Lionel Messi

Laureus Awards: Messi, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce take top honours

SportzPower Team
May 09, 2023 18:05

Lionel Messi won the top accolade as world Sportsman of the Year while Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce finally broke through to win the Sportswoman of the Year award on her sixth nomination at the 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in paris on Sunday.

The football legend – who led Argentina to the World Cup in 2022 – became the first athlete to win the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year and also pick up the Laureus World Team of the Year Award in the same year.

Dec 17, 2018 13:12
FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona working on plans for pre-season game in India: APac head
NEW DELHI: FC Barcelona Asia Pacific (APAC) director general Jordi Camps expressed optimism that India will be part of the Catalan club's pre-season plans before its talisman Lionel Messi brings the curtains down on his glorious career, Press Trust of India reports.
Oct 12, 2018 14:10
Cirque du Soleil to make live show on Leo Messi in 2019
MONTREAL: Canada-based Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, the world leader across 50 nations in live entertainment through shows, circus acts and street performances, will be curating a brand-new show on the life of football superstar Lionel Messi.
Apr 27, 2018 17:04
Messi wins right to trademark his name
MUMBAI: The world’s richest footballer Lionel Messi has won a European court case that will permit him to trademark his own name for sporting goods.   The Argentinian had applied for the rights to trademark his name at the European Union Office for Intellectual Property (EUIPO) in 2011, BBC reports.
Apr 24, 2018 16:04
Messi outscores Ronaldo on world’s highest paid footballer ranking
MUMBAI: Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has overtaken his long-time rival and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo to be named as the world’s highest paid football player, newswire AFP reports. The Argentinian is far ahead in the current season with a whopping $154 million in salary, bonuses and commercial revenue while Ronaldo is a distatnt second at $115 million.
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