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Lionel Messi tests negative for Covid, back in Paris

05-01-2022 17:10 Lionel Messi has tested negative for Covid-19 and has flown from Rosario to Paris.

Lionel Messi in isolation in Argentina after testing positive for Covid

02-01-2022 17:20 Lionel Messi has tested positive for Covid-19 and entered self-isolation in Rosario, his club Paris Saint-Germain announced on Sunday.

Single-minded Messi targets strong finish to year with PSG

19-11-2021 03:13 With Argentina's place at the 2022 World Cup secure, Lionel Messi can shift his focus exclusively to ending the year "in the best way possible" with Paris Saint-Germain after an injury-hit start to life in France.

Argentina cap off glorious 2021 by securing ticket to Qatar 2022

18-11-2021 15:06 Albiceleste book their place at World Cup in Qatar, rounding off a glorious year for the Copa América 2021 champions.

Can Pochettino get all-star PSG to fulfil potential?

05-11-2021 00:48 Mauricio Pochettino has Paris Saint-Germain cruising in Ligue 1, and yet the Argentine is still struggling to get the best out of an all-star team in the French capital.

Retire? It has not crossed my mind, says Messi

01-11-2021 07:50 Lionel Messi says he has not given any thought about retiring after next year's World Cup – and says he would love to be Barcelona sporting director when he does finally hang up his boots.

Messi & co arrive in Argentina for World Cup triple header

05-10-2021 17:15 Albiceleste captain Lionel Messi and his teammates arrived in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, as Argentina's national team prepares for a World Cup qualifying triple header.

Messi chooses Guardiola reunion to get up and running with PSG

28-09-2021 21:09 It was the moment the fan had really been waiting for ever since Lionel Messi was unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player nearly two months ago.

Messi shines as Argentina’s Copa heroes reunite with fans

10-09-2021 02:44 In South America the last two weeks have suffered no such shortage of controversy as the World Cup qualifiers – well, almost all of them – rumbled on.

by Dan Edwards

Messi breaks Pelé's record with a hat-trick as Argentina see off Bolivia

10-09-2021 02:41 Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to overtake Pelé as the top international goalscorer in South American football history on Thursday as Argentina cruised to a 3-0 victory over Bolivia in a 2022 World Cup qualifier.

Lionel Messi's record-breaking club career to date – in numbers

13-08-2021 23:02 Argentine superstar shattered records during his spell in Catalonia...

Argentines observe Messi's French revolution from afar

13-08-2021 22:58 Despite the epicentre of Messi-mania being some 11,000 kilometres away, locals were glued to their screens this week as Argentina’s superstar footballer completed his move to Paris.

Messi joins PSG with Barcelona legacy intact

11-08-2021 10:13 Even 34, Messi still has so much to offer his new club and country. But for Barcelona, the truth is their number 10 is irreplaceable – both on and off the field.

Messi sets sights on Champions League 'dream' after PSG unveiling

11-08-2021 09:56 "I have said many times that my dream is to win another Champions League and I think I am in the ideal place to have that chance and to do it," says Argentine star, after being unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player.

Messi arrives in Paris to complete PSG move

10-08-2021 12:24 Lionel Messi lands in Paris, with the 34-year-old Argentine superstar set to be unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player on Wednesday.

France waits impatiently for Messi as PSG close in on deal

09-08-2021 15:28 Paris is expected to be Messi's next destination after his tearful departure from Barcelona, the club he has represented throughout the 17 years of his glittering professional career.

Barça gives up Messi’s star power to try fixing its finances

07-08-2021 08:04 Widely regarded as the best player of his generation, Lionel Messi couldn’t make FC Barcelona’s balance sheet a winner.

Can Barcelona and La Liga afford not to keep Messi?

06-08-2021 16:32 Not so long ago the very best players in the world played in Spain. Gradually, though, things have changed.

Local media outlets stunned by 'bombshell' Messi news

05-08-2021 17:54 Barcelona's shock announcement on Thursday that superstar Lionel Messi would be leaving the club is a "bombshell" of global proportions, according to local media outlets.

The long goodbye: Barça say adios to Messi, the boy who signed on a napkin

05-08-2021 17:39 Barcelona have insisted in the past they had plans for coping with Messi's retirement, whenever it came, but the truth is their number 10 is irreplaceable – on the field as well as off.