Lionel Messi has scored his 600th club goal, the Barcelona captain marking another milestone in his incredible career.
Messi became the player with the most wins for Barcelona after his stunning hat-trick in a 3-2 win at Real Betis in March.
He then went on break Iker Casillas record for most LaLiga wins by reaching 335 victories with a 2-0 triumph against Catalan neighbours Espanyol.
And the 600th goal duly arrived as he crowned a 3-0 win over Liverpool with his second of the match a majestic free-kick that makes Ernesto Valverde s treble-chasing side strong favourites to progress from their Champions League semi-final.
600 Lionel Messi has scored his 600th goal for in all competitions, exactly 14 years ago since his first goal against Albacete on 1st M…
Ben Foster has said that he will strive to help West Bromwich Albion bounce straight back to the Premier League should they be relegated, according to the Mail Online.
The thirty-five year old goalkeeper has played in all but one of the Baggies’ Premier League games so far this season but has been unable to help steer them away from trouble.
In total, he has played over two hundred times since signing from Birmingham City, initially on loan in the summer of 2011.
Foster began his career with Stoke City, enjoying a number of loan moves before securing a dream move to Manchester United in 2005.
He spent two seasons on loan with Watford whilst he was on United’s books and was named the Hornets’ Player of the Year in 2007.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is the standout candidate to win the Ballon d Or, according to Alex Ferguson.
The Real Madrid and Portugal star is the heavy favourite to be crowned the world s best player in 2016 having been named in the 30-man shortlist for the award along with the likes of Antoine Griezmann and five-time winner Lionel Messi.
Ronaldo has claimed the award on three previous occasions, including once under Ferguson in 2008 during his time at Manchester United.
Ferguson hailed Ronaldo s achievements in a year that saw him win the Champions League as well as Euro 2016 and cannot think of anyone better to receive top recognition.
Cristiano s achievements are unsurpassed, he has had a wonderful year, Ferguson said to Marca.
I cannot think of anyon…
Moussa Wague became the youngest African goalscorer in World Cup history after his strike in Senegal s 2-2 draw against Japan on Sunday.
Right-back Wague, 19 years and 263 days old, drilled into the roof of the net to give Aliou Cisse s side a 2-1 lead in the 71st minute in Ekaterinburg.
He beat the record set by Draman Haminu, who, at 20 years and 82 days old, scored for Ghana against United States in 2006.
However, Senegal were unable to hold to all three points as Keisuke Honda ensured the spoils were shared.
19 Moussa Wagué is the youngest African goalscorer in the history of the World Cup (19 years 8 months). Jewel.
— OptaJean (@OptaJean)
Honda stroked home from close-range just six minutes after coming off the bench to …
World champions Argentina’s 1-0 win over Brazil was marred by crowd trouble at the Maracana Stadium.
Kick-off was delayed by half an hour in Rio de Janeiro after rival fans and police clashed, with both sets of players trying to calm the situation down before eventually returning to the dressing room before the game could commence.
Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was filmed trying to climb the hoarding to stop a police officer wielding a baton before being pulled away by team-mates.
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— Selección Argentina (@Argentina)
Once the order was restored, Nicolas Otamendi’s second-half header gave Argentina an historic World Cup qualifying victory, with Joelinton …
Chelsea are interested in signing Jeremy Doku from Rennes in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea are among five clubs who are keen on securing the services of the 20-year-old winger.
Doku has been on the books of Rennes since 2020 when he moved from Anderlecht for €26 million. The winger has established himself as one of the best young players in his position in France and has been doing well for Rennes. Doku has made one start and five substitute appearances in Ligue 1 so far this season. The youngster has also played 12 minutes in the UEFA Europa League this campaign.
Last season, Doku made four starts and 10 substitute appearances in Ligue 1 for Rennes, scoring one g…
Gareth Southgate admitted he was not ready to replace Roy Hodgson following Euro 2016, though the England Under-21 manager is open to taking charge of the senior team in the future.
Southgate was reportedly the frontrunner to fill the void left by Hodgson after England s last-16 exit at the European Championships, before Sam Allardyce was eventually appointed.
The 46-year-old and former Middlesbrough boss, however, conceded it would have been too early in his career to manage England.
I can see the logic in terms of the odds but it wasn t a route I felt I was ready to take. I m pretty clear on what I m comfortable with but also I know to take that role wasn t something I think I ve got the experience for,” he said.
I think it s one of the ultimate job…
Schalke have appointed Domenico Tedesco as the club s new head coach on a two-year contract, replacing the departed Markus Weinzierl.
Weinzierl was in charge for a single season after signing a three-year deal ahead of the 2016-17 campaign, the club finishing 10th after winning one of their last six top-flight games.
Schalke missed out on European qualification for the first time since the 2008-09 campaign as a result, while they exited the Europa League and DFB-Pokal at the quarter-final stage.
Weinzierl s position was severely weakened when he was strongly criticised by Yevhen Konoplyanka, who described him as a coward for his treatment of the Ukraine winger.
BREAKING: part ways with Markus . Domenico is the new head coach on a 2-year deal! More to …
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Manchester City are set to welcome Leicester City to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday evening in a game that will be a part of the 18th round of this season s Premier League race. It should be a very interesting contest, given the consequences it may ultimately have on the race itself.
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This team under the command of Pep Guardiola won 198 points in the last two seasons an incredible achievement which, naturally, brought them the Premier League title quite deservedly, on both occasions. However, things aren t going nearly as well this time around for the defending champions. after 17 rounds, they ve allowed a whole 14-point gap to be created between them and table-toppers Liverpool. It was very challenging for City to def…
Eden Hazard hopes to prove he is not done yet but remained non-committal on his future past the World Cup with Belgium.
The Real Madrid winger has endured another frustrating season, despite Los Blancos wrapping up a 35th LaLiga title with ease and 14th European Cup with Champions League victory over Liverpool on Saturday.
Hazard started just seven games in LaLiga this season for his 18 appearances, totalling 713 minutes of action, and recorded just one assist without finding the net.
That has been the disappointing trend for the 31-year-old, who has managed just 48 outings in the league for Madrid since leaving Chelsea for a reported fee of €100million in 2019.
Hazard remains a well-liked member of the Madrid dressing room, regularly seen surrounded by…