May 23, 4 hours ago

OW: Iker Muniain As Bart Simpson, Messi’s Baby Rumours, Park Ji-Sung In Thailand, The Rooneys In Vegas, Irina Shayk

OW: Iker Muniain As Bart Simpson, Messi’s Baby Rumours, Park Ji-Sung In Thailand, The Rooneys In Vegas, Irina Shayk

Welcome to Offbeat Wednesday, our Weekly Special on the Lighter Side of the Game! This week, read about Iker Muniain’s Comparison to Bart Simpson, Leo Messi’s Baby Rumours, The Rooneys’ Las Vegas Holiday, Irina Shayk and Park Ji Sung!

Man United’s …

Apr 24, 30 days ago

Gerard Pique Craving For Start Against Chelsea, Di Matteo Says “One More Goal” All It Takes

Gerard Pique Craving For Start Against Chelsea, Di Matteo Says “One More Goal” All It Takes

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting Gerard Pique – the most excited man out of Barcelona’s training ground today! And who can blame Mr. Shakira, really, there’s no bigger stage to make your long-awaited comeback than a Champions League replay between Barcelona …

Apr 21, 33 days ago

El Clasico: Mourinho Motivates Real’s Players, Tell Them “I Believe In You” & Leo Messi Launches Guardiola Book

El Clasico: Mourinho Motivates Real’s Players, Tell Them “I Believe In You” & Leo Messi Launches Guardiola Book

There are only two matches worth skipping cupcake classes for this weekend – el clasico (Barcelona vs Real Madrid at the Nou Camp) and Arsenal’s lunchtime date with Chelsea at the Emirates later today. Sure, you could factor in the post-Champions …

Apr 19, 35 days ago

Noticias: Chelsea’s Victory And The Roberto di Matteo Effect, Iniesta Calls For Barca ‘Aggression’

Noticias: Chelsea’s Victory And The Roberto di Matteo Effect, Iniesta Calls For Barca ‘Aggression’

No matter what you’ve heard from this morning, the real protagonist of Chelsea’s almost inconceivable 1-0 victory over Barcelona last night was Roberto di Matteo. That’s right – it wasn’t goalscorer Drogba or his provider Ramires – although they do …

Apr 18, 36 days ago

Champions League: Barcelona Go Sightseeing In London, Fabregas Admits Move “Much Better” Than Expected

Ahead of their Champions League semi-final showdown against Chelsea tonight, Barcelona’s squad has been spending quality time in London, carrying their umbrellas and trying to avoid Cesc Fabregas’s former hang-out spots. There wasn’t time to get on the tour bus, but we’re pretty sure …

Apr 10, 44 days ago

Brazil’s Andres Sanches Slams Barcelona’s La Masia System, Says Messi Will Retire In Five Years

Brazil’s Andres Sanches Slams Barcelona’s La Masia System, Says Messi Will Retire In Five Years

The director of Brasil’s football federation, Andres Sanches (middle, with national coach Mano Menezes), has taken a stab at Barcelona – saying that their famed La Masia system is a mere facade and that Lionel Messi will be retiring in …

Mar 29, 56 days ago

Pep Guardiola Complains About San Siro Pitch, Ibrahimovic’s “Friend” & More Bizarre Allegations

Pep Guardiola Complains About San Siro Pitch, Ibrahimovic’s “Friend” & More Bizarre Allegations

After Barca’s unexpected 0-0 draw against AC Milan at the San Siro last night, a few strange allegations have taken place. The first one – that Alexis wasn’t granted a penalty when Abbiati knocked him out in the 15th minute …

Mar 28, 57 days ago

Champions League: AC Milan’s Ibrahimovic Calls Truce With Barcelona Ahead Of Quarter Final Clash

Champions League: AC Milan’s Ibrahimovic Calls Truce With Barcelona Ahead Of Quarter Final Clash

You’d better run for cover and start polishing your Aunt’s old wine glasses because history was made yesterday! For the first time EVER, a polite Zlatan Ibrahimovic appeared in front of the European press pack. Indeed, even if you attempted …

Mar 26, 59 days ago

LA LIGA LUNES : Malaga On Course For European Spot, Marc Muniesa And Messi On The PS3

LA LIGA LUNES : Malaga On Course For European Spot, Marc Muniesa And Messi On The PS3

Spain’s answer to Manchester City – Malaga – are on an absolute ROLL at the moment (although they could do with buying more players next season – what do you say, Sheikh Al Thani?!) Their 2-1 win at …

Mar 21, 64 days ago

Miércoles Messi : Pep Guardiola Compares Star To Michael Jordan After Breaking Barcelona Record

Miércoles Messi : Pep Guardiola Compares Star To Michael Jordan After Breaking Barcelona Record

If there was ever a better time to declare “Miércoles Messi” (Messi Wednesday), it’s today. Records are broken by players all the time but the difference here is that Messi is only 24 and has already rewritten his entire club’s …

Mar 12, 73 days ago

LA LIGA LUNES : Espanyol’s Uche Loves Fans, Messi Confirms He’s Superhuman, Benzema’s Breakdance & Fabregas Keeps Mum

LA LIGA LUNES : Espanyol’s Uche Loves Fans, Messi Confirms He’s Superhuman, Benzema’s Breakdance & Fabregas Keeps Mum

Espanyol overturned their heartbreaking 5-1 loss to Real Madrid last weekend and handed it over to Rayo Vallecano instead yesterday. Yes, just like the

Mar 8, 77 days ago

Messi Scores Five Goals Against Leverkusen, Wears The Best Sailor Outfit At Costume Party

Messi Scores Five Goals Against Leverkusen, Wears The Best Sailor Outfit At Costume Party

Scoring five goals against Leverkusen in the Champions League… just another day in the office for Lionel Messi! The question is, who’s going mushroom picking with Xavi now? (don’t fret, there’s no real answer to that question.)

 ”I am fortunate to …

Feb 29, 85 days ago

OFFBEAT: The Beckhams, Irina Shayk Attend Oscar Party, Barca And Messi Visit Circus & The Ozil Family

OFFBEAT: The Beckhams, Irina Shayk Attend Oscar Party, Barca And Messi Visit Circus & The Ozil Family

Poor David never gets Victoria’s awkwardly robotic, high-fashion poses on the red carpet…. but he’s learned to live with it! Here’s the couple at the Vanity Fair post-Oscar party over the weekend, where Victoria ended up most of the preening …

Feb 23, 91 days ago

Lionel Messi, Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, Kun Aguero, Jack Wilshere & Fernando Torres In New Ad

Lionel Messi, Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, Kun Aguero, Jack Wilshere & Fernando Torres In New Ad

Here they are – the new (updated) faces of one of the world’s favourite soft drinks! Lionel Messi, Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, Kun Aguero and Fernando Torres all appeared in a print version of the ad bringing on the swag, …

Feb 17, 97 days ago

Noticias : Neymar Goes Wakeboarding and Lionel Messi’s First Youth Card At Barcelona

Noticias : Neymar Goes Wakeboarding and Lionel Messi’s First Youth Card At Barcelona

Every football fanatic would love to get their hands on one of these youth player cards – especially that belonging to a player/legend. While clubs usually authorize these official cards to be placed in their own museums (Real Madrid, for …

Feb 14, 100 days ago

Champions League : Dani Alves Admits Barcelona’s Mood Is ‘Unusual’, Messi & Co Ready For Leverkusen

Champions League : Dani Alves Admits Barcelona’s Mood Is ‘Unusual’, Messi & Co Ready For Leverkusen

It’s Champions League week again, and what else can you really say apart from “Bienvenidos, Barca?!” Nothing like European football after that two month hiatus…. gracias a Deus!
Messi and co’ landed in Leverkusen yesterday and went straight into a training …

Feb 13, 101 days ago

LA LIGA LUNES : Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas & Thiago Alcantara’s Girlfriends At Nou Camp

LA LIGA LUNES : Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas & Thiago Alcantara’s Girlfriends At Nou Camp

They may have lost to Osasuna over the weekend, but don’t blame it on lady luck, por favor! Here’s a snapshot of Barcelona’s ‘girlfriends club’ at the Nou Camp last week during Barca’s Copa del Rey semi-final fixture.
From left : …

Jan 28, 117 days ago

Weekend Wrap : Lionel Messi’s TIME Cover, Chicharito As Baby Jesus and Liverpool vs Man United

Weekend Wrap : Lionel Messi’s TIME Cover, Chicharito As Baby Jesus and Liverpool vs Man United

If you’re heading to the bookstore this weekend, look out for Leo Messi on the cover of the latest ‘TIME’ magazine (International Edition). When your face graces the cover of TIME, you f**king MADE IT! Unfortunately, the lovely Yanks don’t seem to think …

Jan 21, 124 days ago

Weekend Wrap : Cuando Messi, Ronaldo On Having ‘Good Genes’ & Arsenal-United Preview

Feliz Sabado! If you haven’t heard of ‘Cuando Messi‘, you’ve gotta get with the program right away. Yesterday (for the most part), most of the football fraternity was up in arms over something Pele said :

“When Messi has scored 1,283 …

Jan 20, 125 days ago

Noticias : Valencia’s Copa Del Ray Dance, Dining With Lionel Messi & Berbatov To Bayern?

NOTICIAS

There’s nothing a little mid-match Tango won’t do for you – just ask Valencia’s Pablo Hernandez! The striker was highly instrumental in Los Che’s 4-1 Copa del Ray win over city rival Levante last night – setting up the goals …