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Barcelona’s names Lionel Messi new captain

Lionel Messi has been named as Barcelona’s new captain for the 2018/19 season. Messi has been at Barcelona since the age of 13, is one of four players to be given new responsibilities by the Catalan club. Sergio Busquets, Gerard Pique and
August 11, 2018

Zimbabwe to reconsider focus after crushing defeat

Zimbabwe might concentrate on the limited overs formats to be more competitive in the wake of a devastating defeat by South Africa in their one-off Test at St George’s Park on Wednesday. The bottom-ranked Test nation were beaten by an innings and
December 28, 2017

Ballon d’Or 2017: Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to win fifth award

Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo won a record-equalling fifth Ballon d’Or award for the year’s best player on Thursday. The Real Madrid forward’s second successive win drew him level alongside Barcelona rival Lionel Messi on five Ballon d’Ors, after beating the Argentinian and
December 7, 2017

Andres Iniesta first to receive lifetime contract from Barca

Barcelona tied down captain Andres Iniesta for the rest of his career as the club announced on Friday the 33-year-old midfielder has agreed the first “lifetime contract” in Barca’s history. “It is a way of rewarding an exceptional player,” said Barcelona president
October 7, 2017

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