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Lionel Messi just played his first whole 90 mins game since the start of the 2019/2020 football season. Barcelona were taken unawares with Inter Milan striking first in yesterday's Champions League game. Eventually, the Blaugrana won the game 2 -1, with Luis Suarez netting twice to earn Barcelona the much needed three points. Suarez's second goal was clinically set up by Messi.  Messi may not have scored in yesterday's game, but he had so much influence on Barcelona's attacking play. After the game, the 32-year-old Barcelona captain said, "I am still getting started. "This the first time that I have completed 90 minutes. As the season goes on I will gradually let loose." Messi did a bit of everything for Barcelona’s attack 🔑 pic.twitter.com/CuQZzeQpya — B/R Football (@brfootball) October 2, 2019 Messi was asked about his relationship with Antoine Griezmann, one of the team's summer signings, to which he replied, "Obviously we ha

On Thursday night, the Nicaraguan Football Association revealed the blunder they made which contributed to FIFA receiving accusations of vote rigging over Messi's the Best Men's Player award win. Nicaragua player Juan Barrera raised concerns about the validity of FIFA's The Best awards, claiming he did not vote for the players that were attributed to him. The Nicaraguan FA in a statement confirmed Barrera didn't vote. They said they mistakenly used his name and signature that was on a file from a year ago, and said the person who made the error had been fired. They said it was the recently appointed captain, Manuel Rosas, who voted. Prior to the clarification from the Nicaraguan FA, a FIFA spokesperson said,  'We have checked the voting documents submitted by the Nicaraguan FA and all these documents are signed and confirmed with the official stamp of the Nicaraguan FA. 'Having compared with the vote sheets submitted by the FAs and the ones we have publ

Former French president, Jacques Chirac, who was head of state from 1995 to 2007, has died aged 86. Frederic Salat-Baroux, his son-in-law told AFP, " The president Jacques Chirac died this morning among his own people. Peacefully."  Salat-Baroux is married to the former president's daughter Claude Chirac. The late French president boasted one of the longest continuous political careers in Europe; having been mayor of Paris for 18 years, prime minister twice, and president twice. Jacques Chirac was born in 1932 in Paris, of a successful middle-class family. He married  Bernadette Chodron de Courcel, a member of the Parisian high bourgeoisie in 1956.  He volunteered for the French Army in 1956 during the Algerian war. At age 35, he became one of the youngest government ministers in France under President Charles de Gaulle. Jacques Chirac's time as president may have been marked by inaction and political stagnation but he will be remembered internationall

Lionel Messi was honored yesterday night at Milan with football's most prestigious individual award - The Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year Award. He beat rivals Virgilvan Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo to the gong. Messi had 46% of the votes, the Liverpool center-back had 38%, and Ronaldo, 36 %. Here's whom the three finalists voted for: Messi voted Sadio Mane, the biggest shock of the finalists' votes.  Ronaldo voted for former Ajax defender and current Juventus team-mate Matthijs de Ligt.  Van Dijk voted Messi. Those who participated in the voting process were the world's international captains and their managers, and a selected journalist from each country. Each voter had to select three candidates, with their first receiving five points, their second three points, and their third, a point. Messi - the Argentina captain voted Sadio Mane first, Cristiano Ronaldo second, and Frenkie de Jong third.  Virgil van Dijk - the Netherlands captain,

Sorry Liverpool, no hat-trick of triumphs for you tonight. Lionel Messi and not Virgil van Dijk wins FIFA  Men's Footballer of the Year Award. Messi beat Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo to win the award, which happens to be his sixth FIFA Footballer of the Year Award. Virgil Van Dijk came second, and Cristiano Ronaldo, third. Ronaldo was not in attendance this year, same as last year. Messi is now one major step ahead of Ronaldo in terms of  FIFA Footballer of the Year Awards, he has six, while Ronaldo has five. Messi's exploits for the 2018/2019 football season include: His 51 goals for Barcelona in 2018-19 - the highest in the top five European Leagues (England, Spain, Italy, France & Germany) and a country mile ahead of Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski who scored 11 goals fewer. Helping Barcelona reach the Champions League semi-final and Copa del Rey final. Claiming the European Golden Shoe as the Europe's top goalscorer  Being La Liga's