Lionel Messi News
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The following is a roundup of soccer stories from U.K. newspapers, with clickable Internet links.
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Barcelona’s Lionel Messi may miss the rest of the season because of a hamstring injury, crimping his chance to set a new league scoring record.
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Lionel Messi’s Barcelona won its fourth Spanish soccer championship in five years, and 22nd in total, after second-place Real Madrid drew 1-1 at Espanyol.
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The surge in demand for dollars in Argentina that increased the black-market price to a record 10 pesos per dollar is causing banks to ratchet up deposit rates as they try to lure back savers.
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Juventus secured its record-extending 29th Italian soccer championship with a 1-0 win against Palermo. Ajax clinched the Dutch title for a third straight season.
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Bayern Munich routed Barcelona 7-0 over two matches to set up the first all-German Champions League soccer final.
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Paris Saint-Germain snatched a 2-2 draw against visiting Barcelona with the final kick of their Champions League soccer quarterfinal opener. Bayern Munich beat Juventus 2-0 in a matchup of former winners.
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Bayern Munich handed Barcelona its worst European soccer defeat in 16 years to move to the brink of its third Champions League final appearance in four seasons.
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Lionel Messi was crowned soccer’s best player for an unprecedented fourth straight time after the Barcelona and Argentina forward broke the record for goals in a calendar year.
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Barcelona advanced to the Champions League soccer semifinals for a record sixth straight year after eliminating Paris Saint-Germain on away goals, as Bayern Munich ousted Juventus with a 2-0 win.
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