Tag: Leonel Messi

• Friday, April 20th 2012 - 21:51 UTC

  Barcelona vs Real Madrid: a derby with 1.5bn dollars on the field

  

  Saturday’s derby between Spain’s top teams Barcelona and Real Madrid is more than a soccer match, not only because it will most probably decide who is the next champ of La Liga but also because the field will see a display of 1.474 billion dollars in players.

• Monday, February 6th 2012 - 19:48 UTC

  “Leo” wines to support Messi’s Foundation programs to help children promoting sports

  

  An Argentine winery will be launching next April a line of Sauvignon and Chardonnay with the brand name “Leo” in honour of the brilliant player and striker of the world’s currently greatest team Barcelona, Leonel Messi.

• Saturday, January 28th 2012 - 09:51 UTC

  ‘King Leo’makes the cover of this week’s TIME magazine but not in the US

  

  Argentine born Lionel Messi, three-time FIFA player of the year, is on the cover of this week's Time, but only if you buy it in Europe, Asia or the South Pacific. The United States cover is actually devoted to “The Power of Shyness”.

• Tuesday, January 3rd 2012 - 05:04 UTC

  German cruise sails along the Paraná river to the city of Rosario

  

  The German cruise vessel ‘Deutschland’ docked Monday at the port of Rosario on the mighty Paraná River which is also the hub for Argentina’s grains and oilseeds basin.

• Wednesday, October 19th 2011 - 21:06 UTC

  Who’s the best player ever: Pelé, Maradona, Romario or Messi?

  

  Former Barcelona (1993/95) striker Romario and 1994 World Cup champion came on stage to say that Argentine star Lionel Messi still has some way to go before he can call himself the best player ever.

• Friday, September 16th 2011 - 06:26 UTC

  “Rich, handsome and a great player”, but you urgently need a PR person

  

  Opposing fans give Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo a hostile reception because he is “rich, handsome and a great player,” the Portuguese said after Wednesday's 1-0 Champions League win at Dinamo Zagreb.

• Saturday, July 16th 2011 - 17:16 UTC

  World’s oldest and fiercest derby in South American football history

  

  The Argentine province of Santa Fe will be the coliseum for South America’s oldest and fiercest derby when the locals meet Uruguay in the quarter finals of the Americas Cup. Both teams arrive with an unsatisfactory record in the current competition and are expected to make the most to ensure they reach the finals.

• Thursday, April 7th 2011 - 20:14 UTC

  Messi’s Facebook page collects 7 million Likes in just a few hours

  

  Few hours after Argentine football star Lionel Messi started a Facebook Page, the Barcelona's striker has almost 7 million Likes.