When all the eyes of the world were on Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday night, ready for him to put a weakened Liverpool to the sword and become the Champions League all-time top goalscorer, his little Argentine buddy stole his thunder.
Lionel Messi capitalised on Ronaldo's goalless performance by netting twice last night as Barcelona saw off Ajax 2-0 in Amsterdam.
The number 10 went level with Ronaldo on 70 goals when he headed home in the first half before this strike took him on a par with Raul, the current record holder.
In fairness, he didn't have Kolo Toure to contend with...
Another big weekend! Your ultimate Ireland TV guide to all of the weekend’s big sporting action is back. We have some huge GAA for you as the Allianz leagues come to an end, and there’s some big clashes across League of Ireland, the Premier League and Scottish Prem. Plus the small matter of a Carabao […]
Feisty from Heimir. Heimir Hallgrimsson announced his Ireland squad earlier today, ahead of next week’s World Cup play-off semi-final against Czechia. There were four uncapped players named – Harvey Vale, James Abankwah, Bosun Lawal, Josh Keeley – with Lawal in with a good shot of getting a debut, following an injury to midfielder Josh Cullen. […]
Fans are puzzled. Heimir Hallgrimsson has announced his Ireland squad for the World Cup play-off semi-final against Czechia next Thursday. There was even more big news, with the manager revealing at the end of the press conference that he has signed a new contract until the end of the Euro 2028 campaign. Hallgrimsson stated that […]