Tag Archives: lionel messi
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Irina Shayk Refuses to Cut a Lionel Messi Jersey (Video)
Since 2010, Russian model Irina Shayk has been dating soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, and because of that we’ll simply assume that she is now a big fan of CR8 and his Spanish club team, Real Madrid. And that should probably make her a big hater of Lionel Messi and Barcelona—but not a big enough hater [...]
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Lionel Messi Isn’t Used to Sitting on the Bench, May Need Refresher on What Is and Is Not Appropriate Behavior (GIF)
Yesterday, soccer fans saw something they do not see very often: the greatest player in the world, Lionel Messi, starting a game on the bench. In the first leg of Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League quarterfinal against Paris Saint-Germain, Messi notched a goal to help his side record a 2-2 draw, but he strained his hamstring [...]
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Gold Replica of Lionel Messi’s Foot On Sale For $5.25-Million (Video)
Towards the end of 2012, Japanese jeweler Ginza Tanaka brought a cast of Lionel Messi‘s foot home with him following his trip to Spain. The purpose was to create a replica of the Argentine star’s foot, which is set to go on sale for $5.25-million, with proceeds going towards the Leo Messi Foundation, a global charity for [...]
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Lionel Messi Kissed by a Fan During Argentina-Sweden Friendly (Video)
No, this is not déjà vu. Yet another soccer fan has rushed onto the field during a match to show Lionel Messi some affection. The incident took place during a friendly how do I use an ipad between Argentina and Sweden in Stockholm earlier today, as some dude in a Barcelona jersey rushed onto the [...]
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Fan Runs Onto Field to Give Lionel Messi a Hug (Video)
Pro athletes are usually a little uncomfortable when fans invade the playing field. After all, that goalie in England got socked in the face by some drunken idiot, and of course, Monica Seles got stabbed by a Stefi Graf fan in Germany back in 1993. So you never know if the fans are there to have [...]
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Lionel Messi Breaks Gerd Muller's Record For Goals In A Season (Stat Line — 12/09/2012)
want ex gf back i dumped her One week after injuring his knee during a meaningless Champions League match against Benfica, many thought Lionel Messi's run to break Gerg Muller's record for most goals in a calender year was in jeopardy. However, Messi's knee injury proved to be nothing serious, as the world's best footballer [...]
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Lionel Messi Does It Again, Scores On Brilliant Free Kick Against Paraguay (Video)
Most of Lionel Messi’s highlight reel goals come during the run of play, as he has displayed an uncanny ability to zig-zag through defenders before chipping or curling the ball around the keeper on a regular basis. However, the Argentine superstar is also pretty good at burying the ball during set pieces, as he has proven [...]
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Cristiano Ronaldo Backheel And Lionel Messi Free Kick Goals Highlight Spanish Super Cup (Videos)
Who is the best soccer player in the world—Lionel Messi, or Cristiano Ronaldo? And don’t get cute and say “Wayne Rooney.” I’m trying to set up some drama, here. You see, this week Barcelona and Real Madrid faced off in the two-legged Supercopa de España, which pits the winner of La Liga against the [...]
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Fan Invades Pitch To Personally Congratulate Messi On His Goal During The Supercopa de España (Video)
Every year, the soccer clubs that won Spain’s La Liga and Copa del Rey play a two-match set for the rights to the Supercopa de España. Thus, since Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid won La Liga last season, while Lionel Messi and Barcelona won the Copa del Rey, the 2012 Super Cup features a classic [...]
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Instead of Being Tackled, German Pitch Intruder Gets Handshake from Lionel Messi (Video)
So apparently Germans are extremely tolerant of fan field invasions. Here in North America, if a fan runs onto the field, he knows he is likely running into a world of pain. It might be an actual cop a or just a security guard, but you will be tackled or tasered. And at Rugby games [...]
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Messi vs. Ronaldo (Infographic)
When it comes to comparing Barcelona’s Lionel Messi with Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, there is little debating who the better footballer is (unless you ask Ronaldo himself). But with Barcelona experiencing a rather slow season – by their standards – which saw them win just the Copa del Rey, while Real Madrid walked away with [...]
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Cristiano Ronaldo Tells CNN He Is Better Than Lionel Messi (Video)
It the eyes of most, there appears to be little debate as to who the better soccer player is between Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. Messi has won five La Liga titles to Ronaldo’s four league titles (three in England and one in Spain), and three UEFA Champions League titles to Ronaldo’s [...]
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Ramires’ Incredible Chip Shot Goal Helps Chelsea Advance To UCL Finals (Video)
We have gotten awfully used to seeing Lionel Messi chip the ball over opposing keepers and into the back of the net, but this time around Messi and his Barcelona side found themselves on the wrong end of such a wonderful display of brilliance. Following goals from Andres Iniesta and Sergio Busquets, and a red [...]
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David Backham, Derrick Rose And Lionel Messi Star In Adidas’ New “We All Run” Commercial (Video)
Lionel Messi, Derrick Rose and David Beckham are three of the most well known athletes in the world today, and Adidas is lucky enough to have all three of those superstars, as well as worldwide pop star Katy Perry, working for them at the moment. The mega-shoe company put the four icons to work in [...]
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Watch All 50 Goals By Lionel Messi This Season In 3 Minutes (Video)
Lionel Messi has had himself quite the season thus far, as the Barcelona striker’s seven goals in two matches last week helped him reached the 50-goal mark for the second time in his career, and he needed just 43 games to get there. Out of Messi’s 50 goals during the 2011-12 season, 30 have come [...]
