Outgoing Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has dismissed rumours that his relationship with Lionel Messi has deteriorated over the past season.There have been reports that Messi and Guardiola have not been getting along well in the past season, which was further evident when the Argentine star was absent in the press conference where Guardiola announced his departure.Messi earlier in the week stated that...
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Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has paid an emotional tribute to Pep Guardiola, after he announced leaving the Catalans...
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coach Pep Guardiola had words of praise for striker Lionel Messi, who made history by becoming the football clubs leading scorer...
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Thanks Pep! Guardiola signs off at Barca with win as Messi hits four to take tally to 72Lionel Messi ensured Pep Guardiola received the perfect Nou Camp send off with a four-goal salvo as Barcelona crushed Espanyol 4-0 on Saturday night.In Guardiola's final home game in charge before he stands down to make way for his assistant Tito Vilanova, he received a parting gift from arguably the most influential...
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Barcelona star Lionel Messi insisted on Monday that coach Pep Guardiola is 'more important' to the Catalan club than he is. -- PHOTO: REUTERSBARCELONA (AFP) - Barcelona star Lionel Messi insisted on Monday that coach Pep Guardiola is 'more important' to the Catalan club than he is, a day after taking his tally for the season to a remarkable 50 goals.Reigning Ballon d'Or Messi scored five times in ...
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ShareBarcelona coach Pep Guardiola used his pre-game press conference to deny rumours of a rift between strikers David Villa and Lionel Messi.The Valencia-based paper “Superdeporte” published this week that the pair had a very poor relationship, a story that is given some credence given that Villa joined Barcelona from Valencia a year and a half ago and has plenty of contacts still in the city.Guardiola,...
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Messi: Why I'm certain my old Barca boss Guardiola would be a success at ChelseaLionel Messi says the queue forming to bring Pep Guardiola to the Premier League is understandable because he is guaranteed to succeed wherever he goes.The three times winner of FIFA’s Golden Ball and favourite to win the award again at the end of the year dismissed doubts over whether his former coach could transfer his...
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Barcelona: It was the last home game for Barcelona with Pep Guardiola as their manager and it was Guardiola’s favorite, Lionel Messi who took it upon to bid his mentor a fitting farewell netting four goals against Espanyol at Camp Nou on Saturday.With that, Messi took his goal tally to a spectacular 72 this season and became only the second player to emulate the feat of scoring more than 70 goals in...
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Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola declared Lionel Messi fit to play in Tuesday's Champions League showdown with Chelsea and laughed off concerns about the Argentinian's scoring record. -- PHOTO: APBARCELONA (AFP) - Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola declared Lionel Messi fit to play in Tuesday's Champions League showdown with Chelsea and laughed off concerns about the Argentinian's scoring record.Despite a...
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Ibrahimovic blames Messi for his flop at Barcelona and brands Guardiola a 'bully'Zlatan Ibrahimovic has blamed Lionel Messi and Pep Guardiola for his failure at Barcelona, claiming that his former boss used to 'bully' him.The Sweden striker, now back in form at AC Milan, was an expensive flop after joining Barca from Inter Milan for £40million plus Samuel Eto'o in 2009, but has lifted the lid on why...
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