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Neymar Says Messi’s Contentious Penalty Pass Was Meant for Him, Not Suárez

Juan José Ferro H. — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 22:07:34 +0000

By now, you’ve probably watched Messi’s penalty pass in yesterday’s Barcelona-Celta mathup 100 times. It was an ode to solidarity on the soccer pitch – a wonderful moment to celebrate Valentine’s Day by sharing a goal with some of your teammates. It was one of those plays that looks better in the replay than in real time,

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Lionel Messi Outbids Cristiano Ronaldo on the World’s Most Expensive Car

Alfonso Félix — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 19:01:17 +0000

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi don’t tend to talk too much about each other, despite the constant debate about who the best player in the world is. Regardless of the niceties, both players apparently share a rivalry that stretches beyond the soccer field. The most recent news about the two cracks proves the point. It has just been reported by Sport that

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Is Sergio Busquets Following Pep Guardiola to Manchester City?

Alfonso Félix — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 22:02:11 +0000

Sergio Busquets, the Barça player who balances the midfield of one of the best teams in soccer history, might be succumbing to temptation. The guy responsible for this transfer would be an old favorite of the Catalan player: Josep “Pep” Guardiola, the current manager of Bayern Munich, who recently announced his move to Manchester City for the incoming season. Busquets,

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An Unnamed Club is Reportedly Offering Neymar a Massive Transfer Deal

Jessica Lopez — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 20:15:00 +0000

Neymar. The guy who Ronaldinho described as a “phenomenon” – the “best Brazilian player in the world at the moment.” The guy whose uncertain futbol future has kept us skittishly spinning in our seats for months. Now, the guy has a $207 million offer from an anonymous club floating around somewhere in transfer space. That’s right

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Luis Suárez to Return to Uruguayan National Team For First Time Since Biting Incident

Jessica Lopez — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 17:05:49 +0000

We officially have a FIFA-confirmed date for Luis Suárez’s long-awaited return to the Uruguayan national team: Friday, March 25, the day that La Celeste is scheduled to take on Brazil in a decisive CONMEBOL 2018 World Cup qualifier. It’s been 18 months since Luisito was handed a four-month suspension from all fútbol activities and a

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The Internet May Have Found The Messi Fan Who Made That Plastic Bag Jersey

Jessica Lopez — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 17:08:34 +0000

A few days ago, the Internet started going nuts searching for a young boy wearing a DIY Messi jersey made from a plastic bag. It’s an image that struck a chord with many – a powerful picture that portrays fútbol’s profound impact and capacity to lift us up with innocent imagination into the worlds of

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Javier Mascherano’s Tax Evasion Jail Sentence Proves Futbolistas Need New Accountants, Stat

Jessica Lopez — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 17:22:29 +0000

Is 31-year-old Barcelona defensive mainstay Javier Mascherano going to prison? Most likely (read: definitely) not, despite receiving an €815,000 fine and a one-year prison sentence for two counts of tax evasion. According to Diario SPORT, the Argentine international paid back €1.5 million euros and an additional €200,000 after admitting to the two tax-related offenses (which

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Messi’s Dad Pens Heartfelt Open Letter About His Son

Jessica Lopez — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 17:30:02 +0000

Yesterday, Lionel Messi won an unprecedented fifth Ballon d’Or. Today, he won something that might be just a little bit closer to his heart: a very public display of love from his glowingly proud dad, Jorge. The following open letter from father to son was published in Marca this morning: “The day that we left

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From Manchester to Madrid: Neymar’s Uncertain Futbol Future

Jessica Lopez — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 19:27:43 +0000

Neymar to Manchester United? Nope. Tried and failed. Neymar to Manchester City? Neymar to Real Madrid? No, that must be some sort of sick joke. Florentino, you can’t seriously be “obsessed” with transferring the Barça star to Madrid? FFS. There are transfer rumors galore, but there’s also some positive and hopeful news, Barça fans! President Josep

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Ronaldo Nazario Declares Messi To Be a “More Complete Player” Than Cristiano

Jessica Lopez — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:20:27 +0000

Ballon d’Or season is officially upon us, and with this annual influx of individual accolades comes an unruly (and honestly, completely unnecessary) number of comparisons between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. One of the original GOAT’s of world fútbol, former Brazilian international and galáctico Ronaldo Nazario, has weighed in, and given the fact that he’s

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