LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi said on Thursday he needs more time to recover before playing again after contracting Covid-19 earlier this month. Paris Saint-Germain star Messi, 34, tested positive while on holiday in his hometown of Rosario before flying back to the French capital on January 5. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has missed…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This week’s Ballon d’Or ceremony was the subject of plenty of debate after Lionel Messi was handed his seventh award, with many believing the Argentine – despite potentially being the best player in history – did not do enough to warrant bagging first place. And while Messi himself admitted that Robert Lewandowski…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina forward Lionel Messi beat out Bayern Munich’s runner-up Robert Lewandowski and 28 other nominees for the 2021 men’s Ballon d’Or, which he received at a ceremony on Monday in Paris. The honor is awarded by France Football magazine to the male soccer player considered to be the best…
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…