Osimhen battles Messi, Mbappe, others for FIFA Men's player of the year
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Osimhen battles Messi, Mbappe, others for FIFA Men’s player of the year

Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has been tipped as the favourite to win the FIFA Men’s Player of The Year award as fan voting closed on Friday. The qualifying period for the prize is between December 19, 2022 and August 10, 2023, with nominees including Argentina captain Lionel Messi, Frenchman Kylian Mbappe and Norwegian Manchester

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Football: Messi's Barca return bid suffers setback
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Football: Messi’s Barca return bid suffers setback

…as two players of the club refused to lower their salaries to accommodate Messi The hopes of having Lionel Messi return to Barcelona to continue his football career have received a huge blow. This was after two players of the club refused to lower their salaries. Sources claimed that Franck Kessie and Andreas Christensen were

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CONMEBOL honours Messi with ‘Baton of Football’
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CONMEBOL honours Messi with ‘Baton of Football’

The South America football governing organisation, CONMEBOL, has honoured Argentine superstar footballer, Lionel Messi, with the ‘Baton of Football’. A life-sized statue of Messi holding the World Cup was also made in his honour. CONMEBOL is responsible for the organization and governance of South American football’s major international tournaments. The footballer shared photos from the

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World Cup: Argentine goal keeper comes under hammer for insulting Mbappe
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World Cup: Argentine goal keeper comes under hammer for insulting Mbappe

…Martinez held a doll with Mbappe’s face next to Lionel Messi during Argentina’s World Cup parade Crystal Palace boss, Patrick Vieira has hit hard at the victorious Argentine goal keeper Emiliano Martinez for abusing Kylian Mbappe during Argentina World Cup celebrations. Martinez held a doll with Mbappe’s face next to Lionel Messi during Argentina’s World

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World Cup: Referee Szymon debunks bias accusations during finals
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World Cup: Referee Szymon debunks bias accusations during finals

…they claimed Szymon should have disallowed Argentina’s third goal during the 2022 World Cup final Referee Szymon Marciniak has debunked the bias accusations from the French public. They claimed Marciniak should have disallowed Argentina’s third goal during the 2022 World Cup final. Argentina needed penalties to depose France after the game finished 3-3 after 120

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Football: Liverpool super star picks Messi, Ronaldinho as his idols
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Football: Liverpool super star picks Messi, Ronaldinho as his idols

…The Liverpool man said he loves the Paris Saint-Germain(PSG) superstar beyond measure Liverpool superstar, Luiz Diaz has said that Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho are his idols, saying he is a massive fan of the Argentine football king. Diaz said that the first time he saw the Argentine superstar, during Colombia’s match against Argentina, he felt

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Football: Ronaldo excited for beating Messi's shirt sales
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Football: Ronaldo excited for beating Messi’s shirt sales

…I don’t follow the records, the records follow me – Ronaldo The greatest of all times (GOAT) and Manchester United out of favour hitman, Cristiano Ronaldo, says he was happy to beat Lionel Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain shirt sales when he returned to Old Trafford. The Manchester star said this on Wednesday night. Piers had told the

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PSG goal machine, Mbappe, Man City's new sensation Haaland ruled out of beating Messi, Ronaldo records
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PSG goal machine, Mbappe, Man City’s new sensation Haaland ruled out of beating Messi, Ronaldo records

‘Haaland may score as many goals, but will he have the quality? I’m not sure’ Chelsea legend, Joe Cole, and Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand, have ruled out any possibility of Manchester City’s Erling Haaland or Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe reaching the goals records of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Ronaldo scored his 700th career

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Gary Lineker impressed with Messi's record breaking goal 
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Gary Lineker impressed with Messi’s record breaking goal 

Barcelona legend, Gary Lineker has lauded Paris Saint-Germain forward, Lionel Messi after he broke Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo’s record of non-penalty goals scored. Messi achieved the feat after scoring the only goal in PSG’s 1-0 victory over Olympique Lyonnais in the French Ligue 1 on Sunday. Neymar glided past several Lyon defenders before finding

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PSG midfielder Vitinha explains what makes Messi, Ronaldo thick
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PSG midfielder Vitinha explains what makes Messi, Ronaldo thick

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder, Vitinha has rendered a very honest verdict on the ever fresh debate on who is a better player between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. According to him, Messi and Ronaldo are united by their desire to keep achieving great things in their footballing career. Both superstars have shared 12 Ballon d’Ors among

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