Page 7 - Lionel Messi

PSG-Barcelona; Liverpool-Leipzig in UEFA Champions League

A look at what's happening in European soccer on Wednesday:

La Liga 2020-21: Lionel Messi registers his 650th goal for Barcelona

Argentine striker Lionel Messi registered his 650th goal for Barcelona during the 2-1 win over Athletic Club in La Liga

La Liga: Lionel Messi suspended 2 matches for hitting opponent

The Spanish soccer federation suspended Lionel Messi for two matches on Tuesday after he hit an opponent in an incident away from the ball in the Spanish Super Cup final. The Barcelona forward was facing a suspension of up to 12 matches for swinging his arm at an Athletic Bilbao player at the end of the team's 3-2 loss on Sunday. The federation's competition committee did not deem the incident to be severe and applied a less severe penalty against the player. After passing the ball out to the left flank, Messi swung his right arm at the head of Athletic forward Asier Villalibre as they ran toward the box. Villalibre immediately fell to the ground and after a video review, Messi was given his first red card in 753 appearances for Barcelona. Referee Gil Manzano said in his match report that Messi hit his opponent with excessive force while the ball was not near him. Messi will miss Barcelona's match against third-division club Cornell in the Copa del Rey and against Elche in the Spa

Messi facing lengthy suspension after lashing out in Super Cup defeat

Messi could be suspended for up to 12 games for the red card he received in the final minutes of his team's 3-2 loss to Athletic Bilbao in Seville on Sunday

Messi's stay will depend on future projects of the football club: Hierro

Former Real Madrid player Fernando Hierro feels that Lionel Messi's decision of whether to extend his stay at Barcelona or not will depend a lot on the club's upcoming presidential elections

Former FC Barcelona prez Laporta believes he can convince Messi to stay

Former Barcelona club president Joan Laporta has a simple pitch in his attempt to get reelected to the post

Lionel Messi to miss La Liga clash against Eibar, confirms Barcelona

Barcelona will be without their star player Lionel Messi during the La Liga clash against Eibar

Lionel Messi floats future US move, immediate Barcelona plans unclear

Messi won't make a decision on his long-term future at Barcelona until the season is over, with the soccer great also raising the possibility of playing in the US one day in a TV interview

Messi will finish as greatest footballer of all time: Spain legend Puyol

Spain and Barcelona legend Carles Puyol believes that Argentine striker Lionel Messi will be considered the best footballer of all time.

The greatest of all time: Why Maradona was better than Messi and Ronaldo

When Diego Maradona was staking his claim to the title of best ever, most of the world could only get a quadrennial glimpse of his genius

Men's Player Award 2020: Fifa nominates Messi, Ronaldo, Salah among others

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Mohammad Salah and Robert Lewandowski are among the candidates shortlisted for this year's Best FIFA Men's Player Award

Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman defends Lionel Messi's angry outburst "

Forced to handle yet another difficult situation regarding Lionel Messi, Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman demanded more "respect" for his disgruntled star.

Messi, Neymar aim for World Cup qualifying amid Covid-19 pandemic

Ten teams are battling for four direct berths. Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Colombia, in that order, start as favorites for those spots.

Barcelona's Lionel Messi wins court fight over trademark of his logo

Messi first filed an application with the property office in 2011 to trademark his surname as a sportswear, footwear and equipment brand despite opposition from the owners of Massi

Would be amazing if Messi comes to Premier League: Mason Greenwood

"Would be amazing to come up against him," said Manchester United's forward Mason Greenwood on the prospect of playing against Argentine striker Lionel Messi in the Premier League

Lionel Messi shocks FC Barcelona, asks football club to let him leave

Argentine striker Lionel Messi has conveyed his message to Barcelona that he no longer wants to stay with the club

PSG vs Bayern: Neymar gets his shot at glory in Champions League final

He is getting the opportunity to prove he doesn't need Lionel Messi to help him win soccer's biggest club tournament

Questions surround Lionel Messi's future amid Barcelona chaos

Barcelona is on the verge of announcing a new coach, and it may have a new president next year

Messi set to recover from knock ahead of Champions League quarterfinals

Barcelona coach Quique Setin said after the match that he didn't think the injury would be a problem for Messi

Messi beats Benzema to win record 7th scoring title in Spanish league

Messi ended with 25 goals, four more than Karim Benzema, who did not score in Real Madrid's 2-2 draw at Legans