Tag: Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi Is Great, But I’m Most Complete, Ronaldo Declares

Ganiyu Amodu

“I haven’t seen anybody better than me, and I say it from the heart.”   Cristiano Ronaldo said he is “the most complete player to have existed,” saying he respects fans who prefer Lionel Messi, Pelé or Diego Maradona, but arguing that statistics back up his claim. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, 39, has broken a host of records during his career and is the highest men’s goal scorer in football history with 923 goals, the latest coming in a brace in Al Nassr’s 4-0 AFC Champions League win over…

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Nigeria’s Osimhen Shatters Ronaldo’s Serie A Record

Ganiyu Amodu

“The 24-year-old produced a staggering 71cm leap and reached a height of 8.47ft (2.58m) – higher than the crossbar (8ft) – before heading past Spezia goalkeeper Bartłomiej Drągowski in the 68th minute.” Here is the blow-by-blow account of the Osimhen wonder   Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has broken Cristiano Ronaldo’s four years record to become Serie A’s jump-king. Osimhen broke Ronaldo’s record, Platforms Africa reports, after a leap of 2.58 metres during Napoli’s impressive 3-0 win away to Spezia. The Nigerian international achieved the incredible feat when he netted…

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Messi’s Emilokan, By Sam Omatseye

Sam Omatseye

Lionel Messi always inflicted me with a binary disease. I love him, but not his country. Any time I saw him play, he revived the maestro of my boyhood fancy: Haruna Ilerika. He is small, just like Haruna. He is a leftie, just like Nigeria’s former number nine who clutched Africa player of the year honours twice. He enjoys the dribble run, cuts through defences like a tailor through satin (fans often called Ilerika Tailor), browbeats marque defenders, executes an economy of schemes, pearls passes that even his opponent envies,…

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I Don’t Want Messi to Win World Cup, Ronaldo Breaks Silence

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Brazilians want one favour from Croatia: To beat Argentina today”   Brazil legend, Ronaldo Nazario, has openly admitted he would be a “hypocrite” if he says he wants Argentina and by extension, Lionel Messi to win this year’s World Cup. Last Friday, Brazil were eliminated from the competition currently going on in oil-rich Qatar, after Croatia dumped them out at the quarter-final stage via a penalty shootout. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Ronaldo In Tears As Morocco Win Portugal 1-0 ‘Al Hilm’ Unveiled As Official Ball Of 2022 FIFA World Cup Semifinals,…

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How Messi Stole Show As Argentina Beat Italy In Finalissima

Abibat Babalola

Argentina’s striker Lionel Messi lifts the trophy as Argentina’s players celebrate on the pitch after their victory in the ‘Finalissima’ International friendly football match between Italy and Argentina at Wembley Stadium in London on June 1, 2022. Glyn KIRK / AFP Lionel Messi stole the show as Copa America holders Argentina powered to a 3-0 win against European champions Italy in the Finalissima at Wembley on Wednesday. Inspired by the peerless Messi, Argentina raced into a two-goal lead in the first half of the prestigious friendly thanks to strikes from…

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BREAKING: Football Legend, Lionel Messi, Wins 7th Ballon D’OR

Tade Salako

“I’m really proud to win the France Football Ballon d’Or once again. It’s incredible to win it for the seventh time.”   Lionel Messi has won an historic seventh Ballon d’Or after picking up the prestigious individual award at a ceremony in Paris. The 34-year-old has now won the Ballon d’Or in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021, meaning he has lifted the prize handed to the best player in world football more times than any other male player in its history, two clear of Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi…

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How Bayern Munich shattered record, Thrashed Messi’s Barcelona 8-2

Lukman Olasunkanmi

  Spanish giants Barcelona suffered an historic embarrassment in the hands of German Champions Bayern Munich on Friday night. The Lionel Messi side conceded four in the opening half of a UCL knockout-round game for the first time in club history. The German side hit 8 past Barcelona in a thrilling Champions League win to book a spot in the semifinals of the tournament in Lisbon. The match got off to a cracking start with Thomas Muller putting Bayern ahead early and David Alaba conceding an own goal to Barcelona…

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