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Marcos Rojo reveals what Lionel Messi said to Argentina players in half-time team talk. Jorge Sampaoli's side have been poor in Russia so far and the fact they face France in the last 16 means they will seriously need to improve. But there's reason to suggest they've turned a corner. Not only will the players now believe they can make something of their World Cup, but Messi has finally arrived. So what did Messi say? Well, that much has now been revealed by Rojo, who claims his goal was inspired by the Barcelona man.                                                                 He said: "Messi came up to us and told us to calm down and not be stressed. We felt nervous and that message helped us a lot and gave me personally a huge confidence boost. "Messi is our captain and he's the best captain in the world, it was amazing to score that goal. "Messi told everyone that it was either life or death. It could

The World Cup is so special because it brings together the very best players from across the globe as they go head-to-head for the greatest prize in football. Careers can be made with good performances on the world stage. The likes of Pele and Diego Maradona became national heroes for their performances in this competition, helping their respective countries lift the trophy. The aforementioned duo are considered two of the best players to have ever played the game. The younger generation would argue that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are far superior despite the fact they haven’t produced the goods at the World Cup. However, Riise has noticed what Neymar and Ronaldo - as well as other ‘top players’ - have done during this World Cup. Following Brazil’s draw with Switzerland, Riise wrote: “Neymar, C Ronaldo and a lot of the top players are rolling around when they get fouled. Complaining. Gesturing to referee. Messi doesn’t. Gets up and gets on with it. One

David de Gea says that Cristiano Ronaldo‘s second goal in Spain‘s 3-3 draw against Portugal was a difficult shot to save, even though the ball headed straight towards his gloves. Ronaldo lit up the tournament on Friday evening when he netted a hat-trick during the Iberian derby which ended 3-3 in Sochi.                             Image via :   The Independent Despite the Manchester United ‘keeper’s blunder – which he’s done before at club level – the 27-year-old insists he feels good about the result despite acknowledging what he did wrong. “I was late to plant my knee and the ball was a horrible one, but I haven’t killed anyone,” de Gea told Football Espana. “I’m feeling good and calm, we had a good match. “I’m happy about the team’s response, although I think we deserved more. Now we have to get up again.” When asked about the fumble, the Spaniard appeared blasé about the whole affair. “My mistake? Football’s like that, it can happen. They’re mistakes. We put

Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen has said he would like to see  Thiago Alcantara  returning to his boyhood club. Thiago, 27, left the Camp Nou in 2013 after following Pep Guardiola – whom he made his Barça debut under – to Bayern Munich where he’s been ever since. Presently on international duty with Spain at this summer’s World Cup, there is speculation Thiago could be making a comeback, and when the scenario was presented to Ter Stegen he was equivocal in his thought. “I would like to have Thiago at Barça,” he said (via Sport). “His playing style suits us and from our viewpoint he is an interesting player. “Thiago is a special type of player. He definitely would offer us different possibilities. If a transfer happened, it would be brilliant both for him and for us.” what you guys think of.. tell us in Comment section. by : the ball man

What Mourinho had its say on Messi performance Vs Iceland. Mourinho: "Messi was trying, the one against one, the one against two, the one against three... it was difficult for him, and he still had shots on target." [rt] Mourinho: "Of course Argentina had the ball and tried… but Messi’s actions were always outside the box since Iceland were compact, he was trying, dribbling, shots…" Mourinho: "Probably even in superman, even in super players, they are humans, they have feelings and I think the penalty affected him." Messi stats vs Iceland in 2018 : 11 shots 3 on target. Match result DRAW. Cristiano Ronaldo vs Iceland in 2016 : 10 shots 1 on target. Match result DRAW. Argentine supporters don't be sad it is just an start the Road to final is long. Just wait and Watch. No Doubt in that Iceland defend hard and they didn't make any mistakes but the FACT is they are capable to stop Argentina to score. they just play defe

Barcelona legend,  Lionel Messi, is arguably the most dominant footballer of the last 10 years. Such is the brilliance of the Argentine that he has won five Ballon d'Or awards, five European Golden Shoes, five Pichichis, as well as other individual accolades. The playmaker is also one of the most successful superstars in history, winning 4 UEFA Champions League trophies, 9 La Liga titles, and 6 Spanish Cups in a glorious career. The play-maker still has the privilege to rewrite that part of his story, though, when the World cup begins on June 14. After losing in the final of the tournament in 2014, the Argentine will be leading his nation into what could be perhaps his last World Cup tournament in Russia. With the odds turned against him due to the mediocre performances of his nation, we take a look at 4 reasons why the Argentine could still win the tournament this year. #1 His invincible form at the moment. #2 The presence of world class coach #3 Desire to w

Lionel Messi is Best in the world : Tea seller in INDIA . It is no Secret that people in the city of kolkata in INDIA are huge football lovers with the city of joy big fans of Argentina in particular and now one die hard fan of the south american nation has taken his love for the country to the greatest heights by painting his entire house in the nation team's colour.     shib shankar patra is a tea seller in kolkata who's love for Argentina started during the 1986 world cup, when Maradona lrd the country to the world cup. even he is saving money to travel to Russia to watch his heros in action but unfortunately could not save money to make the trip.  He said "for me Messi is an extension of Maradona. everyone in my family love Messi. we love his behaviour, we love everything about him. i has save 60,000 rs (890 $) but it was not enough for the trip i will now watch Messi playing on TV and cheer" Not only this kolkata man but the other villages of IND

LA LIGA PRESIDENT REVEALS SOMETHI NG, WHICH IS ANNOYED SOME BARCELONA FANS AND GIVE A JOY TO REAL MADRID FANS. Cristiano ronaldo and Antoine griezmann will stay at their respective club as per La Liga President javier tebas.                     via : Daily sports He believes that Cristiano and Antoine griezmann will stay at real madrid and atletico madrid, respectively. Ronaldo cast doubt over the future at Madrid after there third consecutive champions league success last month. Meanwhile, Griezmann future at Atletico  uncertain, although the forward is set to announce whether he is staying at Atletico in coming days amid Barcelona interest. But Tebas expects both the players to remain at their respective club heading to nest season. "I think cristiano stays at real madrid and antoine griezmann stayed at real madrid and atletico madrid" he told onda cero "cristiano ronaldo leaving, out of 10, i'm worried about a five or a four" he said.

Real Madrid's BBC are set to be separated. Florentino Perez devises an extravagant plan to assemble a new blockbuster front three .                      Via : Google End of the BBC is near La Liga  Real Madrid identify new front three  From the manager to the players, there will be wholesome changes at Real Madrid this summer. And the majority of the high profile signings will be done to assemble a new forward line for the new manager. Cristiano Ronaldo's wage demands may see him leave whereas Karim Benzema is all but sure to be offloaded by the club.  Meanwhile, there's a huge question mark over the future of Gareth Bale. According to Diario Gol, Real Madrid are preparing themselves for every possibility with two out of the famed 'BBC' trio certain to leave. If Ronaldo leaves, Neymar is the club's top priority.  If not for Neymar, Los Blancos are prepared to go all guns blazing for his teammate Kylian Mbappe whereas Robert

A REPORT NOW SUGGESTS THAT MANCHESTER UNITED STAR HAS BEEN “OFFERED” TO CHELSEA, BARCELONA AND REAL MADRID, AS THE RED DEVILS LOOK TO SELL THEIR UNSETTLED MIDFIELD SUPERSTAR.                                via : fox sports Also, the Manchester-based side would not prefer to sell to a direct rival, if they must cash in on their top midfield star Paul Pogba , which might increase his chances of moving to Spain. The midfielder moved back to Old Trafford in 2016 for a fee of £89m, though he has failed up to live up to expectations, it can be said, with a huge price tag on his name. Due to this, the Portuguese boss feels that it is best to sell him and buy new players, who can fit in better with the money that they get out of the deal. He was publicly criticized in the previous campaign by Mourihno, which made there relationship cpmplicated. Don Balon stated that Pogba has been offered to the number odf clubs across the continent by united.

Messi's interview with Sport.                 via : sports After Madrid won the Champions League, there's been a debate about who had the better season. What do you think? 🔊 Messi: "We had a great year with the double. It's true that the Champions League excited everyone because of what it means to win it." 🔊Messi: "But there's no need to take anything away from what we have done. Winning La Liga and the Champions League are different things. Barça's year was spectacular. We lost 3 games all season and unfortunately one of them knocked us out of the most exciting competition." Would you change the double for the CL? 🔊Messi: "No. Winning La Liga and the Copa is really important. It's not easy. Like I said, despite what happened in the Champions League, the season was really good." You've won 4 CL's and Madrid have 4 CL's in 5 years. Some say that's not good enough for Barça. Do you agree? 🔊Me

live : What leo Messi say on Grienzmann saga. LIONEL MESSI HAS HAILED ANTOINE GRIEZMANN AS A ‘GREAT PLAYER’ AND WOULD LOVE TO HAVE HIM AS A TEAMMATE.                                                         Image : google Speaking to  Mundo Deportivo,  Lionel Messi revealed: “I have always said it. It is easy to get along with great players and Griezmann is one of the best. He is going through an exceptional time in his career.” Lionel Messi: "Griezmann is one of the great players who is going through an exceptional moment in his career." [md] — Barça Centre (@barcacentre)  June 6, 2018 It seems like leo is happy with the Griezmann  transfer if this happen. lets hope this happen and we witness combined magic of both Leo and Grienzmann. for more about football transfer saga follow :  click here : Inmessionante-The-perfect-way-to-play-football By : THE BALL MAN

Is another star came from Liverpool... Mohamed Salah offered to Barcelona According to reports from  AS , Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah's representatives have offered him to Barcelona in the ongoing summer transfer window. Apparently, the Reds are ready to sell their star player, but want at least €100 million in return for his services. The Egyptian international found the back of the net a record 44 times for Liverpool last season, almost singlehandedly powering them to a top-four finish in the Premier League as well as an appearance in the final of the UEFA Champions League. However, Jurgen Klopp is ready to let Salah go, as reports claim that he has already found a replacement for him in Nabil Fekir. Club interested in Thomas Lemar Monaco star, Thomas Lemar, who has attracted interest from big European clubs for the last two transfer windows, has again been linked to multiple clubs this time around. According to reports from  Sport , Barcelona are also

Special demand by two Barcelona star for one Juventus star. Who? Luis Suarez and Leo Messi want Miralem Pjanic The  Barcelona  striking force of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez want Juventus midfielder, Miralem Pjanic, to join their attack force at Camp Nou next season, according to reports from Spanish media outlet, Don Balon (h/t  Express ). The story says that after Messi asked the Catalan club to sign the 28-year-old last week, his Uruguayan teammate has also followed suit by recommending the Bosnian midfielder to join the La Liga champions from the 2018/19 season. Media reports claim that Barcelona are willing to pay £45 million pounds for Pjanic and might even include their central midfielder, Andres Gomes, in the deal.