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Lionel Messi has apologised for his trip to Saudi Arabia without informing his club Paris Saint-Germain after PSG suspended him. “I apologize to my teammates and I’m waiting for what the club wants to do with me,” he said. “I thought we were going to have a day off after the game as always. I had this trip organized and I couldn’t cancel it. I had already cancelled it before…”. Messi was supposed to practice with his team following a 3-1 defeat at

Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Saudi Arabia has seemingly opened the doors for other top players to move to Asia and Lionel Messi could become the next star footballer to leave Europe. The football icon is reportedly set to leave PSG after the end of his contract next month. There will be no shortage of offers when the Argentine decides to leave and it looks like an Asian club already has humongous money on the table for him. Speaking on Radio Marca, a well-placed

Erling Haaland continues to live up to his reputation as a scoring machine and, on Wednesday, he broke the Premier League's single-season goals record. The Manchester City striker notched his 35th goal of the season in a match against West Ham United at Etihad Stadium. It was the second score in the home team's 3-0 victory. The goal came in the 70th minute after Haaland, 22, ran with a through-ball from Jack Grealish and kicked the ball over goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski into the

Lionel Messi will not have his Paris St Germain (PSG) contract renewed, following his “unauthorised trip” to Saudi Arabia, according to a report by Reuters, which cited French sports daily L’Equipe. The PSG forward has previously signed an optional third-season clause in his 2021 contract, however club officials have reportedly decided not to activate it. Messi faced suspension for two weeks on Tuesday, the report said, as he was supposed to practice with his team, following a 3-1 defeat at home against Lorient

Football superstar Lionel Messi is currently in Saudi Arabia, enjoying a family holiday with wife Antonela Roccuzzo and his children. The World Cup winner arrived in the Kingdom on Monday, sharing an image of Saudi Arabia's "unexpected wonders" with his over 450 million Instagram followers. "Who thought Saudi has so much green?", he captioned the photo of a lush canopy of trees, adding how much he "love[s] to explore" the Kingdom whenever he can. The kingdom's Minister of Tourism, Ahmed Al Khateeb, also

Manchester United are still locked in negotiations as their turbulent takeover talks continue - and Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani remains a name at the centre of a deal that will have significant ramifications for world football. Sheikh Jassim is one of two primary contenders in the battle to buy the Old Trafford club, rivalling British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, with the groups believing they are now the frontrunning bidders in the race. Both parties lodged initial bids to buy the

Former Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) player Jerome Rothen has taken shots at Lionel Messi again and claimed that the Argentine came to Ligue 1 just for money. He added that the only reason to leave Barcelona was because the Camp Nou side could not afford to pay what he wanted. Messi joined PSG in 2021 after Barcelona could not offer him a new deal. The Argentine had a poor first season but has done well this time around with 15 goals, and as many

Musalli Al Muammar unveiled sporting icon Ronaldo as a star signing for the Saudi club in January alongside then manager Rudi Garcia. According to local media in the Kingdom, Al Muammar submitted his resignation from the club to Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of sports. Why Ronaldo's Chairman resign? The news follows a run of disappointing results for the Saudi side. Al Nassr currently sit in second place in the league, three points behind leaders Al Ittihad who also have a game in hand. The

Lionel Messi’s time at Paris Saint-Germain is set to come to an end at the end of the season after a chastening period for the club. Messi was booed by a section of the PSG fans on Sunday after the team slumped to a 1-0 defeat against Lyon at the Parc des Princes. It was the star-studded side’s seventh defeat of 2023 already – a run which included yet another failure in the Champions League. The 35-year-old joined PSG on a two-year deal

Saudi football club Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo has landed himself in a controversy after he inappropriately gestured to fans after the team’s 2-0 loss to Al Hilal on Tuesday night. The footage released on social media appears to show Ronaldo making an insulting gesture towards fans who were chanting “Messi! Messi! Messi!” Ronaldo was taunted as he left the field with Al Hilal fans waving Lionel Messi shirts. he can be seen putting his hand in his genital area and pulling upwards, with

Kylian Mbappé has already achieved much in his young career. The 24-year-old has won a World Cup, scored a hattrick in a World Cup final and is captain of France. On Saturday, he added more to his résumé by becoming Paris Saint-Germain’s all-time leading scorer in Ligue 1. Mbappé was the star of the show in a crucial 3-1 victory against Lens, scoring the opener for his 139th league goal for the club. He also beautifully set up Lionel Messi – who scored

A tap-in by Karim Benzema and a powerful strike by substitute Marco Asensio earned European champions Real Madrid a 2-0 win over 10-man Chelsea in their Champions League quarter-final, first leg in the Spanish capital on Wednesday. Benzema, the scourge of Chelsea at the same stage of the competition last season, converted from point blank range in the 21st minute when Kepa Arrizabalaga saved from Vinicius Junior but could only touch the ball in the direction of the Frenchman. It was Benzema's 90th

Cristiano Ronaldo led Al Nassr had a disappointing outing against Al Feiha as the visitors were held to a goalless draw. Both teams created many chances but failed to convert them into goals. The game was devoid of quality on either side. Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored a brace in the last game couldn’t produce a goal in this game. The match against Al Feiha was largely uneventful, with both sides struggling to create clear-cut chances. The only two goals that were scored in

Karim Benzema struck a hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed arch-rivals and league leaders Barcelona 4-0 to reach the Copa del Rey final in stunning fashion on Wednesday. Barca, bidding for a fourth successive Clasico victory this season, looked set for the final having edged a 1-0 win in the first leg of the semi-final in Madrid last month. But after dominating the early stages of the second leg they fell apart in unlikely fashion to lose 4-1 on aggregate with Benzema becoming the

Saudi Arabian top-flight football club Al Hilal has submitted an official offer to World Cup champion Lionel Messi, according to the Saudi Okaz newspaper. Sources have reportedly informed Okaz that Al Hilal had made an offer to the Argentine captain and current Paris Saint Germain that “meets the demands of the Argentine star” without disclosing much details concerning the deal. On his official Twitter account, Italian writer and football transfer analyst Fabrizio Romano verified the bid and stated that Messi's salary is anticipated

Lionel Messi, the Argentine superstar, has once again proven why he is considered one of the greatest footballers of all time. In a recent match against Curacao, Messi scored a first-half hat-trick, surpassing the 100-goal milestone for Argentina. At 35 years old, he continues to display his exceptional skills and remains amongst an elite group of players. Each of Messi's three goals showcased his cleverness and presence of mind, as he found himself in the right place at the right time. His sublime

Chelsea became the first English Premier League-side to organise an Open Iftar when they opened their doors to the local community on Sunday evening, with hundreds gathering to break their fast pitch side at Stamford Bridge. The event was organised in collaboration with the Ramadan Tent Project to mark Ramadan. Paul Canoville, the first black player to play for Chelsea who played 103 games in a five-year period between 1981 and 1986, was a guest speaker at the event. The Ramadan Tent Project

Cristiano Ronaldo made no secret on Wednesday of his ambition to notch up another world record -- for the number of international caps -- a day before Portugal face Liechtenstein in Euro 2024 qualifiers. The 38-year-old was named in new Portugal coach Roberto Martinez's first squad despite being dropped from the starting lineup for Portugal's final matches of the World Cup in Qatar. Ronaldo already holds the world record for men's international goals, with 118, and the European men's record of 196 caps,

The global professional football players' union says it sent a letter signed by 150 women's national team players to FIFA calling for equal World Cup prize money. FIFAPro confirmed that the letter, which also asks for equal treatment and conditions for women's teams playing in football's most prestigious tournament, was sent to the sport's international governing body in October - a month before the start of the men’s World Cup in Qatar. The Women's World Cup is set for this summer in Australia

Al Gharafa and Muaither completed the quarter-final line up for 51st edition of the Amir Cup after winning their respective Round of 16 matches, yesterday. Al Gharafa put up a dominant performance against Qatar SC beating their QNB Stars League (QSL) opponents 4-1 after Second Division side Muaither stunned Al Ahli 3-1 to book their last eight berth in style. At the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium, Qatar player Ahmed Alaaeldin put Al Gharafa ahead in the 11th minute with Yacine Brahimi scoring their