LIONEL MESSI NEWS

Barcelona beat Rayo to snap Real Madrid's 34-game unbeaten record

MADRID (AP) Lionel Messi scored a hat trick as Barcelona easily defeated nine-man Rayo Vallecano 5-1 to become the first Spanish club to pl...

MARCH 3, 2016

Lionel Messi rips apart overmatched Rayo for beautiful hat trick

You can't even hope to contain him.

MARCH 3, 2016

Barca star Messi still wants to end career in native Argentina

Five-time Ballon d'Or winner wants to return home at some stage

MARCH 2, 2016

Messi beats up on poor Sevilla again with an unstoppable free kick

There's a reason Sevilla are Messi's favorite opponent.

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Kid who wore plastic bag Lionel Messi jersey now has real, signed version

Murtaza Ahmadi's dreams have now become a reality.

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Messi insists Arsenal still have chance of eliminating Barcelona

World Player of the Year scored both goals at Emirates

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Barca dumbfound toothless Arsenal with Messi's heroics

Lionel Messi's brace puts the defending champs on course for the quarterfinals.

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Herrera accuses Arsenal star Ozil of lacking consistency

Ander Herrera has accused midfielder Mesut Ozil of lacking consistency.

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Gunners boss Wenger heaps praise on Barca striker Suarez

Arsene Wenger has heaped praise on Luis Suarez ahead of UCL fixture.

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Barcelona boss Enrique 'privileged' to have Messi by his side

Luis Enrique praised Lionel Messi after the Argentine broke the 300th goal mark for the Catalan giants.

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Lionel Messi becomes first player to score 300 La Liga goals

Barcelona's ace reached another landmark on Wednesday.

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Barca legend Cruyff defends Messi over penalty assist

Cruyff believes critics are wrong to suggest Messi's cheeky penalty assist was provocative.

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Malaysian player hits stupefying, Roberto Carlos-esque free kick

Roberto Carlos would be proud.

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Lionel Messi makes an impossible trick shot goal look ridiculously easy

Messi casually does things normal human beings couldn't dream of doing

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Neymar says Messi's controversial penalty kick was meant for him

MADRID (AP) Lionel Messi attracted global attention with the trick penalty kick he pulled off with Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez in the la...

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Lionel Messi still manages to surprise everyone

We have yet to see the heights that Messi can climb

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Suarez nets hat trick as Barcelona toy with Celta Vigo

Suarez, Neymar and Messi make easy work of Celta in the second half.

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Messi, Suarez team up for audacious penalty kick

The audacity.

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Juve star Pogba reveals he's been taking advice from Messi

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has revealed he has been taking advice from Lionel Messi.

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Lionel Messi shows off his new car and it's not a Ferrari

Messi responds to reports of allegedly purchasing the world's most expensive car.

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Lionel Messi takes crossbar challenge to next level

You didn't expect Messi to do the crossbar challenge like a regular person, did you?

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Six Life Lessons Successful People Learn from Sports

1. Kickers are important too.

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Messi back in training with Barcelona

Lionel Messi has returned to training following kidney stones treatment.

FEBRUARY 11, 2016