Ronaldo beats Messi to win fifth Ballon d'Or award
Paris, Dec 8 (IBNS): Defeating Argentine Lionel Messi, Portugal's star football Cristiano Ronaldo won his fifth Ballon d'Or award on Thursday, media reports said.
Virat Kohli surpasses Lionel Messi in brand value
Mumbai, Oct 26 (IBNS): According to the new Forbes Fab 40 list, Indian cricket team captain, Virat Kohli, has overtaken football icon Lionel Messi in terms of brand value, media reports said.
ISIS releases chilling poster before World Cup 2018, features Messi's picture
New York, Oct 25 (IBNS): As the world is gearing up for World Cup football even next year, ISIS militant group has released a poser, which might seem, to be a threat of creating an unsafe atmosphere for the tournament.
La Liga: Messi's four goals help Barcelona beat Eibar 6-1
Madrid, Sep 20 (IBNS): Football icon Lionel Messi's four goals powered Barcelona to thrash Eibar to stay at the top of the ranking in La Liga on Wednesday, media reports said.
Lionel Messi renews contract with FC Barcelona
Barcelona, July 5 (IBNS): Argentina's football star Lionel Messi has renewed his contract with FC Barcelona for until June 30th, 2021.
Lionel Messi marries longtime girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo
Rosario, Jul 1 (IBNS): Argentine Footballer and Barcelona legend Lionel Messi tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo in his hometown Rosario.
World plays guessing game over Lionel Messi's wedding guest list
Buenos Aires, Jun 10 (IBNS): Football fans and the global media are busy finding out who is being invited and who is being left out by Lionel Messi, the poster-boy of Argentinian football and the star forward of Spain's FC Barecelona, for his wedding at the end of June.
FIFA Appeal Committee passes decision on Lionel Messi
Munich, May 5 (IBNS): The FIFA Appeal Committee has upheld the appeal lodged by the Argentinian Football Association, on behalf of the player Lionel Messi, against the decision taken by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, lifting the sanctions imposed on him as a result.
FIFA bans Lionel Messi for four years over misconduct
Zurich, Mar 28 (IBNS): International Federation of Association Football banned Argentina football player Lionel Messi for four years, over the charge of abusing assistant referee during Argentina-Chile match of qualifying tournament for World Cup 2018, according to media reports on Tuesday.
Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo wins 2016 Ballon d'Or, the Golden Ball
Paris, Dec 13 (IBNS): Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal, won one of European Club Football's prestigious awards, the Ballon d’Or 2016, or the Golden Ball for 2016, his fourth, beating FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi of Spain, reported the media on Tuesday. live roulette online in India
55 names revealed for FIFA FIFPro World11 2016
Zurich, Dec 2 (IBNS): FIFPro, the worldwide players’ union, and FIFA on Thursday announced the final 55-player shortlist for the FIFA FIFPro World11 2016, an official release stated.