#LIONEL MESSI

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208 APPEARANCES, 126 GOALS, ONE LAST NIGHT: MESSI SAYS GOODBYE

Lionel Messi brought the curtain down on a 21-year international career with a 3-0 win over Benin. In front of more than 85,000 spectators at River Plate's Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, the 39-y

mybc news Football 8d ago

HOW UK FANS CAN SEE MESSI PLAY AND CRUISE THE CARIBBEAN

An exclusive £1,799 football-and-cruise package bundles an official ticket to watch 39-year-old Lionel Messi with return flights from the UK, three nights in a Miami hotel and a multi-day Caribbean cr

mybc news Football 11d ago

END OF AN ERA: THOUSANDS WELCOME MESSI HOME FOR ARGENTINA FAREWELL

Lionel Messi, 39, has flown into Argentina to play his farewell match for the national team. The captain arrived in Buenos Aires ahead of an emotional occasion that will bring the curtain down on his

mybc news Football 21d ago

GABRIEL BATISTUTA OPENS UP ON DIEGO MARADONA AND THE 1994 WORLD CUP

At the 1994 World Cup, Gabriel Batistuta struck a hat-trick in Argentina's 4-0 rout of Greece. Yet the headlines belonged to Diego Maradona, who scored just once that day. Nine years Batistuta's seni

Football 23d ago

ONE LAST DANCE IN BUENOS AIRES: LIONEL MESSI'S FAREWELL AND THE END OF A GREAT FOOTBALL ERA

After 125 goals in 207 matches, Lionel Messi will formally bring down the curtain on his Argentina career at the age of 39, in a friendly against Benin on 6 October. The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner