Maradona disappointed in Messi absence as Madrid icons pile in

Lionel Messi and his Barcelona team-mates were not at the Best FIFA Football Awards gala on Monday, frustrating the Argentina legend
Diego Maradona was disappointed that Lionel Messi and Barcelona opted not to travel to Zurich for the 2016 the Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony, with Roberto Carlos..

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Messi statue cut in half as vandals destroy tribute to Barcelona superstar

The tribute to the Barcelona No. 10 had been standing for less than a year before it was mutilated, and the Buenos Aires government has vowed to restore the monument
A statue of Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been destroyed by unidentified vandals in Buenos Aires.
The tribute to the Barcelona..

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REVEALED: Who Messi & Ronaldo voted for to win the FIFA Best Player of the Year

Cristiano Ronaldo voted for three Real Madrid players to win the FIFA Best Player of the Year award, with Lionel Messi following suit and selecting a trio of Barcelona stars.
The Portugal captain gave Gareth Bale the honour of his top pick, with Luka Modric second and Sergio Ramos claiming his thir..

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Rooney snubs Messi as Vardy gets one of his Best Player of the Year votes

The Red Devils forward voted for Barcelona"s Luis Suarez and international team-mate Jamie Vardy, leaving no space for the Argentine superstar
Wayne Rooney snubbed Barcelona star Lionel Messi in his voting for FIFA Best Player of the Year award, it has been revealed.
Martial two goals away fr..

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No room for Messi as Southgate votes for Kante as his third best player in the world

The Argentine wizard may have made the podium for the new award, but he did not convince the Three Lions boss who preferred Chelsea"s battling midfielder
England manager Gareth Southgate declined to vote for Lionel Messi in his shortlist for the FIFA Best Player award, topping his list with Cr..

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Meet Danny Rowe - the man who puts Messi and Zlatan to shame

Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic may have finished 2016 with 50 goals apiece, but an ex-Manchester United trainee in the sixth tier of English football had that total with a month to spare.
AFC Fylde"s Danny Rowe finished the calendar year with 55 goals, 35 of which have come this season, and his haul of 32 in ..

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"I"m sorry Barcelona aren"t here!" - Has Ronaldo just trolled Messi over missing FIFA awards ceremony?

The Portugal captain enjoyed a fantastic 2016 with both club and country, but he took the time to remember Madrid"s Liga rivals as he accepted the prize
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo admitted he would have liked to see his Barcelona adversaries in the audience as he lifted the 2016 FIFA B..

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Messi, Neymar and Barca stars won"t attend FIFA award ceremony

The Liga giants have prioritised Wednesday"s Copa del Rey game against Athletic Bilbao over the event in Zurich, with Cristiano Ronaldo tipped to beat the Argentine
Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suarez and their Barcelona team-mates will NOT be attending Monday"s FIFA"s "The Best&#..

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Messi rescues Barca yet again, but La Liga is now in Real Madrid"s hands

The Argentine attacker levelled with a fantastic free-kick in an intense match. However, the Primera Division appears to be slipping away from Luis Enrique"s side
COMMENT Lionel Messi to the rescue. The five-time Ballon d"Or winner stepped up to level with a stunning strike in the last mi..

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Villarreal 1-1 Barcelona: Late Messi strike spares Barca blushes

The Argentine curled a 90th minute equaliser to earn the Catalan side a point following Nicola Sanson"s opener for the hosts
Lionel Messi scored a 90th minute equaliser to save Luis Enrique"s blushes and earn Barcelona a point against Villarreal on Sunday evening.
Nicola Sanson had put t..

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RUMOURS: Inter plan summer move for Messi

The Chinese owners of the San Siro club are planning on a sensational move for the Argentina international at the end of the season
Inter are preparing a sensational transfer offer for Barcelona star Lionel Messi, according to reports from Mundo Deportivo.
The San Siro club will go all out to lan..

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Pogba tips Ibrahimovic, Hazard, Neymar and Suarez to break Messi and Ronaldo stranglehold

The Manchester United midfielder says the dominance of major prizes cannot last forever, but claims he is “far away” from winning FIFA"s "The Best" award
Paul Pogba believes Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eden Hazard, Neymar and Luis Suarez are the most likely candidates to break the dominance ..

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"He"s the best there is" - Aguero tips Messi for FIFA Best Player award

The Manchester City striker is backing the Barcelona forward, and his Argentina team-mate, to beat Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann to the top prize
Lionel Messi is “the best in the world” and would be a worthy winner of the Best FIFA Men’s Player of 2016 award, according to Sergio Aguero.
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Aguero: Messi makes it look so easy

fifa.noJSVideoMessage Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero have much in common. Argentinian, talented and prolific goalscorers, they have built up a perfect understanding, despite one being left-footed and the other right. Together they have won a FIFA U-20 World Cup title and Olympic gold and have appeared in various finals with the senior national team. Now the firmest of friends, there was a time when Aguero did not even know who Messi was, as he admitted to FIFA.com.
“We were having lunch with the national U-20 team,” explained a smiling Aguero. “Lionel was sitting next to me. All my team-mates were talking about the boots he’d brought from the USA, and I just couldn’t work out how he’d got hold of them. Who was this kid?”
Already a first division player with Independiente, the 17-year-old Kun had evidently not been keeping a close eye on the latest developments in Spanish football, as he acknowledged: “I asked him his name and he said: ‘Lionel, Lionel Messi,’ but I had no idea who he ..

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Ronaldo has better abs but Messi is ahead of everyone - Clemente

The former Spain head coach was forthright in his views as he weighed into the never-ending debate over which Clasico star is better
He may be the Ballon d"Or winner with an impeccable physique but the Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo should be happy and proud to be second in the world to su..

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Sampaoli: I would love to coach Messi, he"s the best player in the world

The Argentine is currently in charge of Sevilla, but would welcome the opportunity to work with Barcelona"s talisman in the future
EXCLUSIVE Jorge Sampaoli has revealed that he would ‘love to coach Lionel Messi’ at some stage of his management career.
The Argentine tactician is currently work..

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"Ronaldo, Messi or Bale are not asked" - Griezmann snaps at questions on future

The French forward insists he is happy at Atletico Madrid and is growing tired of the constant speculation that others avoid
Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann is unhappy with yet more questions on his future, complaining that Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Gareth Bale are never quizzed..

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Mourinho: "Dangerous" Pogba can be phenomenal alongside Messi and Ronaldo

The Frenchman is finally finding his feet at Old Trafford following his world-record move from Juventus and his manager is pleased with his progress
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho believes Paul Pogba will develop into a phenomenal player, alongside the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano R..

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So near, yet so far: Ibrahimovic falls short of Messi"s 2016 goal record

The referee denied Zlatan the chance to draw level with his ex-Barcelona team-mate, as did Victor Valdes who helped keep the striker quiet at Old Trafford
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be ruing Lee Mason"s whistle as the Manchester United striker fell agonisingly short of equalling Lionel Messi&#039..

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"He has to try to win the Ballon d"Or" - Ranieri challenges Mahrez to learn from Ronaldo and Messi

The Leicester manager wants the reigning PFA Player of the Year to follow the lead of Barcelona and Real Madrid"s global superstars
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has called on Riyad Mahrez to take inspiration from star duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in a bid to rediscover his ..

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