Former Spanish football star Roberto Jimenez has opened up about the challenges he faced when playing against Lionel Messi, admitting that it was much harder to stop the Argentine legend compared to Cristiano Ronaldo.In a recent appearance on the Los Fulanos podcast, Jimenez, a former goalkeeper, described Messi as a "nightmare" to defend against. He recalled that, during their seven encounters, Messi scored an impressive 13 goals against him, making him nearly unst...

After netting a goal in his team's 2-1 World Cup loss to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Argentina captain Lionel Messi matched one of Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo's records.Messi scored his first World Cup goal in Qatar this year in less than 10 minutes.After Saud Abdulhamid fouled midfielder Leandro Paredes in the box during Argentina's World Cup Group C opener against Saudi Arabia, the 35-year-old converted the penalty early on.Messi’s goal against Saudi Arabia me...

Former Barcelona forward Gary Lineker has praised Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi after the latter broke Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United's record for goals scored without the use of a penalty.After scoring the game-winning goal in Sunday's 1-0 French Ligue 1 victory over Olympique Lyonnais for PSG, Messi accomplished the feat.Neymar glided past several Lyon defenders before finding Messi, who curled a delightful effort past goalkeeper Anthony Lopes.I...