Argentine maestro Leo Messi has admitted that the only thing that is missing from his spectacular career is a World Cup Winners’ medal. The 25 year-old spoke on Monday night in Switzerland at the awards ceremony and conceded that he would gladly swap one of his FIFA Ballon d’Or awards for a World Cup medal with his country Argentina.
Premier League on alert as Guardiola sets return date
January 8, 2013 by
Premier League clubs all over England have been put on red alert as ex Barca boss Pep Guardiola marks a date for his return to top flight football. Guardiola said last night at the FIFA Ballon d’Or awards: “Yes, next season I will come back to manage a club. I don’t know which team but I will come back to manage.”
Messi wins fourth FIFA Ballon d’Or
January 7, 2013 by
Leo Messi has made it four FIFA Ballon d’or awards in a row tonight at the awards ceremony. He is the 2012 FIFA Ballon d’Or winner and has beaten the likes of both Cristiano Ronaldo and Andrés Iniesta. It is an incredible feat for the 25 year old who now goes into the history books. The dominance of Cruyff, Van Basten and Platini – all with 3 awards to their name, is now a thing of the past.
Barca vs Espanyol: Prelude to the FIFA Ballon d’Or
January 7, 2013 by
Last night’s game against Espanyol was the perfect backdrop for tonight’s FIFA Ballon d’Or. it was a game of footballing excellence once more with Tito Vilanova in the Barca dugout. For Espanyol, it wasn’t a good Catalan derby match and just goes to show Barca’s quality and dominance.
David Villa is ready to leave Barca now
January 3, 2013 by
David Villa could well and truly be out of Barca’s door if were for the player himself. With offers coming in from Arsenal, Liverpool and now Juventus , it appears that the Catalan club would only let the player from Asturias in northern Spain, go for the right price. If the right price is not tabled in January the player will certainly go in the summer.
Zagallo: “Messi is best in world but don’t compare him to Pele”
January 2, 2013 by
According to ex Brazil national coach Mario Jorge Lobo Zagallo in an interview published today in Brazil daily Correio Braziliense, Messi is the best in the world but don’t compare him to the great Pele. Zagallo also said that Messi has yet to be a World Cup winner with Argentina,something that Pele won three times.
Frank Rijkaard: “There’s no magic formula to beat Barca”
January 1, 2013 by
Ex Barcelona coach Dutchman Frank Rijkaard has said in an interview with the official FIFA website that there is no magic formula to beat the Catalan club. Rijkaard, who enjoyed some great years at the club says his favourite for the FIFA Ballon d’Or is Leo Messi who is “simply the best.”
David Villa to decide future in June
December 30, 2012 by
David Villa, Barcelona’s unsettled striker, looks set to decide his future in June according to Barcelona sources. Tito Vilanova has had great difficulty placing him in a team full of quality players and it looks like Villa is destined to be the fall guy. Premiership interest has been from Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool – all vying for the services of the 30 year old.
