Category Archives: Lionel Messi

20 September 2010

Ujfalusi gets 2 matches for Messi tackle

Atlético Madrid defender Tomás Ujfalusi has been suspended for two matches for his clumsy tackle on Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. To be sure, it was a terrible tackle. Ujfalusi claims it wasn’t his intention to come in so hard, but the … Continue reading →

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25 May 2009

Champion’s League Final: A study in beautiful football?

Head v. heart: who wins? Your head thinks logically, looking at the positives and negatives and comes up with a perfectly legitimate conclusion. Your heart, though, is different. It looks for something that will make it sing. Its conclusions might … Continue reading →

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23 August 2008

Argentina v. Nigeria or, Messi is dominant… again

Since nobody wrote about this here at SoccerNation, I thought I’d take a few minutes and, once again, extol the greatness of Lionel Messi. Messi dominated every aspect of the gold medal match last night. He was, of course, especially … Continue reading →

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29 April 2008

Messi: an appreciation

Lionel Messi was the best thing about Barcelona this afternoon (it was afternoon in my part of the world). Every time he touched the ball, he put the Man Utd defender to the sword. The only thing that prevented him … Continue reading →

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