Lionel Messi may be the world’s best player, but David Beckham is the richest, according to France Football magazine’s annual tally of thesport’s wealthiest players. Beckham, 37, will earn $46.6 million in 2012-2013, of which just 5 percent comes from his Paris-Saint Germain salary (which he is donating to charity, anyways). Themajority of the former […]
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Messi Hints at Argentina Return
Barcelona striker Lionel Messi hinted that he wants to return to his native Rosario to see out his career when his son, Thiago, who was born last November, isready to begin school. Rosario is home to Newell’s Old Boys, Messi’s hometown club, which he left at age 13 to join Barca’s renowned La Masia youth […]
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PSG-Barca Headlines UCL Quarterfinal Draw
Friday’s UEFA Champions League quarterfinal draw saw Paris Saint-Germain, possibly the world’s richest team, paired with Barcelona, the world’s most successful team over the lastfive years. The two-game series will match up Zlatan Ibrahimovic against his former club, although the Swede is suspended for the first-leg in Paris. The otherquarterfinals see Champions League debutant Malaga […]
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Iniesta Hails 'Complete' Barca Performance
Andres Iniesta has labeled Barcelona’s 4-0 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second-leg victory over AC Milan at the Camp Nou on Tuesday night as one of the team’s“most complete” performances. The Blaugrana overturned a 2-0 deficit from the first-leg in Milan three weeks ago to win the two-game series 4-2 on aggregate. Four-time FIFA […]
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Milan Laments Niang's Near-Miss
Massimiliano Allegri and his Rossoneri players were left wondering what could have been after Lionel Messi and Barcleona inflicted a 4-0 thumping on AC Milan atthe Camp Nou on Tuesday night to win the two-game UEFA Champions League Round of 16 series 4-2 on aggregate. Allegri lamented M’Baye Niang’s near-miss that hit the postjust moments […]
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Messi and Co. silence doubters
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Barcelona’s troubles in the last month have been enough to create a host of doubters, but it took only 90 minutes to silence them withan historic performance on Tuesday at the Camp Nou. Lionel Messi scored two goals in the first half, and Barca rolled to a 4-0 win over AC Milan […]
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Golden Replica of Messi's Left-Foot on Sale for $5.25 Million
A Japanese jeweler is selling a solid gold statue of Barcelona striker Lionel Messi’s left foot for $5.25 million. According to the LA Times, the 55-pound golden foot isso detailed you can see “blood vessels and swirls of skin on the bottom of the toes.” Jeweler Ginza Tanaka created the statue to celebrate Messi’sunprecedented fourth consecutive […]
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Real Madrid and Barcelona in the same week
[VIDEO PICK] It isn’t every day that you play Real Madrid or Barcelona. But what about Real Madrid and Barcelona in the same week? That’s what theid2 National Selection did, playing close games against Infantil A (1999 age group) teams for Real Madrid (4-2 loss) and Barcelona (2-1). For highlights of the matches, plus visits […]
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Fergie Watches as Ronaldo Steals Messi's Spotlight
With Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson looking on in the stands, Real Madrid produced a near-perfect performance at the Camp Nou on Tuesday night to advance to the Copa del Reyfinal, winning 3-1 against archrival Barcelona. Los Blancos allowed Barca to dominate possession but suffocated World Player of the Year Lionel Messi, keeping the Catalan […]
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Mexes Warns Teammates: 'Remember Arsenal'
AC Milan defender Philippe Mexes, who was singled out for criticism following his team’s UEFA Champions League quarterfinal loss to Barcelona last season, was one of severalRossoneri players to impress against the Blaugrana in Tuesday’s 2-0 Round of 16 win at the San Siro. In an interview with Radio RMC, the France international warned his […]