Argentina talisman Lionel Messi could face a two-year ban from international matches governed by CONMEBOL due to his corruption comments on the South American footballing body. Messi did not have the kind of Copa America many expected him to have…
Show some respect, Brazil coach Tite tells Messi (Punch)
Brazil coach Tite told Lionel Messi to show some respect following claims from the Argentina captain that the Copa America had been “fixed” so the hosts would win. Brazil clinched the Copa by defeating Peru 3-1 at the Maracana on…
Messi blames referee for Argentina’s exit (Punch)
Lionel Messi accused the referee of bias after Argentina crashed out of the Copa America with a 2-0 semi-final loss to Brazil. The Argentina captain felt a number of decisions went against his side in Belo Horizonte as goals from…
Messi’s look-alike denies tricking 23 women (Punch)
Lionel Messi’s Iranian doppelganger Reza Parastesh has denied tricking 23 women in his native country into sleeping with him after taking on the Argentine football icon’s identity to seduce them. Spanish sports publications Marca circulated the accusations earlier this week that Parastesh had…
Barcelona booed in home win against Getafe after UCL flameout (ESPN)
Spanish champions Barcelona beat top-four chasing Getafe 2-0 in front of a subdued and near half-empty Nou Camp on Sunday in their first La Liga game since a humbling defeat by Liverpool sent them crashing out of the Champions League…
Messi is unstoppable, Klopp hails Messi (Punch)
Jurgen Klopp admitted Lionel Messi was “unstoppable” on Wednesday after he left Liverpool needing a miracle to reach the Champions League final. Luis Suarez poked in against his former club before Messi hit a late double, the second a stunning…
Champions League: It’s not over yet, Messi warns teammates (Punch)
Lionel Messi warned his Barcelona teammates that their place in the Champions League final is still not certain despite his two-goal salvo in a 3-0 semi-final first leg win over Liverpool on Wednesday. “It would have been better to win…
I have time to prepare for Messi – Klopp (Punch)
Liverpool face a testing Champions League semi-final against Lionel Messi and Barcelona, but have made a statement by reaching the last four for the second straight year and are equipped to deal with the very best, manager JurgenKlopp said. Liverpool…
*Three arrested over UTME centre scam in Lagos (Nation) * Lagos PDP crisis: Adewale’s supporters stage protest at party secretariat (Guardian)
Three arrested over UTME centre scam in Lagos (Nation) Two siblings and a technical officer were arrested at a computer-based test (CBT) centre in Lagos on Tuesday for perpetrating examination malpractice in the 2019 United Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). They…