The two nations meet in the Superclasico de las Americas for the first time since the Copa America final and La Albiceleste's star man should feature Lionel Messi came through Argentina's Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier against Venezuela unscathed after an injury scare, coach Lionel Scaloni confirmed ahead of his side's clash with Brazil on Sunday. The two nations meet for the first time sinc...Full Story »

Juan Roman Riquelme, one of Argentina's finest footballers who represented the likes of Boca Juniors, Barcelona and Villarreal during his career, believes that Paris Saint-Germain have a great chance to win the Champions League now that they have Lionel Messi in their ranks. PSG are the frontrunners to lift Europe's most prized trophy, despite never having done so in their history, and Riquel...Full Story »

Argentine is not expecting a quick departure from France The Messi family Lionel Messi has not only kickstarted a new chapter in his own sporting career by moving to Paris Saint-Germain, but he has also uprooted his family for the very first time, but he has a plan for his children within the Parisian club's youth system. The sons of the former Barcelona forward will play in the lower ranks o...Full Story »

Ansu Fati has been given the No. 10 shirt at Barcelona after it was vacated by Lionel Messi's move to Paris Saint-Germain earlier in the summer, the club confirmed Wednesday. Sources told ESPN that Barca had considered leaving the number unused for the 2021-22 season, but LaLiga rules that first-team players must wear numbers 1-25 made that difficult. Ansu, who returned to training recently ...Full Story »

Lionel Messi made his Paris Saint-Germain bow tonight at Reims, replacing Neymar in the second-half of Mauricio Pochettino's side's 2-0 victory on the road in Ligue 1. Kylian Mbappe may have been playing his final game for the club but he ensured his signed off in style with a brace in the victory that keeps PSG top with four wins from four. Mbappe's potential departure is one of just several m...Full Story »

PSG are prepared to push through the sale of Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid in order to keep the spotlight on Lionel Messi and his debut. Messi is due to make his PSG debut this weekend and the feeling in the French capital is that it is in the interest of the Qatari-owned club to draw a line under Madrid's pursuit of Mbappe so as not to overshadow Messi's first match. Al-Khelaifi's response w...Full Story »

An Argentine chef built the stadium with spectacular views in Mendoza The stadium named after Messi in Mendoza. Lionel Messi already has a lot to show for his career. He's won the Ballon d'Or six times - more than anyone else - several LaLiga Santander titles, Pichichi crowns, a Copa America, Champions Leagues and countless other honours. Now, though, a fan in Argentina has shown his love for ...Full Story »

After the unfortunate images that were seen during Sunday's meeting between Nice and Marseille, another act of a fan has brought shame on French football A Marseille fan was recorded going into an electronics shirt wearing an anti-Leo Messi shirt, due to his recent move to rivals Paris Saint-Germain, and proceeded to destroy several TVs on display. The Marseille shirt stated 'F*ck Messi' on ...Full Story »

A Playboy model planned to "pose naked" with the handkerchief that Lionel Messi used at his farewell Barcelona press conference after submitting an audacious bid for the item. Messi's legendary spell at Barcelona came to a shock end in the summer after the Spanish club were unable to sign him to a new contract. The 34-year-old Argentine superstar was prepared to slash his salary in half to sig...Full Story »

Man City still far from matching Kane price tagManchester City will have to improve their offer for Harry Kane by £50 million ($68m) if they are to convince Tottenham to sell. The Mirror reports the Premier League champions have not made an improved bid since their £100m ($136m) offer was turned down. City are willing to go as high as £120m ($163m) with further bonuses, but ev...Full Story »

Lionel Messi has returned to Barcelona after being left out of Paris Saint-Germain’s match-day squad against Stade Brest 29 on Friday evening. Messi, who has been a Barcelona resident since signing for the club as a boy in 2000, is back in Catalonia to spend time in his home at Castelldefels. The 34-year-old is believed to have been awarded a rest, having taken part in a lengthy Copa Ame...Full Story »

The Argentine superstar will have to wait a bit longer for his debut with the French giants as he continues to build up his fitness Goal can confirm that Lionel Messi and Neymar have been left out of Mauricio Pochettino's Paris Saint-Germain squad for their Ligue 1 clash with Brest on Friday. Pochettino has already privately communicated who will be involved at Stade Francis-Le Ble, with Mes...Full Story »

A listing has been posted on an online international auction website for a tissue used by Lionel Messi during his farewell press conference in Barcelona with a huge price tag Lionel Messi's used tissue from his emotional goodbye press conference from Barcelona has been put up for auction with a starting price of $1million (£727,000). The Argentine playmaker held a farewell press conferenc...Full Story »

He's confirmed he'll wear the No.19 Aguero will wear no.19EFE Lionel Messi's legacy is a significant one at Barcelona, and it begins with the fact that no-one wants to take his legendary No.10 shirt. Sergio Aguero, close friend of the new Paris Saint-Germain forward, has confirmed that it will not be him, as he announced that he will wear the No.19. "Nobody's going to wear the number 10, no?...Full Story »

The couple are believed to be looking for a house in Paris after the 34-year-old's move from Barcelona. Lionel Messi and his wife Antonela enjoyed a date night in Paris Credit: Instagram The couple shared their evening on Instagram Credit: Instagram The Argentina captain and Antonela have both shared pictures on Instagram of their evening, enjoying Paris's famous cuisine. Messi and his famil...Full Story »

Getting back to full fitness Lionel Messi during his presentation at the Parc des Princes.AP Lionel Messi is expected to make his Paris Saint-Germain debut in the club's Ligue 1 fixture away at Reims on August 29. Messi is in the process of getting back up to speed in training following his arrival at PSG last Tuesday, having not had a full pre-season due to his participation in the Copa Amer...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Ander Herrera turned 32 years of age on Saturday and new teammates Sergio Ramos and Lionel Messi helped him celebrate, but Kylian Mbappe was a notable absentee. After presenting their new Galactico signings to fans at the Parc des Princes, then beating Strasbourg 4-2, the party didn't stop for some PSG players this weekend as they organised a get-together for He...Full Story »

Gerard Pique has insisted that Barcelona "will have fun this year" and "compete for all the trophies" despite the departure of Lionel Messi. Barca impressed in a 4-2 win over Real Sociedad on Sunday in their first match of the new LaLiga season. Pique opened the scoring and Martin Braithwaite found the net twice, while substitute Sergi Roberto scored in added time after Julen Lobete and Mikel O...Full Story »

Angel Di Maria has said it is "much better" that Paris Saint-Germain signed Lionel Messi rather than Cristiano Ronaldo, adding that Messi is "from another planet" compared to Ronaldo and even PSG teammates Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. Di Maria -- who joined PSG in 2015 after spells at Real Madrid, where he was a teammate of Ronaldo, and Manchester United -- has played with Messi for Argentina sinc...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino says Lionel Messi will not make his club debut in Saturday's Ligue 1 game against Strasbourg. Messi, 34, has had just two training sessions since joining PSG as a free agent on Wednesday after Barcelona were unable to complete his new contract. He won 10 LaLiga titles and four Champions League trophies during a 17-year long stint at Barcelona. Th...Full Story »