Lionel Messi 'wants' Barcelona transfer return as former Nou Camp star drops PSG bombshell

DANCING On Ice fans are convinced that one celebrity is always being undermarked by the judges. ITV viewers have spotted that The Vamps star Connor Ball is usually given less points than his other co-stars despite performing at a high level each week.

FERNE McCann and new boyfriend Lorri Haines have proved they are stronger than ever after he vowed to never take her "for granted". It comes after The Sun revealed Lorri, 30, was filmed appearing to sniff white powder in a Dubai apartment as a person shouts "no ket" off-camera.

THIS Morning and Loose Women have both been affected by the news of Russia invading Ukraine today. The shows' schedules have been slightly altered to include the hourly ITV news bulletins, reporting on the developing situation.

KATE Ferdinand has shared a rare snap with baby Cree as they twinned in matching cream coats. The 30-year-old cosied up to her adorable tot with Manchester United legend husband, Rio Ferdinand, 43, as they played outside.

JAMAL Edwards admitted going to bed every night worrying he wouldn't live to see another day - years before his untimely death at 31. After being plagued by tragedies throughout his life, the music mogul - who launched the careers of Ed Sheeran and Jessie J - feared he wouldn't live long enough to see his work finished.

HOLLY Willoughby was all partied out as she left the pub following her perfume bash last night. The 41-year-old was in the mood to celebrate after the launch of her first Wild Moon fragrance at The London Coliseum surrounded by her famous friends and family.

A REALITY star has been charged with sharing revenge porn on Pornhub when a former girlfriend started dating another man. Ex On The Beach contestant James Moore, 30, posted a video of a woman performing a sex act on his Only Fans website.  He claimed she “100 per cent” consented to it being shared and denied posting it on adult website Pornhub.  But the alleged victim claims the video was meant to be purely for their consumption and was never meant for public consumption.  Moore, of Blackpool Lancs, appeared at Preston Crown Court to deny disclosing a private sexual photograph or film without the consent of the individual who appeared in the photograph or film with the intention of causing distress - a "revenge pornography" offence.

KATE Garraway revealed her husband Derek managed to tell her off for having a messy house. The TV presenter, 54, described it as a special moment between the pair and a sign that she was getting her husband back.

THIS Morning fans were left furious today after an interview with Kate Garraway was ruined by a technical blunder. A bizarre buzzing sound could be heard by viewers at home, making it hard to concentrate on what the TV presenter was saying about her husband Derek Draper.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have secured their legacies as two of football’s greatest-ever players. But when it comes to free-kicks, the superstar duo cannot claim to have the same level of dominance.A statistical ranking of the top goalscorers from direct free-kicks has revealed that neither of football’s global icons have made it into the top three, although Ronaldo and Messi are as close as ever in terms of their contributions.Ronaldo has scored just one direct free-kick from his last 90 attempts, dating back to the 2017-18 season when he was at Real Madrid.Barcelona legend Messi, now at Paris Saint-Germain, has been more prolific with a dead ball situation, scoring eight times since the start of the 2019-20 campaign.Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi, 34, can hang his hat on the half-century of free kicks he has whipped over the wall in his illustrious career.

Lionel Messi was finally able to don his iconic No.10 shirt for the first time since his summer switch to PSG on Monday night.The French giants faced off against OGC Nice in a Coupe de France clash on Monday night.And with competition rules stating that all players in the starting XI have to line up in shirts numbered between 1 and 11 with substitutes not permitted to wear a shirt number over 25.That bizarre rule, plus Neymar's absence, opened the door for Messi to wear his favoured digits once again.But his joy was short-lived after PSG were sent crashing out of the competition on penalties in a humbling defeat.Mauricio Pochettino's side were unable to find a way past Nice, with the scores level at 0-0 in Paris.Messi did, at least, notch his penalty to fire PSG into an early lead in the shootout.

Kevin-Prince Boateng may have already provided the most telling answer to a question that has divided football fans across the planet for 15 years — Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi?

With the January transfer window now closed, the focus for all Premier League clubs is now solely on the rest of the season.

The little town of Calchin is lost in the vastness of the Pampas, the great grasslands that feeds the people of Argentina’s cities.

Paris Saint-Germain want to sign Marcus Rashford as a replacement for Kylian Mbappe and have already 'opened talks' with the Manchester United forward - according to reports.

Jose Mourinho's comments on the Lionel Messi v Cristiano Ronaldo debate back in 2012 appear to have been proven correct a decade on.For much of the last 15 years, fans and pundits alike have debated as to who is the best player of all-time between Ronaldo and Messi.Mourinho's reasoning for siding with Ronaldo back in 2012 now appears to have been proven correct following recent criticism of Messi since he joined Paris Saint-Germain.The former Chelsea boss argued that Ronaldo worked harder out of the two of them, with Messi recently coming under fire for walking around during matches.Speaking to The Independent in 2012, Mourinho explained: "It would be a crime for Cristiano to not win the Ballon d'Or. And I keep saying it's harder to be Cristiano than Lionel Messi."I'll tell you: Messi grew up in the team he plays for now; with the teammates he plays with now.“Cristiano came from England to a team that was losing.

Barcelona, not least because it will be the most lucrative of its type in history.VeganNation and Polkadot are the two companies interested in coming in as sponsors with Barcelona - and if things go ahead, the club could earn up to €80million (£67million) per year.The Spanish giants are currently indebted by more than £1.1billion. They also have their current deals with Rakuten and Beko expiring in the next six months.However, local media report that they have now received the biggest sponsorship offer in history.VeganNation, which has launched its own cryptocurrency, GreenCoin, hopes to wrap up a deal with Barcelona.

Lionel Messi must know what they are doing with a ball at their feet.And Liverpool youngster Mateusz Musialowski, aka 'The Polish Messi' is proving with every passing game that he could be the next big player at Anfield.Jurgen Klopp has recently made a habit of blooding some of the Merseysiders’ top academy stars in and amongst the first team.Kaide Gordon, Tyler Morton, and Conor Bradley have all been handed opportunities with the first team, while the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Curtis Jones have all blossomed under the former Borussia Dortmund manager’s guidance.And if the evident admiration and shock in Virgil van Dijk’s reaction to the young Polishman is anything to go by, then Musialowski could soon be coming to a Liverpool match near you.“Can we talk about his crossing?” Van Dijk said to the F2 Freestylers, after the 18-year-old whipped in a string of devilish crosses.“His crossing is magnificent! The consistency is scary.”Liverpool beat Arsenal to the attacking midfielder’s signature in August 2020, after he impressed Klopp and the Reds’ scouts during a training camp.He has since been awarded his first professional contract at the club.HAVE YOUR SAY! Can Mateusz Musialowskibecome a Liverpool legend? Comment belowMusialowski first appeared on Liverpool’s radar after some truly exceptional displays with Polish side SMS Lodz, where he netted an eye-watering 133 goals in 88 matches."When I see the space, I just go for it,” Musialowski said during the video.“I have seen a lot of Lionel Messi goals like that, so I try to be like him and I want to repeat it."In similar fashion to the legendary Argentinean, reports from the Athletic claim the Polish star brought a beaming smile to Klopp’s face when he stuck the

emerging from the MLS, rather than simply retiring there - as the likes of Alphonso Davies, Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie have proven.Its reputation as a 'retirement division' is rapidly diminishing, but it'll be tough to completely shake given how many of football's most talented individuals have hung up their boots following stateside stints in recent years.Here, Daily Star Sport has taken a look back at 10 of the very best.After pretty much winning everything available to him with Arsenal and Barcelona, Thierry Henry signed for the New York Red Bulls in 2010.Although very much into his twilight years at that point, the Frenchman had no trouble for scoring for fun, just as he'd done in the Premier League for so many years.For four seasons in a row, Henry's MLS goal tally reached double figures before he eventually called it a day in 2014.Is the MLS a glorified retirement home for elite footballers? Let us know what you think in the comments section below...The pitiful season he spent with Manchester United aside, English fans shouldn't forget how fabulous a player Bastian Schweinsteiger was at his best.The man dubbed 'the brain' of Germany's midfield by Joachim Low, Schweinsteiger was an integral part of his nation's famous World Cup triumph in 2014, and won a whopping eight Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich.He joined Chicago Fire in 2017 after being effectively booted out of Old Trafford by Jose Mourinho, and spent two years in America before hanging up his boots in 2019.Orlando City supporters must have had to scratch their eyes when 2007 Ballon d'Or winner Kaka joined their ranks in 2015.The the former AC Milan midfielder was - for a time - the most in-demand footballer on the planet, and his move to Real

Manchester City target Julian Alvarez has previously discussed the pleasure he received by playing with record Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi at international level.

Real Madrid superstar Karim Benzema has rushed to the defence of former Barcelona rival Lionel Messi following criticism of the Paris Saint-Germain player.Messi’s start to life with the Parisian giants has been hugely underwhelming since his arrival in the summer when compared to his Barcelona days.The 34-year-old has impressed in the Champions League with five goals in five appearances but is struggling to adapt to Ligue 1, having netted just one goal in 11 domestic league matches.But the Argentine ace has now received unlikely support from his decade-long El Clasico rival Benzema, with the Frenchman voicing his frustration at those criticising Messi.Benzema told French channel TF1: “How won’t he succeed?“It is just a period of adaptation because he is not scoring a lot of goals. But watch what he does on the pitch.“In any case you cannot criticise a player like that.