Do Barcelona need a pure all out striker?

It’s true, the Catalan club now have two of the best strikers on the planet. There is no doubt that this double act will end up being one of the most prolific in history but there is a question that many fans are asking: Do Barcelona need a pure striker? Should they shell out for a proper number 9 like Samuel Eto’o or should they be content with what they have? More about Barcelona’s number 9

Insatiable Leo Messi

Leo Messi is insatiable . That’s the verdict about the Argentine wizard and his goal prowess is second to none. Leo has notched up an amazing 45 goals in the Spanish domestic league and an incredible 59 goals in all competitions. Add to that 21 consecutive games scoring for Barca and we have a legend in our midst. More about insatiable Leo Messi

Jorge Valdano: Leo Messi is first real genius of this century

Jorge Valdano, former General Director of Real Madrid, has spoken out and called his fellow countryman Lionel Messi the “first genius of the 21st century” and also had praise for Marcelo Bielsa, Athletic Bilbao’s coach, stating that “everything he does has an epic dimension that makes football more noble.” In a recent interview, Valdano said […]

Messi aims for top goal scorer

Real Madrid may have won the league last night but Messi was still pushing towards the crown of top scorer for this season. He’s now on 46 goals with CR7 on 44

Messi catches CR7 in the fight for the golden boot

Barca superstar Lionel Messi and Real Madrid front man Cristiano Ronaldo both scored in their victories over Rayo Vallecano (7-0) and Sevilla (3-0) respectively and now both have 43 goals to their name this season. Thus the fight continues for the top scorer and the coveted European Golden Boot with three games remaining in the […]

Messi unstoppable against Granada

Messi is an unstoppable goal scoring machine and his hat trick against Granada at the Nou Camp last night made history. Messi beat César’s 60 year record and also set a Spanish record of 54 goals in all competitions in a single season with more than two months of the campaign remaining.

Messi hits 50 goals

Another brace of goals from Messi means the Argentine wizard has netted 50 goals this season for Barcelona FC

Magical Messi bags five against Leverkusen

Lionel Messi got five goals against Bayer Leverkusen last night at the Camp Nou and became the first player ever to do so in a Champions League game.