Indian’s go gaga over messi magic

Thursday, December 29, 2011, 20:38 [IST]

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Argentina captain and World Footballer of the year Lionel Messi mesmerized Indian fans with his magic on Sept 2, 2011 in Kolkata in the first ever FIFA international friendly against Venezuela.

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Lionel Messi's double helps Barca rout BATE 5-0

Thursday, September 29, 2011,11:00 [IST]

London, Sep 29: Lionel Messi's double helped Barcelona rout BATE Borisov 5-0 and stay ahead of AC Milan in Champions League Group G on goal difference after the Italian champions beat Viktoria Plzen 2-0.

Messi took his tally to the season to 14 for the European champions and joined the retired Laszlo Kubala as Barcelona's second highest goal-scorer of all time with 194.

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Bangladeshis priced out of Lionel Messi match

Monday, September 5, 2011,9:15 [IST]

Dhaka, Sep 5: Football fans in Bangladesh, one of the world's poorest countries, have reacted in fury over ticket prices set at a minimum of $100 to see superstar Lionel Messi lead out Argentina in a friendly.

The stylish South Americans, who have had a massive following in Bangladesh since the 1980s, will play in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday evening against Nigeria.

But only half of the tickets have so far been sold for the game -- the.....