Barcelona was forced to let star player Lionel Messi leave the club because his high wages coupled with strict La Liga financial rules could have jeopardised its future, president Joan Laporta said on...
Lionel Messi is set to extend his stay at Barcelona by signing a new five-year deal, with the Argentine talisman likely to take a wage cut, La Vanguardia newspaper and ESPN reported on Wednesday.
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The Telegraph revisits the ghosts Messi and Co. had to exorcise en route to Argentina’s first major title since 1993:
An Utter Humiliation
July 15, 2007: The Venezuelan city of Maracaibo playe...
India celebrated in Kolkata as Argentina won in Brazil.
Some 15,000 km from where Lionel Messi held aloft the Copa America trophy, Kolkatans lapped up his jinx-breaking triumph with Argentina, ...
Two minutes later he was in again, onside this time, but his shot was stopped at close range by Argentina’s goalkeeper, Emiliano Martínez.
The chances kept coming, on both sides — ...
Thirteen years ago, at the Bird’s Nest in Beijing, a then 20-year-old Angel Di Maria was the hero as it was his goal fed by a through ball from Lionel Messi that helped Argentina beat Nigeria 1-...
Of those highly talented players who promised much but did not live up to the expectations of the ever-demanding Argentine fans, only four survived the test of time and were at the Maracana for the 20...
Brazil trusted their defence even more than Neymar to keep their Copa America title. It was a move that failed.
Argentina’s 1-0 victory on Saturday proved that the Selecao’s defensive pro...
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni heaped praise on Lionel Messi, and revealed that the Barcelona superstar played with an injury in the Copa America final versus Brazil.
"If you knew the way ...