With Belgium beginning their knockout campaign on Monday, Eden Hazard has admitted that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo leaving the tournament is good for the Red Devils. Japan are the European side’s opponents in Rostov-on-Don, although there aren’t great hopes…
Maradona blasts Messi, Ronaldo quit talk (STV)
The dust has settled on the weekend’s action and the football world is wondering which of the game’s greats we’ve seen for the last time on the biggest stage. Spain crashed out and Andres Iniesta told the world he his…
Messi, Ronaldo’s quest for World Cup glory ends (DailyTrust)
It may all be over for the two best footballers in the world, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to ever win the FIFA World Cup trophy following the exit of both Argentina and Portugal from the quadrennial international football tournament.…
France vs Argentina: 3 changes Didier Deschamps should make (SUN)
France vs Argentina is the most anticipated match of the World Cup Round of 16. On one hand, you have the French, boasting probably the most talented team in the tournament – a squad so deep that they had to…
World Cup 2018: Maradona light years behind Messi, says Ramos (BBC)
Sergio Ramos says Diego Maradona is “light years behind” Lionel Messi, after the Argentine World Cup winner criticised the Spain captain. Maradona said that Real Madrid defender Ramos was “no superstar” compared with Uruguay’s Diego Godin. “I respect Maradona because…
World Cup 2018: ‘Lionel Messi does not need to win World Cup to be all-time great’ (BBC)
Argentina forward Lionel Messi does not need to win the World Cup to be considered an all-time great, says former striker Hernan Crespo. Messi, 30, had a penalty saved in Argentina’s 1-1 draw with Iceland in their opening game in…
Salah threatens Messi, Ronaldo’s Ballon d’Or stranglehold (Punch)
Mohamed Salah could be the man to finally break the Ronaldo-Messi duopoly at the top of world football after the Liverpool forward burnished his soaring reputation with a mesmerising Champions League performance against Roma. Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Lionel…
€25,000 a minute Messi zooms past Ronaldo as top earner (Guardian)
Lionel Messi has overtaken Cristiano Ronaldo as the highest earner in world football while Jose Mourinho tops the managers’ chart, according to France Football magazine. The Barcelona attacker is a long way ahead in the figures for the current season,…
