Superb Lionel Messi banged in another hat-trick on Sunday and guided Barcelona to an important 4-2 win at lowly Zaragoza.

Barcelona with Lionel Messi, qualified for the quarterfinals after eliminating Stuttgart for 4-0, with this result the team has great expectations in reaching the final of the Champions League.

Argentine Benfica star Angel Di Maria has become the obsession of many European clubs for next season. Now, it’s the powerful Lio Messi’s Barcelona who attemps to sign him up.

The Spanish newspaper, in their chronicle of the match between Argentina and Germany, said that the Barcelona playmaker suffers in the National, and the style of the ‘albiceleste’ is very dangerous for The Flea.

In the Allianz Arena in Munich, Argentina met Germany in a game that Maradona called the ‘World Cup’s first game’. A goal from GonzaloPipita Higuain reching the first half’s end was enough to get a good win against a strong team. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

With goals by Diego Forlan and Simao, Atletico Madrid help rivals Real with their victory over super power Barcelona. Good result for the ‘Colchoneros’ with Kun Aguero as their main player. Zlatan Ibrahimovic pulled one back for the ‘Cules’.

Argentinan sportmen Lionel Messi and Juan Martin del Potro have been nominated for the prestigious Laures Award that will be unveile during a televised Awards Ceremony staged in Abu Dhabi on March 10, 2010.

Diego Maradona is news again for his words after the weak performance of his team against Jamaica yesterday, the coach said ‘Martin has a 80% chance of being in the World Cup’.

Yesterday in Vancouver, Argentina’s capital imposed to Kuala Lampur by 58 votes to 31, and will receive the annual General Assembly where the IOC will elect the successor to the current president Jacques Rogge and the city that will host the Games in 2020.

Lionel Messi is the most admired foreign athlete in Spain beating Cristiano Ronaldo, who ranks second according to a study by consultancy IMG.

The International Federation of Football History and Statistics continues giving away awards and this time it was the Catalan midfielder’s turn. Some may ask about Leo Messi, who took home lots of prizes this year: the Argentine ace was second in the poll only a vote far from the winner!

He didn’t want to be outdone by Messi and he also made a triple. Carlos Tevez, who comes from a 2009 with ups and downs that took his place in the national squad, is back playing at his best level and with the three goals he scored, he was the towering figure of the City before Blackburn Rovers.

The Argentine ace was rested by Guardiola and the Catalans could only draw against hard working Villarreal. It was 1-1 with goals scored by Pedro (Bar) and Fuster (Vil).

So Foot magazine interviewed Alfredo Di Stefano, where he spoke about Messi and said that “he deserved the Golden Ball awardthat he has won

With coach Diego Maradona in the stands banned by FIFA, and ace Lionel Messi travelling home to spend the holidays, Argentina said godbye to this year with a friendly match against Catalunya at Camp Nou. The game ended

No surprise as Barcelona and Argentina playmaker adds FIFA award to the Ballon d’Or he won last month as European Footballer of the Year. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

Barcelona left it late before claiming their sixth title of the year, beating Argentina’s Estudiantes 2-1 after extra time to clinch the Club World Cup here on Saturday. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

Bad news for Barcelona: Andres Iniesta, one of its top figures and key player for the collective system of Guardiola, is out of the final with Pincha.

The ‘cules’ managed to beat Mexican side Atlante for 3-1. Rojas gave an early lead to Atlante but Busquets tied after a corner. Then Lionel Messi, in the first ball he touched after entering the pitch scored the advantage goal while Pedro scored the third and last.

After being treated hardly the whole Champions League game last wednesday against Dynamo at Kiev the Argentinian suffered a sprained ankle