During his 19-year career, Kevin-Prince Boateng spent time at Tottenham, Portsmouth, and AC Milan. He joined Barcelona in January 2019 on a loan agreement that would last through till the end of the campaign. He would later make five appearances for the Catalan team and win both the La Liga and Spanish Super Cup. In this place, he would also develop friendships with some of the top players in the world, albeit Lionel Messi seldom ever spoke to the former Ghanaian international. In fact, they only ever talked together once. In an interview with Rio Ferdinand for his VIBE with FIVE podcast, Boat ..read more

Tuesday night sees the return of Neymar Jr.’s Al Hilal, who play Iranian team Nassaji Mazandaran in the AFC Champions League at the Azadi Stadium. After drawing 1-1 with Uzbekistan’s Navbahor, Jorge Jesus’ team will face them in their second match in Group D. But there are significant issues with the playing field. Days before the game, video showed concrete becoming exposed while ground employees dressed casually placed the last bits of thin turf on top of it. @ActuSPL posted the video online, where it received over 3 million views. When Neymar, a £78 million transfer from Paris Saint-Germain ..read more

In Monday’s 3-1 victory over Tajik team Istiklol at home for Al-Nassr in Riyadh, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in the AFC Champions League. In his debut AFC Champions League match against Iranian team Persepolis in Tehran, which Al-Alami won 2-0, the all-time leading scorer in the UEFA Champions League (140 goals) went scoreless. He didn’t wait long, though, to make his mark in the Asian continental tournament by scoring his team’s equalizer after Senin Sebai of Istiklol had given them an unexpected lead in the 44th minute. Cristiano Ronaldo’s second attempt, which came after his fir ..read more

Some people think that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the best football players in history, making them two of the greatest players of all time. Older fans may even add Alfredo Di Stefano and Ferenc Puskas to the discussion, along with players like Pele, Diego Maradona, and Johan Cruyff. Fans will never reach a consensus on this issue, but at least they can unanimously agree that Messi and Ronaldo are among the best. In an interview, Cristiano Ronaldo was asked by Piers Morgan if Messi was the greatest player he had ever seen. He had the following to say: “Probably, yes. Him and [Zin ..read more

Lionel Messi agreed to a contract in July that will keep him with MLS team Inter Miami through December 2025 in exchange for a salary of almost $60 million per year. However, despite helping Miami go to the Open Cup final, winning another trophy, and scoring 11 goals in his first 11 games, it appears like Messi’s focus is firmly on the future. According to Spanish media outlet El Nacional, the Argentinian maestro is due to say farewell to the team, co-owned by David Beckham, upon the expiration of his contract in 2025. Lionel Messi is apparently planning to return home to his childhood team, t ..read more

Some older football fans refer to Ronaldo Nazario as the “Original Ronaldo” rather frequently. The only time the two Ronaldos, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ronaldo Nazario, ever played together on the same field was in a charity game that Luis Figo hosted back in July 2005. They both had great success at Real Madrid, but “R9” was unable to include the superstar from Portugal in his starting lineup. In a film from February of last year, he is shown selecting Gianluigi Buffon as his custodian before selecting his fellow countrymen Cafu and Roberto Carlos to form a back four with Franz Beckenbauer and P ..read more

According to the Spanish publication El Debate, Judge Joaquin Aguirre has accused Barcelona of allegedly engaging in bribery over payments made to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, a former vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), over a 17-year period. Between 2001 and 2018, including during current leader Joan Laporta’s first term as president, the Catalans are accused of paying €7.5 Million (€7.9 Million) to businesses owned by Negreira. According to Reuters, Barcelona claimed that this was a standard practice among professional clubs and that they had employed an outside co ..read more

Whether Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo is the uncontested GOAT of football has become one of the most hotly contested topics among football fans in recent years. Both players have had brilliant careers and have broken numerous records. While competing in La Liga, Ronaldo for Real Madrid and Messi for Barcelona, they frequently faced off against one another. Gary Lineker said: “I can tell you from my own experience that if you harbor the opinion that Lionel Messi is the better footballer, then he (Cristiano) doesn’t want to speak to you.” Rio Ferdinand then joked: “He doesn’t like you Ga ..read more

Lionel Messi, who is frequently referred to as “God” because of his supernatural powers on the pitch, dislikes the comparison. In reality, during a lengthy interview with the Catalan daily RAC1, Messi discussed the issue and stated the following: “I’m not worried by it, but it’s true that I don’t like it.” “It’s nice to be praised because people are being respectful. They don’t say it with any ill intent, but actually, with the complete opposite. But I think it’s very exaggerated to call me that.” Lionel Messi, who joined MLS side Inter Miami this summer, gets called ‘the god of footb ..read more

At the conclusion of the 22–23 season, it was becoming increasingly obvious that Lionel Messi’s time with Paris Saint Germain was winding down. It was finally confirmed that Messi had joined MLS team Inter Miami, which is co-owned by former Manchester United and England midfielder David Beckham, after weeks of strong rumours. Lionel Messi spoke with Argentine comedian Migue Granados last week. Granados continued by disclosing that Messi’s family had to make the difficult choice to leave their beloved Bordeaux Mastiff, Hulk, behind at their Barcelona residence. According to a report by the Dail ..read more