Barcelona star Lionel Messi has the chance to add the Fifa World Player of the Year award to his Ballon d'Or prize for being Europe's best player.The 22-year-old, who would be the first Argentine to win the award, has been shortlisted alongside his
ZURICH, Dec 7 - Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldowas given a chance to defend his World Player of the Year titleon Monday when he was named on the shortlist for this year'saccolade.Argentina's Lionel Messi, Brazil's Kaka, the 2007 winner,and Spani
PARIS, Dec 6 - Thierry Henry should not solely beblamed for his part in the controversial goal that sent Franceto the 2010 World Cup finals, Ballon d'Or winner and Barcelonateam mate Lionel Messi said. 'I think Thierry did what he had to do, he a
Barcelona continued their dominance of La Liga with a 3-1 win at Deportivo La Coruna, and two of their stars enjoyed the night.Speaking to Sport after the match, Messi said, All the teams know us, and it gets harder to win games. We barely have
Deportivo La Coruna - Barcelona - Lineups/StatsLa Liga - Fixtures/ResultsTwo sensational goals from Lionel Messi, and one from Zlatan Ibrahimovic were enough to ensure that Barcelona won a tricky fixture away at Deportivo La Coruna.Barcelona went in
Barcelona star striker Lionel Messi won the coveted Ballon d'Or award for 2009 by a record margin and Roma skipper Francesco Totti has honoured the Argentine international on his official website.'Messi is a colleague I hold in high esteem,' he writ
Italy coach Marcello Lippi believes having super players like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the team doesn't always guarantee success, claiming football is about the team, not talented individuals.He suggests he would rather have a cohesive
Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso has declared that Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi deserved to be named European Footballer of the Year after the Argentinian was confirmed as the winner of the 2009 Ballon d'Or.Messi was officially announced as the
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