Lionel Messi

What Really Happened! Lionel Messi Rejects New Barca Deal

Published

10 years ago

November 14, 2016

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Lionel Messi is currently stalling on renewing his contract with Barcelona due to his tax fraud investigations.

Reports in Marca have it that the Argentine has refused to pen a new deal over concerns about his tax fraud case. The 29-year-old forward was handed a 21-month sentence after been found guilty for his tax fraud case.

It is understood the Messi’s father and his advisers have passed on the decision to the club management, who received the news with ‘understandable shock’.

Messi’s woes with the Argentine national team continued after the fell 3-0 to Brazil to put their hopes of qualifying for the Russia 2018 World cup into jeopardy.

Speaking after the match, the five-time Ballon d’or winner told TyC Sports: “We did not expect this result. Up to the first goal, the match was even, we were doing well.

“It’s difficult when you get into these dynamics, in this situation. The minimum is you get down and everything turns out to be more difficult.

“Within all the bad things and the s*** we are in, we still depend on ourselves.

A move from the Catalan giants could be difficult as his current contract runs till 2018.

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Champions League: Ronaldo Speaks on Beating Messi to 100 Goals

Published

9 years ago

June 2, 2017

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Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has said he “always believed” that he would be the first man to score 100 Champions League goals.

Ronaldo achieved the feat, during Madrid’s second leg in the quarter-final clash with Bayern Munich, where he netted a match-winning hat-trick.

He is now on 103 goals, after he scored another treble against their city rivals, Atletico Madrid.

That puts Ronaldo nine clear of his eternal rival at Barcelona, Lionel Messi.

“I always believed I would be the first player in Champions League history to score 100 goals.

“I did it. It was a goal that I set myself at the beginning of the season and, thanks to God, I achieved it.

“I would obviously like to thank all my team-mates, the coach, all the staff and all the Real Madrid fans,” Ronaldo told UEFA ahead of a Champions League final clash with Juventus.

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Cristiano Ronaldo Admits He Love Seeing Lionel Messi Play in The Pitch.

Published

9 years ago

June 1, 2017

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Cristiano Ronaldo has reiterated his claims that he is not friends with Lionel Messi

The Real Madrid forward however says he loves watching his greatest rival play the game

Ronaldo, 32, was speaking ahead of this weekend’s Champions League against Juventus

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo says he loves enjoying his greatest rival Lionel Messi play.

The Barcelona and Real Madrid forwards have won the Ballon d’Or the past nine years, and are regarded as the two greatest players of this generation.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a huge fan of Lionel Messi

The Portuguese forward told Fox Sports Argentina that Messi was one of few players he enjoyed watching on the pitch.

“I like to see all good players and Messi is one of them. He is a player,” Ronaldo said ahead of the Champions League final on Saturday.

“I really enjoy seeing him on the pitch and all the great players.”

Ronaldo has scored 40 goals in all competitions in campaign to help Madrid reclaim the La Liga title and get to the Champions Leagie final.

Madrid are into the final of the Champions League due to the efforts of Ronaldo in the latter stages of the competition

The 32-year-old said he had a decent relationship with Messi, although he disliked the constant comparisons.

“Whenever I’m with him, I have a very good relationship with Messi,” Ronaldo said.

“It’s not that I go to his house and eat together. He is not a friend, but I consider him a companion by profession and not a rival because I don’t like it, like comparisons.

“It is part of the work and the world of football.”

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BREAKING NEWS: Spain’s Supreme Court Confirms Messi’s 21-Month Prison Sentence for tax Evasion

Published

9 years ago

May 24, 2017

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The Supreme Court of Spain, has confirmed Lionel Messi’s 21-month prison term for tax evasion, after he lost his appeal on Wednesday.

Messi and his father were charged with using tax havens in Uruguay and Belize and shell companies in the United Kingdom and Switzerland, to avoid paying taxes.