Field of dreams

Lionel Messi is this year’s new Maradona, the most exciting teenager in world football, the star shining brightest in a Barcelona team that’s now rivalling Real Madrid’s Galacticos status. Who says so

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Look through the Spain line-up that won the 2010 World Cup Final, or the Barcelona side that clinched the Champions League at Wembley a year later, and you’ll find only one name who’s still playing fo

Ronaldinho saunters into the Camp Nou lounge an hour late, all perma-smile, high fives and hugs for any of the loitering Barcelona employees. That smile isn’t suppressed by the prospect of four hours

How the Romanian defender became the fir s t player to win the European Champions Cup with two di f ferent clubs

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