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`Great players should play together`, Ronaldo talks of partnering Messi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Dec.14 (ANI): After lifting his fourth Ballon d'or award, Real Madrid star striker Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that the competition for the trophy would have been fiercer if he and Lionel Messi were in the same team.
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Ballon d'or award victory 'spoiled' by tax fraud allegation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Dec. 13 (ANI): Real Madrid star striker Cristiano Ronaldo, who defeated Barcelona star Lionel Messi to clinch the Ballon d'or award for the fourth time, has said the victory celebrations have been tarnished by allegations of tax fraud.
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Ronaldo beats Messi to lift fourth Ballon d'or award
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Dec.13 (ANI): Real Madrid star striker Cristiano Ronaldo has beaten Barcelona star Lionel Messi to clinch the Ballon d'or award for the fourth time.
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Messi treats Barca team-mates `nothing more than cones`: Samuel Umtiti
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Nov.30 (ANI): Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti has revealed that he feels like an inanimate object when forced to play against star striker Lionel Messi during the training sessions.
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Guardiola wants Messi to end his career at Barca
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Nov.26 (ANI):Despite Manchester City officials trying their best to sign Lionel Messi in recent years, manager Pep Guardiola has in contrast expressed his deep desire to see Argentine star striker end his illustrious career at Barcelona.
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Messi's brace helps Barcelona send Celtic crashing out of Europe
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov. 24 (ANI): Star striker Lionel Messi scored twice as Celtic were eliminated from European competition as Barcelona won 2-0 against the Scottish champions to secure top spot in Champions League Group C.
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WC qualifiers: Aguero dropped, Messi to lead Argentina attack against Braz
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], Nov.10 (ANI): Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been left out of the Argentina squad for the crucial World Cup qualifier clash against Brazil to be held at the Mineirao Stadium later this evening.
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Sevilla's Vitolo dubs Messi as `best player in history` post La Liga
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Sevilla [Spain], Nov.7 (ANI): Sevilla forward Vitolo described Argentina star striker Lionel Messi as the best player ever to take to a football pitch after the latter guided Barcelona to a hard-fought 2-1 win in the La Liga clash between the two sides on Monday.
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Barca stage stirring comeback to stun Sevilla 2-1 in La Liga
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Sevilla [Spain], Nov.7 (ANI): Star Striker Lionel Messi helped Barcelona to come from behind and claim a hard-fought 2-1 win over Sevilla in their La Liga clash at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan here on Monday.
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Atletico's Griezmann scoops La Liga's best player of year
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [England], Oct. 25 (ANI): Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann has been named as La Liga's best player for the 2015-2016 season, thus becoming the first person other than star strikers Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to ever win the coveted award.
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Messi's hat-trick inspires Barca to 4-0 rout of Man City in CL
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Oct.20 (ANI): Star striker Lionel Messi marked his return to Barcelona with a hat-trick as the Spanish giants clinched a 4-0 win over Manchester City in their Champions League Group C clash here at Camp Nou on Thursday.
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Guardiola denies trying to sign Messi, Neymar
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Oct.19 (ANI): Ending months of speculations, Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has insisted that he never tried to sign Barcelona star strikers Lionel Messi and Neymar in the close season.
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