Barcelona attacker, Lionel Messi, banked almost £1million a week last year in wages and sponsorship deals, to become the highest-paid footballer in the world. The Argentine earned £26m in wages, while his endorsement deals with adidas, FIFA 15 and Turkish Airlines, saw his income rise to £47.8m in 2014. According to France Football magazine rich […]
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Adidas ‘to help Manchester United make £200m Lionel Messi transfer’
Manchester United could be given help from their new sponsors Adidas to sign Lionel Messi from Barcelona, according to reports. United have joined Chelsea in the race to sign Messi, who has opened the door to a possible transfer with some cryptic comments about his future recently. Chelsea are struggling to finance the deal, just […]
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Messi didn’t deserve Golden Ball — Maradona
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona said compatriot Lionel Messi did not deserve to be named best player of the World Cup, arguing it should have gone to Colombia’s James Rodriguez. “I’d give Lio the sky, but when it’s not deserved and it’s just marketers who want to make him win something he didn’t win, it’s […]
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Nigeria has good players – Messi
Argentina talisman, Lionel Messi, has rated the Super Eagles players as very good, especially the attack and praised his team for overcoming the Nigerian team. Messi, who scored twice in the game did not hide his desire for the team to step up their performance level as the competition enters its tougher phase. “We saw […]
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March 26, 2015 




