Football arguably is the most followed sport around the globe; sadly as quite entertaining as the game is, some players have shown the odd side of it, and they should have been banned.
The players are the major actors in this match, but some famous footballers have done some nasty things on the field in which many pundits claimed that they should have been banned for life.
Here we take a look at some players who should have been sent away from football for their entire life.
1. Duncan Ferguson
Ferguson was one of the players who was very cruel on the field of play during his days at Everton’, and in 1995, the player was sent to three months in prison for a dangerous tackle on John McCay who was playing then for Raith Rovers.
Many claimed after the incident that he should have been banned for life after the disastrous tackle.
2. Jermaine Pennant
The former Liverpool player was in 2005 arrested and charged with drink driving and was banned for 16 months not to drive because of his off-the-pitch antics.
During questioning, Pennant gave a wrong identification of himself and was sent to 90 days in prison, although he was released on parole after 30 days.
3. Luis Suarez
The Barcelona striker is one of the players whose playing career is full of controversies as it would be recalled how the forward racially abused French left-back Patrice Evra.
His biting acts also has made many to have suggested that the player should not grace the field of play anymore.
4. Eric Cantona
The former Manchester United star is among the players whose playing career was full of gross indiscipline ranging from assaulting match officials and opponents on the field of play. Cantona would also go as far as fighting the fans watching from the stands.
5. Nile Ranger
Ranger was one of the promising strikers that were tipped for success when he featured for Newcastle United, but he was involved in many disciplinary issues which include his involvement in the armed robbery and was found guilty which decimated his career.
6. Andy Carroll
Andy Carroll is another player many pundits claimed should have been banned for the series of arrests and charges in the year 2008, 2009 and 2010 as he was involved in many off pitch embarrassing activities.
7. Joey Barton
Barton is another player who was involved in so many controversies which many claimed he should have been banned considering what he has done.
Far back in 2004, Barton angrily stubbed a lit cigar which was directly into the face of Jamie Tandy who was a player of Manchester City. Barton was also sentenced to six months in jail after punching a man 20 times.
Well, be as it may, Nigerians have taken solace in sports betting. It’s now a new normal in Nigeria to see young people, especially, on the streets and queues struggling their way to place their bets on the five top leagues in world football.
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The English Premier League, Spanish Primera La Liga, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga and the French league. Other minor leagues are also not excluded. In short, Nigerian youths have seen sport betting as another way to make put food on their table.
Why do many Nigerian youths engage in Sports betting? Here are the reasons why.
1. Unemployment: The high rate of unemployment in Nigeria has been responsible for the wild spread of sports betting in Nigeria. With so many youths pouring their money into it to get returns on investment. It is a two-way thing; others may have lost out, but a lot of them have made huge cash. And it has put food on the tables of many as well.
2. Influence: Sports betting is pervasive such that it is viewed in Nigerian society as ‘normal thing – ‘almost everybody around you is involved and this serve as a ready influence.
3. Love of Sports: The love of sports by many Nigerian youths is also the reasons behind sports betting. Nigerians are sports lovers.
4. More engagement in sports: Besides the money, a lot of people make from sports betting, it has also polished their participation in sports, in that they keep close tabs on games that they have staked on.
5. Economic Condition: The financial status has given way to why many Nigerian youths engage in sports betting. The environment is not safe for businesses. Some don’t even have such enough huge capital to start up. They rather go for sports betting- that they don’t have to spend much on it.
6. It is a Pot of Gold: Access to fast, risk-free cash is one of the reasons many people engage in sports betting. It is stress-free, and direct access to money. Greed also comes into play. It could be tagged as a ‘business’ that you invest in as little as N50 to win as much as any amount if the predictions are correct. Who wouldn’t be enticed with such bait?
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No doubt Barcelona star Lionel Messi could be considered the best player to have on planet earth colors of their achievements in the game is easy to reconcile.
Argentina international has been at the forefront of outstanding achievement for the Catalan club and has increased its value as a player with his perfect performance in the field.
Messi
At 29, few players have been able to meet their standards when he does what he does best.
Here are four reasons Messi is the best player in history:
1 in accordance shooter
One of the reasons for the 29-year-old has become the best thing that happened in the round leather game that continues year after year to knock the goals of the club and country.
Messi had 89 goals in the Champions League, League 253 strikes and 399 goals for Barcelona and scored 56 goals for Argentina.
2. Record Breaker
The fact is that the band plays Argentina's results many of these objectives and come with attached files. In 2012, Messi scored more goals in a calendar year, with 91 hits.
Also, it remains the only player in history to win the Ballon d'Or, FIFA World Player, Pichichi and Golden Boot in the same season.
3. quality of leadership
Despite many goals to his name, Messi is a team player - it is better to build attacks with what his teammates in the game and the division of defense through the first opposing defense cuts.
Messi, Suarez, Neymar (MSN) is a combination of evidence of the direction of Argentina in Barcelona attack, which produced 126 goals between them.
4. Laureles
In total, Messi has won 29 trophies for Barcelona, which include; Eight titles four trophies Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup trophies September 4 champion three European Super Cups and three World Cup football club.
Former Real Madrid and Barcelona winger, Luis Figo has said Cristiano Ronaldo is not at par with Portuguese legend Eusebio, even though he never saw the striker play.
Figo insists Ronaldo cannot yet be considered the best player Portugal has ever produced even though the 31-year old have won the Ballon d’Or thrice, scoring 488 goals in just 674 matches and won 12 major honours during his career with Manchester United and Real Madrid.
In an interview with Spanish newspaper AS, he said: “I admire Cristiano and enjoy seeing his achievements.
“He just gets better every year. He’s making football history.
“But even though I never saw Eusebio play, I would put him at number one for everything he stands for, for the love he showed me, his friendship and his advice.
“Everyone will say that I say that for this reason or that reason but ultimately it’s just about respect. Everyone makes history in their own time.”
On the international level, Ronaldo has won 133 caps scoring 61 goals more than any other Portugal player.
However, Figo believes the Real Madrid star has not done enough to be termed as the best player, even in Portugal, pitching Eusebio ahead of CR7.
Eusebio who died 2014, scored 733 goals in 745 matches, won the Ballon d’Or in 1965 and also led Benfica to win 11 major trophies in his 15 years at the club.
But Luis Figo who himself could be regarded as a Legend said that football is more than just about statistics.
Jose Mourinho accused referee Mark Clattenburg of denying Manchester United two clear penalties as he suffered his first defeat of the season in the Old Trafford derby. According To Dailymail.
Mourinho was adamant that Clattenburg should have sent off Claudio Bravo and awarded United a spot-kick after Manchester City’s new goalkeeper lunged into a challenge with Wayne Rooney in the second half shortly before the official rejected United’s claims for handball against Nicolas Otamendi.
‘We were punished by Mark with his bad decisions in the second half,’ said Mourinho.
‘I know the rules of the game. It’s obvious that it’s a penalty and a red card for Bravo. If it’s outside the box, it’s a direct free kick and a red card.
‘Inside the box it has to be the same. Even the best referees can make mistakes, and he made a big one.
‘It’s a big possibility of 2-2 with a long time to go, and we’re talking about a completely different story.
‘The second penalty is Otamendi’s handball. Some of you will say it’s not a penalty. I say 100 per cent. Otamendi tries to stop the cross in the face of the goal, but the cross comes behind him. He knows and he brings the second arm back. Clear penalty.’
came out on top in the Manchester derby at Old Trafford as he renewed hostilities with managerial nemesis Jose Mourinho.
City threatened to humiliate United in a dominant first-half display, racing to a 2-0 lead through goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Kelechi Iheanacho.
But a mistake by City keeper Claudio Bravo, making his debut following his move from Barcelona, allowed Zlatan Ibrahimovic to pull a goal back for United.
Mourinho threw on young striker Marcus Rashford after the break, and the 18-year-old had the ball in the net, but the goal was disallowed after coming off Ibrahimovic, who was offside.
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Welcome to Manchester: Guardiola and Mourinho pre-match
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Bagged the opener: De Bruyne celebrates putting City in front
Bravo, brought in to replace England keeper Joe Hart, endured a jittery debut and was lucky not to concede a penalty and be sent off for a reckless lunge on Wayne Rooney after the Chilean had lost control of the ball inside his own area.
De Bruyne nearly made it 3-1 to City when he burst through on goal in the second-half, but his shot cannoned off the inside of David De Gea's near post and scurried across the goal-line to safety.
It mattered not, as City held on to preserve their 100 per cent start to the season and consign Mourinho to his first defeat as United boss.
Here's five things we learned:
1. City show depth of attacking options
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Kelechi Iheanacho celebrates scoring City's second goal
The enforced absence of star striker Sergio Aguero, serving the first of a three-game ban for violent conduct, was seen as a major disadvantage for City.
But Pep Guardiola showed the range of attacking options he has at his disposal by picking young forward Kelechi Iheanacho to lead the line.
The teenager justified his manager's decision with an assist and a goal, before coming off early in the second half for tactical reasons. City proved they are not reliant on Aguero.
2. Mourinho got his team selection wrong
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Jose Mourinho reacts as his side toiled
With only 24 minutes gone, and United trailing 1-0, Mourinho instructed Martial, Mata, Rashford and later Herrera to warm up, knowing he had picked the wrong starting-line up and change was needed.
Selecting Mkhitaryan and Lingard for their first competitive starts under him backfired, the former looking like he was still feeling the effects of a rib injury, while Lingard, making his return after injury, was also off the pace, although they were by no means alone, with none of United's players justifying their selection.
Marcus Rashford should have started, his introduction after the break bringing fresh impetus to United's play.
3. De Bruyne comes back to haunt Mourinho
Troublesome: De Bruyne had an excellent first half, scoring and making another
Not deemed good enough by Mourinho at Chelsea, De Bruyne came back to haunt his former boss, scoring City's opener and having a hand in their second, after his angled shot came back off a a post, into the path of Iheanacho for the simplest of finishes.
De Bruyne was afforded so much freedom by United and took full advantage, punishing United for their slack defending and lack of focus at the back.
De Bruyne should have claimed his second goal and made it 3-1 deep into the second-half, but his low shot struck the inside of David De Gea's near post in a let-off for United.
4. Blind and Bailly defensive partnership exposed
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David Silva rides a challenge from Eric Bailly
Mourinho kept faith with Bailly and Blind in central defence, after their impressive start to the season and the understanding they had developed as a pairing.
But both endured afternoons they will want to forget, particularly Blind, who let De Bruyne through for City's opener, then played Iheanacho onside for the visitors' second goal.
Bailly was also at fault for the first goal, failing to jump with Iheanacho, whose glancing header found De Bruyne. Blind has always been a temporary solution in defence for United and showed why United need to bring in another centre-half of stature.
5. Bravo fails to justify his inclusion
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Wayne Rooney down after a challenge with Claudio Bravo
Having jettisoned Hart, Guardiola handed his replacement, Bravo, his City debut, but the former Barcelona keeper was at fault for United's first goal, clashing with John Stones and dropping the ball, allowing Ibrahimovic to pull one back with an exquisite finish.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores for Manchester United after Bravo's mistake
It was a big call to hand Bravo his debut in a game of such significance and intensity, and the Chilean was lucky to escape a red card for a reckless lunge on Rooney when he mis-controlled the ball inside his own area.
Wonder what Hart would have made of such an error-strewn debut by his replacement?
Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed he regrets not playing under ‘mastermind’ Jose Mourinho for a longer period.
The Swede admits he wished to have played under Mourinho for a longer period, even though they worked together at Inter Milan, claiming it was an ‘easy decision’ to link up with the Portuguese at Old Trafford.
Although, Ibrahimovic had played under Mourinho in Italy but their partnership only lasted for one season as the Swede was sold to Barcelona in 2009.
The 35-year-old Striker said: Mourinho is a mastermind. He knows everything about the game,
‘I do not have many regrets, but I do regret that I did not get to play under Mourinho for longer. When the opportunity came again for him to be my coach at United it was an easy decision. ‘Who wouldn’t want to be coached by him? I am at a great club with a great coach and great fans and I want to be as successful as possible for them.’ ‘He [Mourinho] is a winner. I see myself as a winner also. I like to win also. I’ll do everything to win. He’s direct with everyone. He’s not a coach that goes behind your back. He will tell you: ‘If you’re not good enough, you’re not good enough’. Ibrahimovic who has been impressive under Mourinho so far, will hope their partnership forge more success after scoring the winner that secured Red Devils the Community Shield against Leicester City. ”
Zlatan Ibrahimovic says the only thing he misses from Paris Saint-German is his last salary from the club.
The Swedish striker left the French giants at the end of last season when his contract expired, joining Manchester United ahead of the current campaign.
Over his four years with the capital club, Ibrahimovic won four Ligue 1 titles and set various records, including becoming their all-time top goalscorer and netting the French top flight’s fastest hat-trick.
But when asked about what he misses of Paris and PSG, Ibrahimovic did not take long to make a complaint.
“I miss my last salary from Paris,” he told SFR Sport.“That is what I miss.”
The 34-year-old was then queried on his thoughts on PSG’s prospects this season, about which he had some advice.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic says the only thing he misses from Paris Saint-Germain is his last salary from the club. The Swedish striker left the French giants at the end of last season when his contract expired, joining Manchester United ahead of the current campaign. Over his four years with the capital club, Ibrahimovic won four Ligue 1 titles and set various records, including becoming their all-time top goalscorer and netting the French top flight’s fastest hat-trick. But when asked about what he misses of Paris and PSG, Ibrahimovic did not take long to make a complaint. “I miss my last salary from Paris,” he told SFR Sport. “That is what I miss.” The 34-year-old was then queried on his thoughts on PSG’s prospects this season, about which he had some advice. “The team is very strong, they bought some good players and the philosophy is the same – win everything and push for the Champions League. “But if you could snap your fingers and win the Champions League, everyone would win it. “That’s not the way it works. You need to work hard, take time and have patience, then things come by themselves. “That’s another problem, and it’s not my problem. I have my own problems.”
Manchester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho is now the top Nigeria earner in the Premier League on multi-million naira per-week pay to knock off Mikel Obi.
Super Eagles star forward, Kelechi Iheanacho is officially the top Nigerian earner in the English Premier League on £85,000-a-week to knock off Chelsea star, John Mikel Obi who earn £75,000 weekly
According to Vanguard, the Manchester City starlet who signed a new 2-year contract extension at City till 2021, revealed that his new contract will “change the lives of his family.”
He earned less than £18,000 pounds-a-week when he first joined Manchester City.
Meanwhile, Mikel who moved to England 10 years ago, has been the biggest earner from Nigeria for many years and he is now on £70,000 a week at Stamford Bridge.
Mikel’s team-mate, Victor Moses bagged a £50,000 per-week deal when he joined Chelsea from Wigan Athletic in 2012. While Watford striker, Odion Ighalo is believed to have improved on his £25,000 per-week deal after he recently signed a contract extension.
Defender, Kenneth Omeruo is on £15,000 every week even though he has yet to play an official match for Chelsea.
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This Football money na Ritual oooo… Check below to see how much they earn weekly in Nigeria’s naira.
❖ Mikel Obi = £75,000 | ₦31,000,000 (31 Million Naira weekly)
Sergio Aguero has been charged for an alleged act of violent conduct which was not seen by the match officials but caught on video.
The Manchester City forward was involved in an incident with West Ham United’s Winston Reid in the 76th minute of the game on Sunday [28 August 2016]. He has until 6pm on Wednesday 31 August to reply. Off the ball incidents which are not seen at the time by the match officials are referred to a panel of three former elite match officials. Each panel member will review the video footage independently of one another to determine whether they consider it a sending-off offence. For retrospective action to be taken, and an FA charge to follow, the decision of the panel must be unanimous. Source: FA (FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION)
Nigeria U-23 skipper, Mikel Obi, has admitted that his team mates didn’t play well in Wednesday’s Olympics football semi final clash against Germany in Sao Paulo, Brazil. With the Nigerians missing the services of two key players in the shape of Oghenekaro Etebo and Azubuike Okechukwu, the Dream Team struggled against the Europeans, first conceding early in the first half, before Nils Petersen grabbed a second goal with one minute remaining. “I wanted to win the gold medal, but the fact is that we did not play well yesterday. The Germans played well,” AllNigeriaSoccer.com quoted the Chelsea midfielder as saying at the press conference. “We are professionals, we can now claim third place and this is what we get. We want to give a medal to Nigeria. ”
LIFE LESSONS as The Old Trafford onetime rejected player became Manchester United's £100m man!
Paul Pogba initially arrived at Old Trafford as a 16-year-old hopeful. After 2 successful years in the academy, he made his senior debut for United as a substitute in a League Cup tie with Leeds United in September 2009. Unfortunately, his initial debut did not lead to the regular first-team football Pogba expected. Based on series of fallouts with the then Manager Alex Ferguson, he was sold for £1m in 2012.
"It is disappointing,"Ferguson said at the time. "I don't think he showed us any respect at all, to be honest. "I'm quite happy that if they [footballers] carry on that way, they're probably better doing it away from us."
The ManU journey's hopes and expectations came to an abrupt was disappointing end. Eventually off to Juventus he went.
Four years at Juventus saw him win four Italian league titles, two Italian Cups, reach a Champions League final and collect a whole host of individual awards. Ummm all of a sudden the ‘disappointing’Pogba now became valuable...The most expensive player in the history of football!!!
Now bought AGAIN by Manchester United for almost £100m. How will you like to sell for £1m and buy the same back about 4 years later for £100m? On his return to the new manager Jose ‘The Special One’ Mourinho said: "Finally. It’s amazing that such a good player is with us,” “Finally we have him.”
LIFE LESSON: 1. Just because you did not flourish the first time does not mean you are not valuable. Maybe you are not yet valuable to others but there are hidden potential in you. 2. Don’t let the assessment of others determine your future. Their negative prophecies is not the correct assertion of your future. 3. You may need to change your environment in order to flourish. Maybe leave that friendship, that place etc You need the atmosphere that encourages your development and not where you are judged. You need a place that value you NOW for who you are as they work with you to become who you want to be - very important!. 4. If you develop yourself, you can later be accepted where you were rejected. 5. People do not owe you acceptance, you have no right to their favours! It is YOUR JOB to develop your competence and they will ‘like’ you based on merit. Now you can dictate your terms because now you are valuable to them and they need you. 6. Your value is in your development. Your income is tied to your value and the perceived value you can add. Find out how to ‘develop your brilliance’ and dedicate your life to it, it will soon affect your income. 7. Be decisive, be very very decisive. Leave when you think you should. Do what you think you should. 8. "Never cry over spilled milk”…so it did not work out? Let it go. Forgive yourself and forgive others too and never say never in your disappointments. Don’t make decisions from your hurt. Move on, it can truly get better if you decide to focus on the true essentials. There is a difference between your life and what happens to you, so focus on your life and not on what happened to you.
With Paul Pogba returning to Manchester United for a whooping sum, we take a look at the most expensive transfers in football history. Paul Pogba has surpassed the £85m deal that saw Gareth Bale move from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid in 2013. He re-joined Manchester United – which he left for Juventus in 2012 – after signing a world record five-year contract valued at £89m at the Old Trafford. It’s the first time an English club will set a world record transfer fee, after Newcastle United paid £15m to sign Alan Shearer from Blackburn Rovers in 1996. Here are the top 15 most expensive player transfers in football history:- 1. Paul Pogba Transfer: Juventus to Manchester United Fee: £89m Year: 2016 2. Gareth Bale Transfer: Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid Fee: £85.3m Year: 2013 3. Cristiano Ronaldo Transfer: Manchester United to Real Madrid Fee: £80m Year: 2009 4. Gonzalo Higuaín Transfer: Napoli to Juventus Fee: £75.3m Year: 2016 5. Neymar Transfer: Santos to Barcelona Fee: £71.5m Year: 2013 6. Luis Suárez Transfer: Liverpool to Barcelona Fee: £64.9m Year: 2014 7. James Rodríguez Transfer: AS Monaco to Real Madrid Fee: £63m Year: 2014 8. Ángel Di María Transfer: Real Madrid to Manchester United Fee: £59.7m Year: 2014 9. Zlatan Ibrahimović Transfer: Inter to Barcelona Fee: £57m Year: 2009 10. Kaká Transfer: AC Milan to Real Madrid Fee: £56m Year: 2009 11. Kevin De Bruyne Transfer: Wolfsburg to Manchester City Fee: £55m Year: 2015 12. Edinson Cavani Transfer: Napoli to PSG Fee: £55m Year: 2013 13. Radamel Falcao Transfer: Atletico Madrid to AS Monaco Fee: £51m Year: 2013 14. Fernando Torres Transfer: Liverpool to Chelsea Fee: £50m Year: 2011 15. David Luiz Transfer: Chelsea to PSG Fee: £50m Year: 2014 Thanks for Reading.
63 year old former Gabon, Burkina Faso, Nantes, Nice and Bordeaux coach, Gernot Rohr, will be unveiled on Monday in Abuja by the Nigeria Football Federation as its new technical adviser.
According to Sporting Sun, the German and two of his assistants will arrive Nigeria on Saturday after agreeing to the NFF terms which include living in Nigeria and qualifying the county for the next World Cup.
He would sign a contract with the NFF on Monday after watching the NPFL game between Ikorodu United and 3sc of Ibadan on Sunday at the Onikan stadium , Lagos.
Explaining why they went for Rohr, NFF president Amaju Pinnick said;
“The factors we considered are his experience and pedigree, the fact that he understands the African terrain and speaks good English . Communication won’t be a problem and he is a very knowledgeable coach”
Super Eagles will begin their Russia 2018 World Cup qualifiers campaign in October against Zambia
Nigeria has been paired against Zambia, Algeria and Cameroon and only one country will automatically qualify to the World Cup.
The year has been a good one for the Real Madrid and Portugal star, Cristiano Ronaldo. Lifting the UEFA Champions League Trophy for his club and badging a major title for his country, which he has always desired. Since he separated from Shayk, Ronaldo has been linked with a number of beauties but has none of them was confirmed.
Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo has caught being intimate with another woman for the first time since his split with Russian model, Irina Shayk.
Since he separated from Shayk, Ronaldo has been linked with a number of beauties but has none of them was confirmed.
playCristiano Ronaldo and Cassandre Davis (VEM/OHPIX/FameFlyNet)
The Real Madrid forward was however spotted being very intimate with fitness model Cassandre Davis while relaxing around a swimming pool in Miami, Florida on Monday, August 1.
Ronaldo was pictured kissing and cuddling the beauty as they sat on the sun lounger.
playCristiano Ronaldo and Cassandre Davis (VEM/OHPIX/FameFlyNet)
The pair look completely relaxed with each other as they couldn’t keep their hands to themselves.
playCristiano Ronaldo and Cassandre Davis (VEM/OHPIX/FameFlyNet)
Ronaldo and Cassandre later made their way to the pool where they continued to be very close to each other Even with another female pal joining them, the couple had eyes only for themselves. They returned to the sun lounger as the cuddled very tightly to each other under the sun.
playCristiano Ronaldo and Cassandre Davis (VEM/OHPIX/FameFlyNet)
Ronaldo has been holidaying after helping Real Madrid and France to European titles last season.
playCristiano Ronaldo and Cassandre Davis (VEM/OHPIX/FameFlyNet)
He was pictured kissing and cosy with a mystery lady some days before that at a night club but it is unsure if that woman was Cassandre.
Lionel Messi's year could get worse, thanks to Xoana Gonzalez's confession on TV. Argentine model Xoana Gonzalez has lifted the lid on Lionel Messi’s bedroom life. In an interview with a Peruvian TV show called ‘the value of truth’ Gonzalez (below) described the bedroom experience with the 29-year-old as ‘having sex with a dead body.’
Xoana GonzalezMessi, who is currently with the Barcelona squad in their pre-season tour, reportedly got intimate with the model some years ago. She revealed:
"It was many years ago. In truth he was very young. But he knew what he was doing, was not minor, that was the important thing.
"His security told me 'got someone you want to know'. I was curious to see who it was, and froze when I saw it was my idol Messi I froze. I said that he is the wimp, though because he sent his security to get me. There I noticed that he is very shy. We talked about music and cannot remember if he told me he had a girlfriend or not. After a while we went to his apartment in Puerto Madero.
"When one plays across the whole pitch, you expect someone to return the favour. I wanted him to show me more than that. At one point I felt like I was with a dead body."
Her comments on TV could hurt Leo’s image further after a torrid year. From court cases to losing in the finals of the Copa America Centenario, Messi’s only solace in his football career this year derives from winning La Liga and Copa del Rey with Barcelona.
The legendary footballer is currently married to his childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo. They have been married since 2008, and blessed with two kids so far; Thiago and Mateo Messi
