Take a look at evolution of world record transfer fee

Evolution of world record transfer deals since 1893 IMAGE: Neymar at the PSG stadium. Photograph: PSG/Twitter. Neymar completed his record-shattering transfer from Barcelona to Paris St......

Omar Sivori in hospital

Argentine soccer great Omar Sivori is in hospital suffering from a stomach illness, local media have reported. The 68-year-old, who had a memorable attacking partnership at Juventus with Welshman......

Messi: From scrawny kid to world's best player

Lionel Messi, a scrawny kid turned away by River Plate in 2000 despite being described by one of the club's youth coaches as a mixture of Omar Sivori and Diego Maradona, set a Barcelona scoring......

Barcelona look for more Messis in Argentina

How to clone Lionel Messi? Set up a Barcelona soccer school in Argentina. This was the thinking behind the Catalan club when they decided to look for more Argentine talent to nurture in their......

Barcelona's Messi wins Ballon D'Or

Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi was awarded the 2009 Ballon D'Or, French magazine France Football said on its website on Tuesday. The 22-year-old became the first Ballon D'Or winner......