Barcelona are finalizing preparations for their all important first leg vs. Liverpool on Wednesday when they'll kick off a mouthwatering Champions League semifinal matchup against Liverpool. Despite being a routine footballing Goliath, and a historically good run of domestic success, the Catalan club haven't made it to this stage of Europe's premier club competition since […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Five-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi paid tribute on Thursday to Barcelona's sensational Champions League comeback from a 4-0 first leg thrashing to beat Paris Saint Germain 6-1. Messi scored Barca's third goal from the penalty spot as the Spanish champions struck three times in the final two minutes plus […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Ernesto Vecchio, the first coach of Lionel Messi when the budding superstar was a young rookie in Argentina, has died at the age of 65, the Newell's Old Boys club announced Friday. "We regret to announce the death of Ernesto Vecchio, the technical director of Leo Messi during his debut (at […]

Doha (AFP) – An Afghan boy who became an internet sensation after pictures of him wearing an improvised Lionel Messi football shirt went viral finally got to meet his superstar idol on Tuesday. Murtaza Ahmadi met the Barcelona forward in Doha, where the Spanish league champions are due to play a friendly match against Saudi […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Lionel Messi's former tax advisors came out in support of the football star Wednesday as his trial for alleged fraud continued in Barcelona, saying he never handled his wealth management. Messi, 28, and his father Jorge Horacio Messi are accused of using fake companies in Belize and Uruguay to avoid paying taxes […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi has added two-time dad to his long list of honors, after his girlfriend gave birth to a son, relatives announced. Mateo Messi was born Friday in Barcelona, the athlete's brother wrote on Twitter. Bueno gente,acaba de NACER MATEO,es hermoso,más tarde voy a darles más detalles ahora a […]