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Haaland Can Never Be Lionel Messi – Pep Guardiola

Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has revealed that his super striker, Erling Haaland can’t be like Lionel Messi.
According to him, Haaland will never be Lionel Messi’s level.
The Norwegian striker has scored 50 goals for City this season – 34 in the Premier League and 12 in the Champions League.
Asked about comparisons with his former Barcelona captain Leo Messi, Guardiola added: “No-one can compare with Messi. It will not help Erling.
 
“Messi is the most complete player I have seen in terms of vision, dribbles, passes, competitiveness, in many things that are difficult.
 
“Hopefully Erling can be so close [to] Leo – that will be great for us and him, but I don’t help anyone to compare them with the Argentina player.”
 
“I know him a bit and he is so competitive and positive in his mindset.
 
“He has this incredible, positive self-confidence. It’s not arrogance.
 
“It’s self-confidence to say I am going to score and to arrive in his first season and score 50 already, and equal the record for two legends in Andy Cole and Alan Shearer.”
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He Has $600m Offer, Will Not Return To Barcelona – FIFA Agent Reveals New Club Interested In Messi

Marco Kirdemir, the FIFA agent, has made a claim about Lionel Messi.

He claimed that Messi, the Paris Saint-Germain forward, will not be returning to Barcelona amid reports he is set to leave the Parisians.

Kirdemir insisted that Messi has a $600 million offer to join Saudi Arabia club Al-Hilal in the summer.

Messi, 35, has been suspended for two weeks by PSG for his recent ‘unauthorised’ trip to Saudi Arabia.

Reports had emerged that the Argentina World Cup winner will leave the Parisians in the summer.

There have been widespread reports about Messi making a return to his boyhood club Barcelona.

However, Kirdemir believes that the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner will join Al-Hilal if his family gives him permission.

Kirdemir said (via MARCA), “He’s not going to Barcelona. He wants to come back when he retires.”

“He has an offer of 600 million dollars from Al-Hilal, the King’s team. Messi travelled to the country to get to know it, to see the place where he could live; if his family gives the OK, he will play in Saudi Arabia.”

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You Can’t Tell Them What To Do – Arsenal Legend Defends Messi, Ronaldo

Emmanuel Petit, the Arsenal legend, has defended football icons, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

He defended them amid recent criticisms of the duo.

Messi, 35, and Ronaldo, 38, have dominated world football over the course of the past two decades and have won plenty of trophies.

However, the duo have come in for criticism recently due to their career decisions.

Many have argued that Ronaldo wrongfully chose to head to the Saudi Pro League to join Al Nassr a few months ago, while Messi has drawn the ire of supporters for opting not to sign an extension with PSG.

However, Petit has defended both Messi and Ronaldo by claiming that no one can tell them what to do at the end of their careers.

According to him, both Ballon d’Or winners should be allowed to make whatever decision suits them, adding that they have nothing left to prove.

“Messi and Ronaldo have lit up football for 20 years,” Petit told French outlet Rothen s’enflamme.

“You can’t tell these players what to do at the end of their career when they have nothing left to prove.”

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Serie A: Osimhen Becomes Second Nigerian to Win Scudetto, Breaks Other Records

Victor Osimhen has helped Napoli win their first Seria A title after 33 years.
He became the second Nigerian to win the Scudetto after Napoli’s historic feat on Thursday night.
The Partenopei claimed their first Serie A title in 33 years after playing out a 1-1 draw with Udinese at the Dacia Arena.
Obafemi Martins was the first Nigerian to achieve the feat with Inter Milan in the 2005/06 season.
Osimhen not only won it with Napoli this time, he also played a pivotal role in the Partenopei’s victory.
The 24-year-old has so far scored 22 goals and provided four assists in 27 league games this season.
The striker is now in contention to become the first African to win the Golden Boot in the Italian top-flight.
The Nigeria international now holds the record for the most goals in a Serie A season by an African player after erasing Samuel Eto’o’s old mark.
Osimhen is also now the joint highest African goalscorer ever in Serie A (46 goals).
He shares the record with former AC Milan forward George Weah, who is also now the president of Liberia.
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La Liga Gives Messi Conditions To Return To Barcelona From PSG

Javier Tebas, the La Liga President, has talked about Lionel Messi’s return to the league.

He said Messi will earn less at Barcelona if he makes a return from Paris Saint-Germain.

Messi is set to leave the Ligue 1 champions this summer when his current contract expires.

The Argentina captain was suspended by PSG this week, following an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia.

It is believed the relationship between Messi and the French club is now broken.

Tebas has now said for Messi to rejoin Barcelona, the La Liga side must also sell players for good amounts.

“If Barça signs Leo Messi, his salary will be less than what it is at Paris Saint-Germain.

“His return is now conditional on selling players. I think that Barça will get a good amount from selling players this summer,” Tebas said.

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Lionel Messi Bigger Than You, Be Grateful He Agreed To Wear Your Shirt – Soria Blasts PSG

French football giants, Paris Saint-Germain has come under heavy criticism.

They came under fire for suspending their superstar, Lionel Messi.

Cristobal Soria, a popular Spanish journalist has launched a scathing attack on the French Ligue1 giants after the club suspended the superstar for travelling to Saudi Arabia unauthorised.

Soria said the Ligue1 champions should be thankful that a player like Messi even agreed to wear their shirt.

The Argentina superstar and World Cup winner grabbed headlines after travelling to Saudi Arabia, the country to which he is an ambassador.

He made the trip hours after PSG’s defeat to Lorient despite being required to report for training the next day, Monday.

For this reason, the French side decided to suspend the player for two weeks and banned him from using the club’s training facilities.

El Chiringuito journalist Soria, said, “One-half of Lionel Messi has more history and importance than all of PSG put together.

“Punish him? But what did you believe? PSG should be forever grateful that Messi wore their shirt and defended their crest.”

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Video Shows Angry PSG Fans Protesting Against Neymar And Messi

Paris Saint-Germain fans have protested against Lionel Messi and Neymar forcing the club to order extra security at the club’s training ground.
It was gathered that the fans stormed the home of Neymar to protest on Wednesday.
The also gathered outside club headquarters on Wednesday evening where they set off smoke flares and sang hostile chants against Messi, Italian midfielder Marco Verratti was not spared.
Some of them, dressed in black, then travelled to Neymar’s home in a wealthy suburb west of Paris where they chanted “Neymar, get lost”.
 
“Paris Saint-Germain condemns in the strongest possible terms the unacceptable and insulting actions of a small group of individuals,” a club statement said on Wednesday evening.
 
“Whatever the differences of opinion, nothing justifies such behaviour.”
Neymar, who has been plagued by injuries at PSG and is out until the end of the season, reacted by writing on Instagram: “Don’t let people put you in their storm. Put them in your peace.”
The club decided to boost security at its training ground and outside the homes of the players singled out during the protests, two sources told AFP, asking not to be named.
Some of the fans had indicated “they wanted to do the same thing every evening,” one of the sources said.
The protesters left “calmly, several minutes after their arrival” without any clashes with police, the source added.
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Erling Haaland Breaks Premier League Record For Most Goals In A Season

Erling Haaland has reached a new milestone in the Premier League.
This comes after he scored his 35th goal of the season for Manchester City in their game against West Ham to break the record for the most goals netted in a single Premier League campaign.
The 22-year-old netted his 35th top-flight goal of the campaign in Manchester City’s 3-0 win against West Ham on Wednesday. Nathan Ake gave Pep Guardiola’s side the lead, before Haaland notched his record-breaking strike. Phil Foden added City’s third to wrap up an important three points at the Etihad Stadium.
Alan Shearer and Andrew Cole held the previous record for Newcastle and Manchester United respectively – and no-one had come close until Haaland turned up to City. The forward shattered the feat with five matches to go in spectacular fashion as Pep Guardiola’s side chase their fifth title in six years.
It was a sumptuous finish from the forward as he dinked the ball over the onrushing Lukasz Fabianski, having been played through by Jack Grealish. The Norwegian had been relatively quiet up until the goal but showed his pure class and what he can do when given a clear-cut chance.
Haaland now has 35 in the Premier League and 51 in all competitions – a remarkable tally for a striker that was written off by many after missing a number of chances in the Community Shield in July. However, he has proven to be a top-class signing for City since his £51million move from Borussia Dortmund.
After scoring his first City goal against, ironically, West Ham in August, Haaland has not looked back ever since. He scored twice at the London Stadium on the opening day of the season, before striking a further 13 goals in his next eight top-flight matches as he continued his impressive start in England.
He now holds the overall record and has another five games to add to his tally.
He was given a guard of honour by his team-mates, boss Pep Guardiola and the club’s backroom staff after the final whistle at Etihad Stadium.
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EPL: I’d Swap All My 51 Man City Goals To Win Treble – Haaland

Manchester City striker, Erling Haaland has revealed that he’s ready to swap all his 51 goals for a treble.
Recall that Haaland broke the record for Premier League goals in a single season on Wednesday night, as City thrashed West Ham 3-0 to return to the top of the table.
Pep Guardiola’s men are also set to face Real Madrid in the last four of the Champions League and will face Manchester United in the FA Cup final in June, as they try to win a remarkable treble.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the West Ham game, Haaland simply replied “yes” when asked if he would trade his goals for three trophies this season.
However, he added: “Everyone knows it’s possible but we cannot think of the FA Cup final now when we play Leeds in three days.
 
“If you do this you are not good in your head.”
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EPL: Get Rid Of Him Now – Chelsea Owners Told To Sack Lampard Immediately

Jamie O’Hara, a former Tottenham midfielder, has called on Chelsea FC owners, Graham Potter and Co. to sack Frank Lampard immediately.

Lampard insisted Chelsea should sack their former manager, who returned to the club on an interim basis following the sack of Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter.

This is after the Blues suffered their sixth straight defeat under Lampard with a 3-1 loss at Arsenal on Tuesday night

“It was a stroll for Arsenal. Chelsea fans are paying to watch that nonsense?”

“You spent £600m and you’re playing like a Championship team…

“Lampard, out of his depth. I’d get rid!”

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