33-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season, and is yet to agree a new deal with Barcelona. And after spectacularly slapping in a transfer request last summer before withdrawing it, many expect the six-time Ballon…