LIONEL MESSI NEWS

Barcelona stunned by Cádiz in match marked by fans' protest

Barcelona’s slim hopes for the Spanish league title have all but ended after a 1-0 home loss to Cádiz in a match marked by protesting fans

APRIL 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gets two goals disallowed Sunday Messi had one shot (off target), three dribbles, one corner and four dispossessions in Sunday's 2-1 win over Marseille.

Impact While it seems like Messi was very quiet statistically he had two goals called off for offsides and could've easily had a monster night. He's been in form of late with one goal and three assists over his previous two matches while adding six shots and six chances created.

APRIL 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

MATCHDAY: Chelsea faces Crystal Palace in FA Cup semis

Chelsea and Crystal Palace meet in the second FA Cup semifinal with the winner taking on Liverpool

APRIL 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Barcelona eliminated, West Ham advances in Europa League

Eintracht Frankfurt has eliminated Barcelona from the second-tier Europa League

APRIL 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Assists three goals in win Messi assisted three goals from five chances created, took two off-target shots and sent in two inaccurate crosses in Saturday's 6-1 win at Clermont Foot.

Impact Messi assisted Neymar once and Kylian Mbappe twice during the easy win, but could not score himself. The forward now has 13 assists, to go with eight goals in the season. He will look to get on the scoresheet again when they host Marseille on Sunday.

APRIL 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Barcelona held by Frankfurt, 10-man West Ham draws with Lyon

Barcelona has failed to win an away match in the Europa League for the first time after it was held 1-1 by 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of the quarterfinals

APRIL 7, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Villarreal keeps on surprising, beats Bayern in CL quarters

Villarreal has pulled off another surprising Champions League result with a 1-0 win over Bayern Munich in the first leg of the quarterfinals

APRIL 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scores in win Messi scored a goal off four shots (one on target), created one chance and drew one foul during Sunday's 5-1 win over Lorient.

Impact Messi didn't shine as bright as Kylian Mbappe and Neymar but still had a very nice performance, being involved in several offensive actions and being rewarded with his first league goal since Feb. 6, his side's fourth, in the 73rd minute. Goals have been hard to come by for Messi in his first Ligue 1 campaign and he'll try to find the back of the net in back-to-back matches for the first time during Saturday's visit to Clermont.

APRIL 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Barcelona edges Sevilla to move into 2nd in Spanish league

Barcelona’s revamped team under coach Xavi Hernández has kept its momentum and moved into second place in the Spanish league for the first time this season after defeating Sevilla...

APRIL 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MATCHDAY: Juventus faces Inter, Barcelona hosts Sevilla

The Derby d’Italia is always a hotly contested fight between two of the biggest teams in Italian soccer

APRIL 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Messi vs. Ronaldo at World Cup: Goals, stats, records hint at who is the best player on world stage An assessment of how Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have performed at World Cups in the past and a look at whether they could face each...

APRIL 1, 2022 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

World Cup 2022: Ranking the qualified teams into tiers

Doug McIntyre breaks the 29 teams that have qualified for the 2022 World Cup into tiers based on their title chances.

APRIL 1, 2022

World Cup 2022: Pulisic, Messi, Neymar, Ronaldo among players to watch

With the World Cup draw on Friday, Doug McIntyre identifies 11 players to keep an eye on in soccer's biggest event.

MARCH 31, 2022

Messi passing the Argentina torch? Man City's Julian Alvarez scores first goal on full debut Lionel Messi has hinted at international retirement recently, and 22-year-old Julian Alvarez could be the next big thing for the Albiceleste...

MARCH 30, 2022 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Plays full 90 for Argentina Messi (illness) scored and played the full 90 minutes in Friday's Argentina win over Venezuela.

Impact Messi seems to have already fully shaken off his minor illness that forced him to miss the last match in France in March and should be full go versus Lorient next weekend. The maestro however has been without a goal or an assist in three straight matches for PSG.

MARCH 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Messi hints at Argentina retirement: 'I will reassess many things' after World Cup Lionel Messi helped Argentina win the Copa America last year and could go out in style at this year's World Cup.

MARCH 27, 2022 • BEINSPORTS.COM

When will Lionel Messi retire from Argentina? Why 2022 World Cup could mark the end for him and Angel Di Maria Lionel Messi fans are sure to savor every match that he plays for Argentina through the World Cup after the superstar hinted that things cou...

MARCH 26, 2022 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Lionel Messi ponders future after Argentina beats Venezuela - The Boston Globe He said it’s likely “many things will change” after the World Cup in November and December in Qatar.

MARCH 26, 2022 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

Lionel Messi ponders future after Argentina beats Venezuela

Lionel Messi says he will reconsider his future in the sport later this year

MARCH 26, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tite hoping Neymar can forget club worries with Brazil

Brazil coach Tite and his players are doing their best to boost Neymar’s morale after the striker’s recent struggles at Paris Saint-Germain

MARCH 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

World Cup qualifying 2022: Can Chile rewrite history vs. Brazil?

Chile are desperate to avoid missing out on Qatar as the final window looms. David Mosse breaks down South American qualifying.

MARCH 23, 2022

Barcelona makes statement with big win at Real Madrid

Barcelona’s players had just returned to the locker room when Gerard Piqué put out a message on Twitter saying “we are back.”

MARCH 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS