
Bartomeu: Messi will retire as a Barcelona player ‘in three or four years’
Lionel Messi will retire as a Barcelona player in “three or four years”, according to club president Josep Maria Bartomeu.
Lionel Messi will retire as a Barcelona player in “three or four years”, according to club president Josep Maria Bartomeu.
Former Barcelona defender Albert Ferrer says that the club is too reliant on Lionel Messi’s brilliance and lacks the depth to truly compete at the top level.
Sergio Ramos is the best defender in the world and can keep on playing until he is 40, according to former Real Madrid teammate Rafael van der Vaart.
Mauricio Pochettino has seemingly opened the door to potentially coaching Barcelona after expressing regret for showing them “disrespect” with comments he made in 2018.
Lionel Messi secured a record seventh Pichichi award after the Barcelona star finished the 2019-20 season as the leading scorer in La Liga.
Zinedine Zidane said Gareth Bale’s absence from Real Madrid’s squad for their draw with Leganes was a “technical decision”.
Lionel Messi has set a new record for most assists in La Liga in a single season, surpassing former Barcelona team-mate Xavi in the process.
Quique Setien says he doesn’t know if he’ll still be coaching Barcelona when they resume their Champions League campaign in August, as he acknowledged his job could be at risk after the team’s failed La Liga title defence.
Sergio Ramos has praised Zinedine Zidane as ‘unique’ after Real Madrid’s La Liga title triumph, insisting everything the Frenchman ‘touches turns into gold’.
Karim Benzema scored a goal in each half as Real Madrid clinched a 34th LaLiga title with a 2-1 victory over Villarreal on Wednesday evening.