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BARCELONA, SPAIN – AUGUST 18: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona looks on during the Joan Gamper Trophy match between FC Barcelona and Club Leon at Camp Nou on August 18, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Lionel Messi’s charity under possible fraud investigation based on two friendlies

0 comments by on 9/29/2015

Lionel Messi has had a rough few days. This past weekend, he tore his MCL against Las Palmas and will be out about two months. Now, it appears that his charity is going to be investigated for fraud based off of income generated from friendly games in Lima, Peru (2012) and Chicago, Illinois (2013) from a […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 26: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona lays injured on the pitch during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and UD Las Palmas at Camp Nou on September 26, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

Lionel Messi off with knee injury after 10 minutes into game

0 comments by on 9/26/2015

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi had to be taken off after just 10 minutes in today’s La Liga game against Las Palmas due to an apparent knee injury. It’s unknown in terms of the extent of the injury but it appeared that Messi knocked knees with the Las Palmas defender as Messi was heading toward goal. Uh-Oh!!!

BARCELONA, SPAIN – AUGUST 05: Neymar (R) of FC Barcelona celebrates with his teammate Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona after scoring the opening goal during the Joan Gamper trophy match at Camp Nou on August 5, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Lionel Messi headbutts and grabs throat of Roma player in friendly

0 comments by on 8/5/2015

On a team that includes Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi became the first Barcelona player to get in trouble for violent conduct and we’re still in preseason. In today’s friendly against Roma, Messi got into former Newcastle player Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa’s face and attempted to headbutt Yanga-Mbiwa as well as grabbed him by the throat. Messi would receive […]

LANDOVER, MD – MARCH 28: Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina looks on before playing El Salvador during an International Friendly at FedExField on March 28, 2015 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

PIC: Jamaica player takes selfie w/ Messi following match

0 comments by on 6/20/2015

Lionel Messi is one of (if not the) best player(s) in the world of soccer. He also happens to be world famous off the pitch as well, so perhaps taking selfies and pictures while walking down the street or with fans isn’t abnormal. Taking a selfie with a fellow competitor after a big international match […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – MAY 30: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Copa del Rey Final match between FC Barcelona and Athletic Club at Camp Nou on May 30, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Lionel Messi Scores A Goal That Is “Pure Genius”

0 comments by on 5/31/2015

Lionel Messi is at it again, scoring sublime goals that cement him as one of the best goal scorers of this generation. This time it was against Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey Final, in which Messi scored two goals to lead Barcelona to a 3-1 win. Out of his two goals he scored […]

MADRID, SPAIN – MARCH 10: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (L) of FC Schalke 04 overtakes goalkeeper Iker Casillas (R) of Real Madrid CF during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Real Madrid CF and FC Schalke 04 at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 10, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Schalke makes Real Madrid sweat in a Champions League classic!

0 comments by on 3/10/2015

Talk about irony. In Champions League play today, the game everyone thought would be a close game wound up being a 4-0 Porto blowout of Basel. The game everyone thought was already over before it started resulted in Schalke stunning Real Madrid and came within a goal of eliminating the defending champions. Schalke took it […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 18: Lionel Messi of Barcelona celebrates scoring the opening goal from a penalty kick with his team-mates during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg match between Manchester City and Barcelona at the Etihad Stadium on February 18, 2014 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

VIDEOS: Goals aplenty for “struggling” Barcelona

0 comments by on 1/8/2015

Barcelona has been struggling recently. I mean, if we’re being honest, Barcelona is still by far one of the ten best teams in the world. But in Barcelona terms, they’re struggling. There are constant reports about Lionel Messi leaving and the front office calling elections and firing the Director of Football. Today, however, Barcelona had […]

Lionel Messi BARCELONA, SPAIN – JANUARY 26: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona looks on during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Malaga CF at Camp Nou on January 26, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Where will Lionel Messi go?

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Lionel Messi has been in the Barcelona system since he was 13. Over the years, the relationship between player and club have seen its ups and downs. Recently, there have been rumors that Messi wants to leave Barcelona and while he signed a long-term deal and we at 32 Flags have talked about the unlikelihood […]

Lionel Messi BARCELONA, SPAIN – JANUARY 26: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona looks on during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Malaga CF at Camp Nou on January 26, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Lionel Messi boots ball 60 feet in air, easily controls on first touch

0 comments by on 1/2/2015

Okay, I don’t speak Japanese and I have no clue why Lionel Messi is on a Japanese game show but here he is displaying his inhuman first touch. Messi kicks a ball 60 feet straight up and controls it once again. Messi not only does this once, but he does it twice, and still keeps […]

Lionel Messi Scores Hat Trick to Become All Time La Liga Goalscorer

0 comments by on 11/22/2014

Lionel Messi scored a hat trick in a 5-1 win against Sevilla to become the all time goalscorer in La Liga with 253 goals. He broke the record set by Telmo Zarra in 1955 with 251. Messi only needed 10 years to break the record compared to 15 that Zarra needed. Ironically, Zarra had his […]

OPINION: Lionel Messi is NOT Leaving Barcelona

0 comments by on 11/20/2014

For the past day or so, I have seen many reports saying that Lionel Messi is considering leaving or hinting at leaving Barcelona next year or in the foreseeable future. I have to be honest, I haven’t read any of these articles because I know it’s not going to happen. Lionel Messi is staying at […]

Lionel Messi Scores With His Head!

0 comments by on 11/5/2014

Lionel Messi is already one of the best players in soccer history. One area where he is not known for is heading. With the style Barcelona plays plus his 5 ft. 6 in. frame, I don’t really blame him for not scoring more often with his head. It’s very rare when Messi scores with his […]

5 Things To Know About El Clasico

0 comments by on 10/21/2014

This Saturday at noon, the first El Clasico of the year takes place at the Bernabeu. The two big teams in La Liga face off in the first of two minimum matches. These games have typically been classic games filled with high scoring and hopefully we don’t see anything different this weekend. Here’s what you […]

Return of the Mad Genius

0 comments by on 10/20/2014

Luis Suarez is set to make a sensational return to soccer since the big scandal of this summer’s World Cup landed him a four month ban from all play. Having introduced himself to his new club, Barcelona, in friendly matches, this will be Suarez’s first real competitive match with his new teammates. In what promises […]

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