Lionel Messi will be haunted by World Cup failure forever – here’s why

by Mark Bassey Lionel Messi has admitted that failing to win the World Cup final last year, is something he and the rest of his Argentina team-mates will regret forever. Mario Gotze scored an extra time winner for Germany, as they beat the Albiceleste 1-0 to win the competition. “What can I say? It’s a... Read More

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July 15, 2014

Suraj Oyewale: Messi – The nays had it (Y! FrontPage)

by Suraj Oyewale They naysayers easily point to this fact, brandishing Pele, Diego Maradona, and Zinedine Zidane as examples; that until Messi wins the world cup, they don’t regard him as in this exclusive class yet. I expected it, but still did not want it to happen. I wished the opposite happened. I rooted for... Read More

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July 14, 2014

Brazil 2014: “Messi did not deserve to win the Golden Ball award” – Maradona

by Mark Bassey Diego Maradona has admitted that his compatriot Lionel Messi, did not deserve the Golden Ball award he received, after the 2014 World Cup ended on Sunday. FIFA announced the Argentina forward, ahead of Thomas Muller, Arjen Robben and James Rodriguez, as winner of the prestigious individual award. Messi scored four times in... Read More

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May 29, 2013

‘Ifreke talks Sports: Real Madrid losing out on Neymar might be a blessing in disguise

by ‘Ifreke Inyang The Neymar circus didn’t last long. Last weekend, the Brazilian forward announced on his Instagram page that he had picked Barcelona over Real Madrid. Santos had confirmed before then, that they had agreed a fee – believed to be around €28million – with two clubs and it was down to him to... Read More

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December 21, 2012

Ronaldo and Messi are the best of this generation – Alex Ferguson

by Chi Ibe Sir Alex Ferguson, the Manchester United FC boss recently compared Cristiano Ronaldo to Barcelona FC striker Lionel Messi saying Ronaldo was just as good . Ferguson who made this judgement as he awaits a possible reunion with Ronaldo said he has monitored Ronaldo since he left the club in June 2009 and believes he... Read More

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December 19, 2012

Barcelona to keep Messi till 2018

Lionel Messi has agreed a new contract that would keep him at Barcelona till the 2018 football season. The Catalan giants confirmed on their official website that the Argentine would pen the deal “in the coming weeks”. Messi’s current deal runs until June 2016 and the new agreement will keep him at the Nou Camp... Read More

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August 3, 2012

Any other team in the world would end up third in La Liga – Mourinho

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Jose Mourinho has sensationally claimed that Real Madrid and Barcelona are the best two teams in the world. And any other team in the world, in his opinion, would end in third position in the Spanish League. The Portuguese has managed clubs in England, Italy, Portugal, and Spain, winning at least... Read More

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May 18, 2012

Ronaldo speaks to CNN: I’m better than Messi

by Hauwa Gambo We thought only wrestlers said this kind of thing? Well, see excerpts from CNN’s interview with the footballer Cristiano Ronaldo below: It’s not a phrase that usually gets said out loud, but you have to feel sorry for Cristiano Ronaldo. The Real Madrid player has just finished the season of his life,... Read More

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March 8, 2012

“Messi is a joke” : Check out yesterday’s top tweets

by Lekan Olanrewaju Controversy was all people were talking about yesterday, it would seem, from the Nigeria/SA row to the “technical difficulties” plaguing the Arise Magazine Fashion Week in Lagos. Oh and the not so small matter of Messi’s performance for Barcelona making Champion’s League history made for quite the hot topic too. Check out... Read More

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December 13, 2011

Top 10 Sporting moments of 2011

by ‘Ifreke Inyang It is not always an easy task to pick the top ten phenomena in a year. But here we go. Here’s a quick warning: Our list is dominated by football, but we have chipped in a few moments from other sports that we absolutely enjoyed this year. And it is in no particular... Read More

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October 19, 2011

Foundation 360 with Eizu: How do we connect with our purpose?

by Uwaoma Eizu Everyone has a genius within that might never be discovered. Deep within us is the power to change our own world if only we can find our purpose here on earth and through everything that we do. But except we connect with our purpose, we may just be struggling to live.... Read More

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May 4, 2011

Tonight United Schal play Barcelona in Wembley!

by Ifreke Inyang Just like the Barcelona – Real Madrid game, this semi-final tie was settled from the first leg. Both common sense and statistics are the conspirators-in-chief. No team in the Champions League era has ever overturned a two-goal home defeat to progress on aggregate. Such is the scale of the task facing Schalke... Read More

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