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Messi and Cavani were involved in a heated argument in the 2-2 draw between Argentina and Uruguay in Tel Aviv yesterday, confirmed the latter.  Ole  reports that Cavani offered to fight Messi towards the end of the first half. Messi was brutally brought down by two Uruguayans and Cavani approached Messi and both began exchanging words. Messi reportedly accepted Cavani's offer saying "Whenever you want." The pair were separated by a couple of players, with Uruguay defender Diego Godin putting his arm around Messi to calm him. Suarez talked to his Barcelona partner as well. The feud between Cavani and Messi reportedly continued down the tunnel at half-time. Cavani gave Uruguay the lead in the first half, then Sergio Aguero headed in a Lionel Messi freekick  for the equalizer. Luis Suarez scored Uruguay's second goal before Messi salvaged a draw for Argentina in stoppage time through penalty. After the match, Cavani told ESPN, "It was a classic, a ve

Messi has been headlining since his return to international football after a three-month ban. He scored the lone goal in the Brazil - Argentina friendly and another goal and an assist in yesterday's friendly which ended in a 2-2 draw for Uruguay and Argentina. Today, being the 50th anniversary of Pele's 1,000th career goal, Pele dismissed the notion of there being any comparison between the Argentine and the Brazilian legend. Per  Marca , he said:  "Messi better than Pele? Pele is incomparable. "Anyone who wants to compare Pele with another athlete knows nothing. Messi is extraordinary, but within humans. Pele is outside humans, is outside normal parameters. "I do not say this because I am Brazilian, I say it because I saw that story, the magnitude of Pelé, his plays, the individual technique, the header, ambidextrous, his strength, his impulse. If you want to find a defect, you will not find it. " If somebody comes to me and starts to make compar

Lionel Messi just played his first game for Argentina since picking up a 3 months ban during the Copa America. It was a feisty friendly encounter in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with two penalties awarded in the opening 15 minutes - one for Argentina and one for Brazil - but both didn't result in goals as both Messi and Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus failed to score. Jesus hit the ball several feet wide of Argentina keeper Esteban Andrada's left post. Messi's penalty kick was poor as well, and was saved by a grounded Alisson.  Messi however wasted no time in making up for the miss by scoring the winning goal of the game in the 14th minute of play. This was Messi's first goal against Brazil since an international friendly played in 2012 in which he netted a hat-trick. Messi has now scored 69 goals in 137 appearances for  La Albiceleste . Alisson was Brazil's best player at the tournament, with 7 stops and saving Messi's penalty. Overall, Argentina were t

A furious Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly left the stadium early after being replaced by Paulo Dybala in the 55th minute in Sunday's game between Juventus and AC Milan. The young Dybala scored the winning goal in the 79th minute, providing Juventus with a much needed win required to top Serie A ahead of Inter Milan. According to Sky Sport Italia, Ronaldo left the stadium three minutes before the match ended. To that allegation, Sarri replied, " If it's true that he left before the end it is a problem to be resolved with his teammates."   Cristiano Ronaldo has now been substituted in two consecutive games. He also had a furious reaction after being substituted in Juventus' 2-1 win against Lokomotiv Moscow midweek. Ronaldo has now been substituted as many times this season as he was throughout the entire 2018/19 campaign. This according to Sarri is the result of a knee injury Ronaldo has been struggling with. Sarri told Sky Sports Italia,  "He [Cristi

Messi's masterclass display and hat-trick vs Celta Vigo have seen Barcelona return to the top of the La Liga table. Both Barcelona and Real Madrid are on 25 points but Barcelona are back to the top of La Liga thanks to a +2 superior goal difference over Real Madrid. With just nine points so far, Celta remain in the relegation zone. Messi scored from the penalty spot then scored two impeccable freekicks. Messi's first goal was scored in the 23rd minute. Lucas Olaza equalized for Celta Vigo via free kick 42 minutes into play. Messi's second goal came in just before the break, in the 46th minute of the encounter. He went on to score his third three minutes after half-time Sergio Busquets scored Barcelona's fourth goal in the 85th minute of play to close up Barcelona's comprehensive win.  Messi has scored two freekicks in one match in his career three times altogether. The first time was against Sevilla in the 2015/2016 UEFA Super Cup, and the second time was

Barcelona captain Lionel Messi is without a doubt the heartbeat of Barcelona and club president Josep Maria Bartomeu is doing everything he can to keep the Argentine at Barcelona for the rest of his career as a professional football player. Leo's current contract with Barcelona is set to expire in 2021 and Bartomeu wishes to offer Messi an 'indefinite' contract so he ends his career in Catalonia. During an interview with Associated Press, Bartomeu said, 'Over the next two or three seasons, our leader will continue to be Messi.  'However, there will be other young players coming in. Some will come from abroad, some will come from La Masia. We are content because we are preparing for the post-Messi era.' The 32-year-old Argentine has shown no signs of slowing down yet, and if properly managed can give Barcelona three to five more productive years.  ‘I always make a comparison with Pelé,' explained Bartomeu. 'Pelé was a man from only one club [in B