Miss BumBum icon Suzy Cortez raged at Barcelona's "lack of respect" for Lionel Messi after their Europa League exit. The La Liga side were dumped out of Europe yesterday (February 23) by Manchester United, who won 2-1 on the night to claim a 4-3 aggregate victory. And Cortez, who won Brazil's MissBumBum pageant in 2015, singled out one player in particular. She was fuming with 20-year-old wing...Full Story »

Lionel Messi is being targeted by Inter Miami, the MLS franchise's manager Phil Neville has confirmed. Now 35 years old, Messi has won everything in the sport, having completed the set in December with a World Cup win with his native Argentina. Now winding down his career, there has been plenty of speculation about where his playing days will end, having swapped Barcelona for Paris Saint-Ger...Full Story »

Barcelona manager Xavi said he is "in permanent contact" with Lionel Messi and would leave the doors open for a return to his boyhood club. WHAT HAPPENED? The Argentine superstar was forced to leave Barcelona in 2021 due to the club's financial situation. He subsequently secured a move to Paris Saint-Germain, where he has been involved in 55 goals in 61 matches in all competitions. With his ...Full Story »

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has met with the father of PSG attacker Lionel Messi. The Argentinian's contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires on June 30. Laporta has always left the door open to his return and last week there was a meeting with Jorge Messi to discuss the situation, according to Tot Costa on Catalunya Ràdio. The information suggests that the Barça chief discus...Full Story »

Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni has discussed what it will take for him to bring Lionel Messi to the 2026 World Cup after winning the trophy in 2022. WHAT HAPPENED? Three months on from giving the football world a true fairytale ending by managing Argentina to a World Cup crown, head coach Scaloni is already being quizzed about the 2026 tournament, where the Albiceleste will defend their cro...Full Story »

French giants Paris Saint-Germain could be sporting a different look come the 2023-24 Ligue 1 season according to media outlet RMC Sport (relayed by Get French Football) who have detailed a report linking club advisor Luis Campos has begun to formulate plans to break up the club's star-studded attacking triumvirate. Both Lionel Messi and Neymar could be moved on during the summer window despi...Full Story »

The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner curled in a stoppage-time free-kick to rescue a come-from-behind 4-3 win for the French champions Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier might just have had his job saved. With his side 3-2 down against Lille entering the final couple of minutes having taken a 2-0 lead, the writing was on the wall for a coach who had previously overseen three straight...Full Story »

Lionel Messi's father and agent, Jorge Messi, has said it's unlikely that his son will play for Barcelona again. The Argentina captain joined Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2021 after his contract with Barca was not extended because of financial problems. Messi, 35, is in talks to sign a contract extension with PSG, with his current deal set to end in June. Jorge Messi was in Paris on...Full Story »

The father of PSG star Lionel Messi cannot see him returning to Barcelona. Jorge Messi has acknowledged that he does not see his son playing for Barcelona again. "I don't think Leo will play for Barcelona again. We haven't spoken to (Joan) Laporta and there is no offer," the Argentine's father told Sport at El Prat airport. The Catalan president has acknowledged on countless occasions that ...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier says he expects Lionel Messi to be fit for his side's Champions League last-16 clash at home to Bayern Munich on Tuesday. Messi suffered a hamstring strain in PSG's 2-1 defeat to Marseille in the French Cup on Wednesday night and will miss this weekend's trip to Monaco in Ligue 1. It has been reported in France that the Argentine attacker is an in...Full Story »