Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has said that Mohamed Salah is the best player on the planet after another excellent performance against Roma in the Champions League on Tuesday. The Egyptian struck twice in the first half of Liverpool’s thumping 5-2 victory over Roma. He then set up both Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino for tap-ins. […]

Lionel Messi has overtaken bitter rival Cristiano Ronaldo as the highest earning footballer in the world. The Argentine is miles ahead of the rest in the figures for the current season, raking in a whopping €126 million in salary, bonuses and commercial revenue, with his Real Madrid rival pulling in €94 million, according to France Football. […]

Lionel Messi has overtaken Cristiano Ronaldo as the highest earner in world football while Jose Mourinho tops the managers’ chart, according to France Football magazine. The Barcelona attacker is a long way ahead in the figures for the current season, pulling in 126 million euros ($154mn) in salary, bonuses and commercial revenue while his great […]

Liverpool legend, Robbie Fowler has stated that forward, Mohamed Salah is a strong contender for this year’s Ballon d’Or and FIFA best player award dominated by Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo in recent years. Fowler believes that Salah, who has scored 40 goals across all competitions for Liverpool this season, is now […]

Argentina legend, Diego Maradona, has told Lionel Messi to put behind him Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League exit. Maradona told Messi to focus on preparing well with the Albiceleste as they target their third title at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League on superior away goals by an […]

Lionel Messi believes he and Cristiano Ronaldo will never share a close friendship because they do not get to spend enough time together to build the required bond. The Barcelona and Real Madrid stalwarts have shared a formidable rivalry throughout their La Liga careers and have collected myriad individual honours between them. But while Messi […]

Jordi Alba’s late equaliser maintained Barcelona’s four-point lead over Valencia at the top of La Liga in a 1-1 draw at Mestalla on Sunday overshadowed by the league’s lack of goal-line technology. Lionel Messi’s first-half effort clearly crossed the line but wasn’t allowed to stand as, unlike other major European leagues, La Liga has refused […]

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar will go up against each other for the men’s prize at this year’s Best FIFA Football Awards, due to take place in London on Monday. Ronaldo was the recipient of the inaugural Best FIFA Men’s Player Award and has enjoyed another brilliant year. In addition to winning the Spanish […]

Argentina superstar, Lionel Messi scored his 100th European goal as Barcelona made light of Gerard Pique’s red card to brush aside Olympiakos in the Champions League. The Argentine, 30, whipped a free-kick through goalkeeper Silvio Proto’s gloves to score the hosts’ second after Dimitris Nikolaou’s own-goal opener. Messi then set up Lucas Digne for a […]

Argentina manager Jorge Sampaoli saluted Lionel Messi as his team overcame altitude and the loss of an early goal to beat Ecuador 3-1 and secure their ticket to Russia. Messi scored a hat-trick as the two-time winners recovered from conceding after 38 seconds to join Brazil Colombia and Uruguay at next summer’s global jamboree. Sampaoli […]