There were mixed emotions for Dani Alves after the Juventus full-back helped dump former club Barcelona out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Alves was left with a bittersweet feeling...
Juventus produced an exceptional defensive performance to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League after stopping Barcelona from scoring at the Nou Camp. Trailing 3-0 from the first leg, Barca...
Lionel Messi's Argentina will take on football minnows Singapore in a June friendly match in the city-state, organisers said Wednesday. Argentina, ranked second in the world by FIFA, will kick off at...
This was revealed to reporters in Buenos Aires by football association president Claudio Tapia. “We’ve reached an agreement, we’ve told Bauza he’s ceased to be the national team coach,” the...
Antoine Griezmann is the most in-demand player in world football and could challenge his compatriot and friend Paul Pogba for the world transfer record this summer. The Frenchman has most strongly...
Neymar is a worthy successor to Lionel Messi at Barcelona, according to Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli. Brazil international Neymar took a back seat as Barca recorded a 3-0 La Liga win over Sevilla on...
The forward's performances for his national team are often under the microscope, but he remains determined to win a title with the Albiceleste Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi insists he pays no...
The Ballon d'Or is on Neymar's mind, but his personal ambition isn't his sole reason for playing football. A sensational 2017 has shown what the Brazilian star is capable of, and he looks bent on...
Brazil became the first team to qualify for the World Cup on Tuesday after beating Paraguay to clinch an eighth consecutive victory as Argentina's campaign stumbled after the shock suspension of...
There comes a point when enough is enough and Lionel Messi appeared to have reached that point last summer. Something changed in the mindset of the Argentinean, breaking down after yet another defeat...
The 29-year-old Barca forward was suspended for directing “insulting words” at an assistant referee during Thursday’s 1-0 win over Chile. He remains free to play for his Spanish La Liga club....
Argentina captain Lionel Messi has protested his innocence after being handed a four-match ban for abusing an official, insisting his insults were aimed "to the air". The Barcelona star scored the...
Barcelona have described Lionel Messi's four-match international ban with Argentina as "unfair and totally disproportionate". The 29-year-old Barca forward was suspended for directing "insulting...
Brazil have become the first side to seal their place at the World Cup finals in Russia next year. Their 3-0 win over Paraguay, along with defeats for Argentina and Uruguay, means they cannot finish...
The two defenders share the field for Spain but are massive rivals at club level, where the Barcelona man is pushing a conspiracy theory The war of words between Real Madrid and Barcelona is always...
Bolivia have won just three of their 14 World Cup qualifiers Argentina lost 2-0 to Bolivia in World Cup qualifying, five and a half hours after captain Lionel Messi was given a four-match ban for...
The captain was absent for a 2-0 defeat at altitude, and if his ban is not reduced on appeal the clueless Albiceleste face an uphill struggle La concha de tu madre, which translates literally - and...
Argentina will appeal the four-match ban handed to Lionel Messi by FIFA, national team secretary Jorge Miadosqui has confirmed. The punishment, which rules Messi out of competitive action for his...
Lionel Messi has been banned for four international matches after insulting an assistant referee in Argentina’s World Cup qualifying fixture against Chile last week. The Barcelona forward will sit...
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee – in application of articles 77 a) and 108 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) – has reached a decision in relation to the case of Lionel Messi following an...
