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Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi cries during a press conference at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on August 8, 2021. - The six-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi had been expected to sign a new five-year deal with Barcelona on August 5 but instead, after 788 games, the club announced he is leaving at the age of 34. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP) (Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images)
Lionel Messi ready for sensational Barcelona return - 'I can't leave football without playing at the new Camp Nou': report

By Mark White Published

Lionel Messi let Barcelona in 2021 but is poised for a glorious Camp Nou reunion

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KANSAS CITY, KANSAS - FEBRUARY 19: Lionel Messi of Inter Miami controls the ball during a 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup first leg match between Sporting Kansas City and Inter Miami at Sporting Park on February 19, 2025 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images)
Paying tribute to the GOAT: Inter Miami's home and away kits for 2025 are a brilliant homage to Lionel Messi

By Ryan Dabbs Published

Lionel Messi has his fingerprints on the Inter Miami home and away kits for 2025, with the designs perfectly matching the Argentine genius

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Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring for Barcelona against Manchester City in the Champions League in October 2016.
'Obviously Messi is the best player in history and being compared to him means that you're doing things right, but I try to be myself': Barcelona star responds to comparisons with Argentine legend

By Ryan Dabbs Published

Lionel Messi was the best player in the world for Barcelona, but one of the club's latest young talents has responded to being compared with the legend

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KANSAS CITY, KANSAS - FEBRUARY 19: Lionel Messi of Inter Miami controls the ball during a 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup first leg match between Sporting Kansas City and Inter Miami at Sporting Park on February 19, 2025 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images)
Lionel Messi just answered if he can do it on a cold, Tuesday night in Stoke after playing in -17 degrees temperature

By Ryan Dabbs Published

Lionel Messi came up trumps on Wednesday night in extreme conditions, dispelling Stoke theory expertly

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MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 23: Federico Valverde of Real Madrid during the UEFA Champions League match between Real Madrid v Viktoria Plzen at the Santiago Bernabeu on October 23, 2018 in Madrid Spain (Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates /Getty Images)
'When I came to Madrid, I thought that I was Messi and Cristiano in one body – I was a punk, a nobody': Real Madrid star reflects brutally on his younger self

By Ryan Dabbs Published

Real Madrid have attracted some talented players over the years, but one has brutally assessed how they acted when first arriving at the club

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Tactical explainer: false nine
False nine: football tactics explained

By Jack Lacey-Hatton last updated

TACTICS What actually is the false nine? Here's your handy tactical explainer

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Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo shake hands before a match in April 2012.
Players who scored 40 goals in a season

By Ben Hayward Published

A look at the players from the men's game who hit 40 or more goals in a single season of club football...

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Didier Drogba celebrates Chelsea's Premier League title win in May 2010 after an 8-0 win over Wigan Athletic at Stamford Bridge.
Players who scored back-to-back hat-tricks

By Ben Hayward Published

hat-trick heroes From the Premier League to the Champions League and international fixtures, a look at the men's players who scored back-to-back hat-tricks...

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Fitz Hall playing for QPR, 2008
Footballers with great nicknames

By Tom Hancock Published

From 'Dave' to 'The Blind Venetian'...

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'I didn’t leave Barcelona to be the best in the world at PSG. Messi asked, "Why are you leaving?" I told him it's something personal': Neymar reveals why he made record-breaking 2017 transfer

By Ryan Dabbs Published

Neymar argues that he didn't move to PSG solely to become the best player in the world

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