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Ronaldo has beaten him to every major award lately, though it is widely viewed that Messi's form this season has elevated him above the Portuguese as the world's finest.

Since joining the Barcelona first team Lionel Messi has become one of the world's greatest soccer players

Too frequently, talented young footballers are heralded as the next big thing before they have even played in the first team, but Gael Kakuta looks like the real deal.

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Barcelona thumped Dundee United of Scotland 5-1 in a pre-season friendly match

While the Argentine F.A and Barcelona don't reach an agreement for Lionel Messi to participate in the Olympic Games, Leo continues to train with Barca in Scotland

Enigmatic Argentine international Lionel Messi has finally become recognised as the best player to play within the continent of Europe.

Argentina's diminutive forward joins the pantheon of all-time greats as he collects a well deserved Ballon D'Or chosen by L'Equippe Magazine.

Six members of the 2008-09 Champions League winners Barcelona head the 30-man nominee list for the Ballon d'Or - the European Footballer of the Year Award.

The South American rivals face off in the semis of the 2008 Olympic Games, looking for a birth in the gold medal match

A guide to the best teams left in the Champions League, which is set to offer some mouth-watering fixtures, but who could win?

Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi has been named European Player of the Year and won the Ballon d'Or

The 2009 Champions League final saw Barcelona taking on Manchester United in Rome, Italy. In the end the most prestigious European club championship went to Barcelona.

Football's world ruling body FIFA released the 23 candidates for the FIFA World Player 2009 award as well as the 10 nominees for the FIFA Women's Player 2009 prize.

Samuel Eto'o is a controversial character to say the least; will his transfer to Inter Milan end up tormenting the fans for whom he was an idol?

The road to the World Cup Finals in South Africa in 2010 is far from clear as displayed by the topsy turvy results of games 5 and 6 in the South American qualifying group

A look at the favourites from the list of 30 players up for the 2009 European Player Of The Year award including Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Kaka and Wayne Rooney.

'El Classico' is always one of the major dates in the footballing calender but a newly starstudded Real Madrid has made this the Most anticipated fixture so far this year

Barcelona can finish off the first triple-title season in the club's illustrious history with a Champions League crown after winning the Liga and the Copa del Rey.

South American teams Argentina and Brazil are the favourites coming into the Beijing Olympic Games Soccer Tournament

Cristiano Ronaldo will likely win this year's Fifa World Player award, but is he really the world's finest footballer?

South American giants Argentina and Brazil both won their Olympic Games openers, against the Ivory Coast and Belgium, respectively

Argentina is the favorite coming into the gold medal match of the 2008 Olympic Games Soccer competition where it will meet Nigeria

The Primera Liga title race goes on to the final week of the season as all three contenders,Real Madrid, Barcelona and Sevilla drew their games. Real remain in top place.

The 2009-10 Champions League has entered the group stages. Here is a review of Group F's first round matches. Barcelona at Inter Milan and Rubin Kazan at Dynamo Kiev.

A scrutiny of the world's current best players, including Cristiano Ronaldo, what sets them apart and who may soon displace them.

Ronaldo, Xavi, Iniesta and Kaka join favorite Messi on the shortlist to become the World Player of the Year 2009.

Lionel Messi beat former winners Christiano Ronaldo and Kaka, as well as Barcelona team mates Xavi and Iniesta to the win the FIFA World Player of the Year 2009 Award.

Lionel Messi height rivals - shortest soccer players in world soccer today. Small soccer player profiles of short soccer players currently playing professional football.

Argentina retained its Olympic Games soccer gold medal from four years ago with a narrow 1-0 win over Nigeria in Beijing

With the two teams occupying their traditional positions of first and second in La Liga, the attention of Spanish and European fans will be on the Nou Camp.

The groups have been chosen for the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League. Here is preview of Group F featuring Dynamo Kiev, Inter Milan, Rubin Kazan, and Barcelona.

Diego Maradona, the Argentina manager, is never far from the headlines. Can he put his troubles behind him to steer his country to a third World Cup win in South Africa?

The world's most expensive player, Cristiano Ronaldo, wins the first ever FIFA Puskas Award and is named in the inaugural FIFA/FIFPro World XI

The FIFA Player Gala 2009 will see the inaugural presentation of both the FIFA Puskas Award (Best Goal Of The Year Award) and FIFA/ FIFPro World XI

The draw for the final stages of the 2009 Champions League has been made in Nyon, Switzerland.

Barcelona were crowned as kings of Europe after defeating Manchester United 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League final in Rome.

The Football World Cup finals in South Africa have become a reality for both Brazil and Paraguay who are the first nations from Conmebol to qualify.

Here's a preview of what we can expect in the second round of matches of Groups A and B of the Olympic Games Soccer Competition

Brazil faces Cameroon and Argentina clashes with the Netherlands in two enticing Olympic Games quarterfinals soccer matches

Argentina beat Brazil 3-0 in the Olympic Games semifinal and will meet Nigeria in the gold medal match of the tournament on Sunday

In round seven of the South American World Cup qualifiers Argentina was held to a 1-1 draw by Paraguay, while Uruguay, Ecuador and Peru recorded important wins

The 22nd edition of the men's Olympic Soccer competition will commence on August 7th, with all the media heavies pegging Argentina as the overwhelming favorite.

Real Madrid's galaxy of stars failed to breakdown the home grown force of Barcelona as both sides finish the game with ten men

The 2008 Champions League final in Moscow on May 21st will be an all English affair after Manchester United and Chelsea triumphed in their semi final ties.

Nigerian attacker Chinedu Obasi is a big part of the potent offense that has promoted side 1899 Hoffenheim atop the German Bundesliga.

A recent upodate on some news about Fc Barcelona including injuries, transfer rumors, and statements form the players.

Manchester United and Barcelona, titans of European football, face off in what could be the tie of this season's Champions League. But who will win?

Scottish Premier League Clubs are currently engaged in pre-season training, but the lucrative friendlies against Barcelona, Liverpool and Porto are getting closer........

It was the late Liverpool coach Bill Shankly who said "Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you it's much more serious than that".

Which teams are most likely to win the World Cup in South Africa?