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Messi to leave PSG at end of season

 Lionel Messi during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Olympique Lyonnais (OL) at The Parc des Princes Stadium, on April 02, 2023 in Paris, France.Lionel Messi will leave Paris St-Germain this summer at the end of his current contract. The Argentine World Cup winner had reached an ‘agreement in principle’ to extend his stay for another year but neither club nor player now want to sign the deal. Messi is unconvinced the club can compete at the top of the European game, due to financial issues, while the French champions want to focus on developing young talent. He signed a two-year deal in Paris in 2021 with an option to renew for another year but that will now not be activated. It is understood his father Jorge Messi informed Paris St-Germain’s footbal...
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Messi suspended by PSG over Saudi Arabia trip

 Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain during the Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Lorient at Parc des Princes on April 30, 2023 in Paris, France.Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been suspended by Paris St-Germain for two weeks after travelling to Saudi Arabia without the club’s permission this week. The trip followed the French club’s home defeat by Lorient on Sunday, in which Messi played the full 90 minutes. Messi will not train or play for PSG during the period of his suspension. It is understood the 35-year-old asked permission to make the journey to carry out commercial work but was refused.Messi, who has also been fined by the club, has a role as a tourism ambassador for Saudi Arabia. The World Cup winner’s two-year contract with PSG expires this summer. Barcelo...
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Mbappe sets league goals record for PSG in 3-1 Lens win

 Lionel Messi #30 of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates his goal with Kylian Mbappe #7 of Paris Saint-Germain and teammates during the Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain and RC Lens at Parc des Princes on April 15, 2023 in Paris, France.Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi have scored a goal each as Paris Saint-Germain beat 10-man Lens 3-1 to move nine points clear at the top of the French league. It was a significant goal for Mbappe, who earlier this season became PSG’s all-time leading scorer when he beat Edinson Cavani’s 200-goal mark. His strike on Saturday against second-placed Lens made the 24-year-old France forward the outright all-time top scorer for PSG in Ligue 1 with 139 goals. Cavani registered 138. Overall, Mbappe has now hit the net 203 times for Paris. Marseille can move ...
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Barcelona confirm private talks with Messi over sensational return

 Lionel Messi right winger of PSG and Argentina during the warm-up before the UEFA Champions League round of 16 leg two match between FC Bayern München and Paris Saint-Germain at Allianz Arena on March 8, 2023 in Munich, Germany. There is no denying that Paris Saint-Germain are doing their utmost to keep Lionel Messi on their books. With the Argentina superstar’s contract at Le Parc des Princes set to expire this summer, the French football powerhouse have had a renewal offer on the table for several months. The problem is, however, Messi doesn’t seem to be willing to put pen to paper on a new contract so early, which has sparked massive rumors about the newly minted World Cup winner’s next destination. The speculation intensified on Friday after Barcelona confirmed that they a...
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Messi passes 100 goals for Argentina with hat-trick

 Lionel Messi of Argentina jumps over Roshon van Eijma of Curaçao during an international friendly match between Argentina and Curaçao at Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades on March 28, 2023 in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. Argentina captain Lionel Messi passed 100 international goals as he scored his seventh international hat-trick in a friendly win at home to Curacao. The 35-year-old forward reached the landmark when he opened the scoring on 20 minutes in Santiago del Estero. He added two more before the break to complete a quickfire treble. Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez also scored, before Argentina paraded the World Cup trophy in front of more than 42,000 supporters. It was Argentina’s second match on home soil since beating France in Qatar on penalties in December to win ...
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Lionel Messi pictured reuniting with his Argentina team-mates ahead of friendlies

 Guido Rodriguez, Alexis Mac Allister, and Lionel Messi of Argentina in action during a training session at Julio H. Grondona Training Camp on March 21, 2023 in Ezeiza, Argentina. Lionel Messi has been pictured training alongside his Argentina team-mates ahead of their upcoming friendlies against Panama and Curacao. The Argentina squad reconvened on Tuesday afternoon for their first training session back together after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The 35-year-old was already a national hero before the tournament in the Middle East but their success cemented his status. Messi guided his country to World Cup glory after beating defending champions France 4-2 on penalties after a pulsating 3-3 draw. The Argentina captain wanted to give his team-mates a personal memento to remembe...
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Messi wins Best Fifa men’s player award

 Lionel Messi (Argentina / Paris Saint-Germain FC) wins The Best FIFA Men's Player trophy during The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 at Concert hall Salle Pleyel, Paris, France on February 27, 2023 in Paris, France.Argentina and Paris St-Germain forward Lionel Messi has been named men’s player of the year at the 2022 Best Fifa Awards. The 35-year-old beat French forwards Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema to the prize. Messi captained Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar, and scored 27 goals in 49 games for club and country in 2021-22. Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas was named women’s player of the year. Messi, who won the award for a second time, said: “It’s amazing. It’s been a tremendous year and it’s an honour for me to be here and win this award. Without my team-mates I wouldn’t be here...
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Messi, Mbappe and Benzema nominated for 2022 FIFA Best Men’s Player

Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain in action during the French Ligue 1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Toulouse FC at Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, France, on February 4, 2023.Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema have been named as the finalists for The FIFA Best Men’s Football Player Award in 2022, soccer’s world governing body FIFA announced on Friday. Messi captained Argentina to lift the FIFA World Cup trophy in Qatar last year, beating France in a dramatic final. Messi won the tournament’s Golden Ball, while his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Mbappe secured the Golden Boot with eight goals. Mbappe’s compatriot Benzema won last year’s Ballon d’Or for winning UEFA Champions League and La Liga titles with Real Madrid but missed the World Cup due to inju...
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PSG’s Messi doubtful for Champions League clash with Bayern – L’Equipe

Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain in action during the French Ligue 1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Toulouse FC at Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, France, on February 4, 2023.Paris St Germain forward Lionel Messi is a doubt for the first leg of their round of 16 Champions League game against Bayern Munich due to a hamstring problem, French sports daily L’Equipe reported on Friday. Messi played the full 90 minutes of PSG’s 2-1 defeat to Olympique Marseille in the French Cup on Wednesday but later felt pain in his hamstring, the report said. It added that the 35-year-old would miss PSG’s Ligue 1 trip to AS Monaco on Saturday, three days before they host Bayern. Messi, who helped Argentina win the World Cup in December, has scored 15 goals in 25 games in all compe...
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Messi and PSG face potentially season-defining week

Lionel Messi of PSG celebrates his goal with teammates during the Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Toulouse FC (TFC, Tefece) at Parc des Princes stadium on February 4, 2023 in Paris, France. A French Cup trip to bitter rivals Marseille on Wednesday is the start of seven days that could define this season for Paris Saint-Germain, with a Champions League showdown against Bayern Munich approaching. The Bundesliga giants visit the French capital for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie next Tuesday, but there will be no easy build-up to that game for PSG. Marseille await them in the bear pit of the Velodrome for a French Cup last-16 tie as the Parisians aim to reclaim a trophy they missed out on last season after winning it six times in the previous seven...
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Lionel Messi hits winner as PSG come from behind to beat toulouse

Lionel Messi of PSG, Junya Ito of Reims (left) during the Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Stade de Reims at Parc des Princes stadium on January 29, 2023 in Paris, France.Lionel Messi scored a superb second-half winner as a Paris Saint-Germain side missing the injured Kylian Mbappe and Neymar came from behind to beat Toulouse 2-1 on Saturday and consolidate their lead at the top of Ligue 1. Dutch midfielder Branco van den Boomen gave mid-table Toulouse the lead at the Parc des Princes from a 20th-minute free-kick, only for Achraf Hakimi to curl in the equaliser with half-time approaching. Messi then put PSG in front just before the hour mark with a glorious first-time strike on his left foot low into the corner of the net from just outside the area. It was Mess...
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Messi says World Cup trophy ‘called out’ to him

Lionel Messi of Argentina holds the World Cup trophy during a ceremony after the FIFA World Cup 2022 Final Match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail City, Qatar on December 18, 2022Lionel Messi won the World Cup because the sparkling solid gold trophy picked him to lift it, the Argentine star said in a radio interview aired on Monday. The 35-year-old inspired his country to World Cup glory last month by scoring two goals and a penalty in the South Americans’ shoot-out triumph over previous holders France following a thrilling 3-3 draw in Qatar. “The cup called out to me, it told me: come and grab me, now you can touch me,” Messi told the Argentine Urbana Play radio station in his first interview since lifting the trophy in December. “I saw it sparkling in that beautifu...
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Messi lifts PSG after return from World Cup

Hugo Ekitike #44 of Paris Saint-Germain is congratulated after scoring his side's first goal by teammates Neymar #10 of Paris Saint-Germain, Lionel Messi #30 of Paris Saint-Germain and Sergio Ramos #4 of Paris Saint-Germain during the Paris Saint-Germain V Angers, French Ligue 1 regular season match at Parc des Princes on January 11th 2022 in Paris, France.Lionel Messi scored in Paris Saint-Germain’s 2-0 win over Angers in Ligue 1 on Wednesday on his first appearance since leading Argentina to victory in the World Cup in Qatar. Messi had been rested for PSG’s first three matches following the long break in the season caused by the World Cup but he returned to training in Paris a week ago and was back in the starting line-up for this game against Ligue 1’s bottom side. The win, which came t...
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Messi set for first PSG tie since World Cup victory

Lionel Messi (10) of Argentina in action during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Semi-Final match between Argentina and Croatia at Lusail Stadium on December 13, 2022, in Lusail City, Qatar.Lionel Messi is expected to make his first appearance for Paris Saint-Germain since his World Cup triumph in a Ligue 1 clash at home against Angers today, as the Qatar-owned club look to tie the Argentine down to a new contract. The 35-year-old took part in training with his teammates yesterday, a little over three weeks after inspiring Argentina to victory over France on penalties in an epic World Cup final in Qatar. He was granted a two-week holiday back in his home country following the tournament, before returning to Paris and being given a guard of honour at PSG’s training ground last Wednesday. The s...
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Real Madrid boss explains why he won’t call Lionel Messi the GOAT

Lionel Messi of Argentina lifts the FIFA World Cup trophy as he celebrates with the Argentina fans following the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar.Lionel Messi is a World Cup winner. Argentina went on to end a 36-year wait this time around to lift the coveted trophy for the third time in their history, following arguably the greatest final of all-time. And many have hailed the PSG star as the greatest of all time following his recent success on the international stage, filling the only void left in his trophy cabinet. Real Madrid boss, Carlo Ancelotti, is not still sure about those claims though. Despite of his storied past with Barcelona, even most Real Madrid fans would admit that Messi is ...
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Argentina considering Lionel Messi on currency

(L-R) Leandro Paredes, Rodrigo De Paul, Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria and Nicolas Otamendi celebrate on the bus during the arrival of the Argentina men's national football team after winning the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on December 20, 2022 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Argentina’s financial governing body is considering putting Lionel Messi’s face on the banknotes following the historic 2022 FIFA World Cup victory. After decades of goals, dreams, and defeats, the Paris Saint-Germain superstar finally raised the trophy on December 19. The 35-year-old forward scored a double in 120 minutes of a 3-3 draw with France in the final before his team sealed a 4-2 penalty shootout win. According to El Financiero newspaper, officials of the financial governing body of the South American country are con...
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Argentina win FIFA World Cup 2022

Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates at full time after winning the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar.Argentina claim the FIFA World Cup 2022’s trophy defeating two-time champion France in nerve-racking game at the Lusail Stadium in Doha on Sunday. The nail-biting game was decided on penalties. Earlier, the game went into extra-time after the French roared back from two goals down to bring the score to 2-2. Lionel Messi stroked home a 23rd minute penalty and Angel Di Maria swept home a superb second for Argentina but defending champions France hit back in the second half as Kylian Mbappe converted an 80th-minute penalty and equalised with an acrobatic volley a ...
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PSG president issues update on the future of Messi: “No decision before New Year”

Lionel Messi answers journalists with President Nasser Al Khelaifi during a conference of Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes on August 11, 2021 in Paris, France.Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has claimed that a decision on the future of Lionel Messi will not be made before the New Year, amid links to Barcelona and Inter Miami. Messi joined PSG last year and has become a talismanic figure for the Ligue 1 champions despite a slow start to life in France. The 35-year-old has been in scintillating form this season, bagging 12 goals and 14 assists from 19 matches in all competitions. The veteran superstar is currently tearing it up at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, bagging five goals and three assists to help Argentina progress to the finals, where they will face champ...
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Messi & Alvarez fire Argentina to World Cup final

Argentina players celebrate after the team's victory during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 semi final match between Argentina and Croatia at Lusail Stadium on December 13, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar.Argentina’s master and pupil Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez combined to deadly effect as they reached their sixth World Cup final with victory over Croatia at Lusail Stadium. Messi now gets one last chance to win the piece of silverware that has eluded him in his trophy-laden career but Manchester City’s 22-year-old striker Alvarez claimed at least an equal share of top billing as Argentina ensured they will return here on Sunday to face either France or Morocco. Argentina’s little genius looked to be struggling with a hamstring problem early on but recovered enough to break the deadlock from t...
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes it’s ‘already written’ for Lionel Messi to win the World Cup

  Lionel Messi of Argentina laughs during the Argentina Training Session at on December 12, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.Zlatan Ibrahimovic thinks it's written in the stars for Lionel Messi to win the World Cup with Argentina in Qatar. The South American nation have made it to the last-four, and will face Croatia in the semi-finals on Tuesday night. This year's tournament has been full of upsets, with Brazil, Germany, Spain and Belgium all exiting earlier than expected. It has been one of the least predictable World Cups in recent memory, but Ibrahimovic is confident that he already knows who the eventual winners will be. 'I think it's already written who will win, and you know who I mean. I think Messi will lift the trophy, it's already written,' Ibrahimovic told r...
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