Lionel Messi

Narcos: 10 Soccer Players And Teams Accused Of Drug Trafficking

So you think you know all about Narcos just because you’ve watched all three seasons of the eponymous Netflix show? Well, think again. There are likely still a couple things you don’t know about the link between soccer and drug trafficking, with major drug kingpins linked to soccer stars. 

Cristiano Ronaldo And Lionel Messi Pay Homage To Mexico Earthquake Victims

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have proven once more that they are not only great on the field, but also off it. Both stars have reached out to express their solidarity with and condolences to Mexico with regards to the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck central Mexico last Tuesday. 

Why Man-Marking Lionel Messi Is Always A Terrible Idea

Conditions conspired to give us a glimpse of a rarely used, outdated tactic on Saturday: an authentic and faithful use of man-marking during Girona’s hosting of Barcelona at the Estadi Montilivi. What this means is that Girona defender Pablo Maffeo was entirely sacrificed to negate the influence of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi — wherever Messi went, there was Maffeo. When Girona were in possession, Maffeo continued to mark Messi. In fact, Maffeo was substituted in the 78th minute after recording only 10 touches. 

The Best FIFA Men's Player Nominees Are, Predictably, Messi, Ronaldo And Neymar

The three final nominees for the Best FIFA Men's Award have been announced, and, whoo boy, you better sit down and buckle your seatbelt. Go find a seat with a seatbelt. Sit on it. Buckle it.

The three finalists are:

MESSI.

RONALDO.

NEYMAR.

Woww who could have possibly seen that coming? I'm out of breath.

Messi Is Off To The Best Start To A Season In His Career

Marking Lionel Messi is like marking the smoke monster in Lost, even on a good day. When La Pulga is feeling particularly motivated, as he has been so far this season, it's like if the smoke monster could also teleport and shoot lasers.

Eibar found that out the hard way, finding themselves on the wrong side of a 6-1 demolition by Barcelona, four of which came from Messi.

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