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Barcelona forward Lionel Messi says hard work and a desire for more titles has given him longevity at the top after winning best men’s player at the Best FIFA Football Awards.
Craig Burley says Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde’s struggles can only get worse if Lionel Messi’s injury against Villarreal sidelines the star man.
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Monday night saw the annual FIFA The Best awards gala take place in Milan, as football’s great and good turned out en masse to hand out trinkets and pat each other on the back once again. Lionel Messi and Megan Rapinoe took the top player honours at the Teatro alla Scala.
There was one notable absentee however, with…
Lionel Messi received lengthy treatment on the sideline for a groin issue on Tuesday.
Lionel Messi was taken off with a groin problem as he made his first start of the season in Barcelona’s game against Villarreal on Tuesday.
Messi, 32, injured his calf in preseason and only made his first appearance of the new campaign as a substitute against Borussia Dortmund last week. He also came off the bench during Saturday’s surprise 2-0 loss at Granada.
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Coach Ernesto Valverde handed him his first start against…
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi says hard work and a desire for more titles has given him longevity at the top after winning best men’s player at FIFA’s The Best awards.
Lionel Messi received lengthy treatment on the sideline for a groin issue on Tuesday.
Lionel Messi was taken off at half-time after receiving treatment on his groin during Barcelona’s 2-1 victory over Villarreal on Tuesday.
Barca sources played down the threat of injury to ESPN FC, however, saying Messi, who was making his first start of the season, was removed as a precaution.
Messi, 32, injured his calf in preseason and only made his first appearance of the new campaign as a substitute against Borussia Dortmund last week. He also came off the bench during Saturday’s surprise 2-0…
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi says hard work and a desire for more titles has given him longevity at the top after winning best men’s player at FIFA’s The Best awards.
Ernesto Valverde says Lionel Messi was substituted at half-time as a precaution after receiving treatment on his groin during Barcelona’s 2-1 victory over Villarreal on Tuesday.
Messi, 32, went down after a challenge on the half-hour mark and needed lengthy treatment from the club’s medical team. He managed to play on until half-time, when he was replaced by Ousmane Dembele.
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The Argentina international injured his calf…
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi says hard work and a desire for more titles has given him longevity at the top after winning best men’s player at FIFA’s The Best awards.
Ernesto Valverde says Lionel Messi was substituted at half-time as a precaution after receiving treatment on his groin during Barcelona’s 2-1 victory over Villarreal on Tuesday.
Messi, 32, went down after a challenge on the half-hour mark and needed lengthy treatment from the club’s medical team. He managed to play on until half-time, when he was replaced by Ousmane Dembele.
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The Argentina international injured his calf…
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The Argentina football federation has appealed a three-month ban CONMEBOL handed to Lionel Messi this past summer during Copa America.
AFA is seeking to have the ban reduced to two months so that Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni can have Messi available for friendlies in Europe against Germany on Oct. 9 and Ecuador on Oct. 13. As it stands now, Messi would only be able to return to action on Nov. 3. A decision is due by Oct. 3.
Messi was banned for three months from international matches and…