August 24, 2015
Tim Vickery’s Notes from South America: is Lionel Messi too much of a team player?
Tim Vickery tries to find out why the Argentinian cannot replicate his club form for his country.
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June 11, 2015
ESM Team of the Season – 2014-15
Players from England, Germany, Italy and Spain feature in the Team of the Season.
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May 12, 2015
Is Lionel Messi the best player of all time?
After his scintillating performance against Bayern Munich, many have proclaimed Lionel Messi the best of all time. Brian Glanville remains unconvinced.
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March 23, 2015
Tim Vickery’s Notes from South America: the man who took the No. 10 shirt off Lionel Messi
Success at youth level is no guarantee of a stellar football career. Take the case of Pablo Barrientos, who was given Argentina's number 10 shirt ahead of Lionel Messi.
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March 17, 2015
Sid Lowe’s Notes from Spain: Gareth Bale digs himself out of a hole
Gareth Bale needed a goal to get the critics off his back, and he managed to score two, although not everyone was pleased.
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February 17, 2015
Sid Lowe’s Notes from La Liga: another weekend, another Lionel Messi record
A crisis at the start of the year, but since then Barcelona have been unbeatable.
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February 3, 2015
Lionel Messi closes the gap, but Cristiano Ronaldo stays well clear at head of ESM Golden Shoe rankings
Barcelona man on target again, but Ronaldo still leads the way.
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January 26, 2015
Lionel Messi closes the gap as Cristiano Ronaldo sees red
Red card for Ronaldo may enable messi to close gap.
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January 14, 2015
Lionel Messi explains why he spoke out on Barcelona speculation
Player keen to stop deterioration of mood in the dressing room.
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January 7, 2015
Barcelona bring forward elections amid upheaval
President calls early elections in bid to bring calm to the Catalan club.
