Lionel Messi

Argentine star’s record-extending seventh Ballon d'Or has received mixed reaction from football figures and fans

Real Madrid manager insists French striker will have ‘extra motivation’ to finish first next year

Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas won top titles at the event in Paris

Argentine star beats Lewandowski, Jorginho to win coveted prize for record seventh time

Forward creates all three goals as French giants beat Saint-Etienne 3-1

Goals from Sterling, Jesus ensure Premier League champions claim 2-1 win over star-studded French side

Football stars named on 11-man shortlist for men’s coveted prize

Striker says he wants to help French giants ‘achieve goals’ after punching ticket to World Cup with Argentina

Single point from 0-0 stalemate enough after Chile and Uruguay lose their matches

Selecao host Colombia, while Albiceleste have to do without talisman Messi

Nine trailblazers become first female players to enrol at famed football academy

Argentinian superstar has a left hamstring problem and a painful knee

Argentine star would love to be Barcelona sporting director after he hangs up his boots

Argentine star scores twice, Frenchman nets another to help team bag 3-2 win in Champions League

Messi, De Paul, Martinez score in 3-0 win; Selecao draw 0-0 against Colombia

Argentine joined PSG after Catalan club decided not to renew his contract due to La Liga's strict salary limits

French giants lose 2-0 to Rennes as their perfect Ligue 1 start ends

Messi teamed up with Neymar, Mbappe against Club Brugge in UCL, but French giants could only escape with 1-1 draw

Messi-led side bag 3-1 win in World Cup qualifier; Ribeiro scores only goal in 1-0 victory over Chile

Brazil striker to lead squad coached by Tite for three September qualifiers

Argentine superstar agrees to join French giants on two-year deal after leaving Barcelona

Manager says nothing can happen without Tottenham’s agreement, Argentine star not in club’s sights

Barcelona captain thanks Argentine superstar for ‘everything you did for the club’

Argentine superstar’s departure is a hammer blow to financial stability and prestige of Catalan club, Spanish league

Argentine holding the Copa America trophy has become the most liked sports photo, surpassing a record 20 million likes

Midfielder Di Maria scores to propel team to 1-0 win over hosts Brazil in final

Former Barcelona teammates will lead Argentina, Brazil respectively with eyes on silverware

Keeper saves three penalties in shootout to help team beat Colombia 3-2 in semi-finals

Striker scores one goal, creates two to help team beat Ecuador 3-0 in Copa quarter-finals

The legendary attacker produced two goals and an assist against Bolivia in his 148th national team appearance

Midfielder scores only goal of the game as Messi and co go joint top of Group A with Chile

Barcelona president says he cannot guarantee future of coach Koeman

Barca are third on 74 points with four games remaining, level with second-placed Real; two behind leaders Atletico

Argentine is out of contract for the Catalans on 30 June with City, PSG considered the front-runners for his signature

For the first time in 16 years, Messi and Ronaldo have failed to make it to the final eight of the Champions League

Spaniard, who was Barca president between 2003 and 2010, won a resounding 54.28% of total votes

Former President was detained in a probe related to allegations of improper management and business corruption

Argentine has 15 goals in last 14 La Liga appearances and also scored 12 in Barca's last 12 league trips to Sevilla

Argentine is expected to wait until the season end to decide his future, with the French club and City interested

Argentine has been free to negotiate with rival clubs since last month as his contract with Barcelona expires in June

Argentine scored his fastest league goal as a substitute as his strike 136 seconds inspired 3-2 victory over Betis

Argentine can leave for free when his contract expires in June, with Man City and Paris Saint-Germain both interested

Former teammates Neymar and Di Maria said they wished to play alongside the Argentine again

Laporta and Font both promised they would do everything to keep the Argentine great at Camp Nou

Argentine star scores superb free-kick to help team beat Athletic Bilbao 2-1

35-year-old's career tally includes goals for four top-flight clubs and Portugal with his closest rival being Messi

The process is unusual in that it analyses technical skills and positioning during matches

The win took the Catalans into third in the standings on 31 points, seven behind leaders Atletico Madrid

Off the field unity was harder to find as threats of breakaways, superleagues caused rancour

Argentine striker hints he could end up playing in Major League Soccer towards end of his career