England rise to fourth
England's 2-1 friendly win over Brazil last week earned them a two-place rise to fourth in the latest FIFA rankings
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Messi surpasses legendary Maradona
Lionel Messi eclipsed Diego Maradona's goal tally for Argentina with a hat-trick in his side's 4-0 friendly win in Guatemala.
The Barcelona star took his total for the country to 35 from 82 caps, one more than the iconic World Cup winner.
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Messi v Robot - Robot wins!
Finally we've found a way of stopping Lionel Messi - not sure the rules of football allow it though. This was Leo struggling to defeat a robot goalkeeper on a Japanese gameshow.
Snapshot: Lionel Messi gets tattoo of son Thiago's handprints on his calf
Polish artist paints Lionel Messi's portrait using a football
Polish artist A.T.F. Lenard comes up with a novel way to paint his footballing heroes - he's done one of Cristiano Ronaldo too.
Ronaldo and Maradona hang out
Great fun with Maradona. http://t.co/x1ftwsVDJK
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England rise to fourth
England's 2-1 friendly win over Brazil last week earned them a two-place rise to fourth in the latest FIFA rankings
Read the full storyLionel Messi gets a kiss from friendly Swedish pitch invader (video)
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Messi to sign new Barca deal
Lionel Messi will formally sign his new Barcelona contract when he returns from international duty later this week
Read the full storyNew Saints manager 'brings down' Michael Owen
Remember this? New Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino (above, left) gives away a penalty against England in the 2002 World Cup. He was adjudged to have caught Michael Owen in the box, but the former England striker has since admitted he could have stayed on his feet.
Mr. Beckham stepped up to convert the spotkick and give the Three Lions the win.