Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, blocked Lionel Messi from joining the club from Barcelona. This was revealed in a biography written on Guardiola titled ‘God Save Pep’ by Marti Perarnau.

Barcelona icon Lionel Messi had once hailed former Real Madrid rival Mezut Ozil as the best player of his national team, Germany. Ozil played for Los Blancos between 2010 and 2013. Lionel Messi ...

Included in those were two notable athletes, with former NBA star Earvin "Magic" Johnson and international soccer star Lionel Messi among the honorees. In a biography read during the ceremony ...