Messi’s Ballon d’Or shows that the award is a farce

Oluwajoba Ogunwale - November 30, 2021December 29, 2021

On Monday night, the attention of the world was at the beautifully built Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, as the best footballers on planet earth were celebrated at the Ballon d'Or awards. The award, which is organised by France Football, returned this year after it was postponed last year due

Messi or Lewandowski may win the Ballon d’Or but Salah is the best player in the world

Oluwajoba Ogunwale - October 26, 2021October 28, 2021

The 2021 Ballon d'Or winner will be announced on November 29, and barring a surprise, Lionel Messi or Robert Lewandowski will be declared the winner. And in fairness, they both deserved it given the year they have had, although one could also make a case for Jorginho, who played a vital

Mahrez, Salah, Mane Plus Two Other Nigerians Stars Barcelona Can Sign To Replace Messi

Oluwajoba Ogunwale - September 1, 2020September 4, 2020

The sporting world was sent into shock when arguably the greatest player of all time, Lionel Messi, revealed he wants to leave Barcelona. Messi has been with Catalan giants for almost 20 years(17 in the first team) and has been central to the team's success. Without Messi, Barcelona would not have had

Has Lionel Messi Become a Burden to the Argentina National Team

Oluwajoba Ogunwale - March 24, 2019March 24, 2019

Lionel Messi made his long awaited return to the Argentina set up after about eight months self-imposed leave from international football. The Barcelona star has not played for his country since they suffered a defeat to France in the second round of 2018 World Cup in Russia. The 32 year old

Winners and Losers from Lionel Messi’s Injury.

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Oluwajoba Ogunwale - October 22, 2018February 28, 2019

Saturday night may have begun with full excitement and enthusiasm for Barcelona fans but it ended with a feeling of mixed fortunes as their greatest fear became a reality after it was announced that Lionel Messi will miss three weeks of actions because of the injury he suffered in the