http://www.mail.com/people/21004-lionel-messi.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/21004-lionel-messi.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1762462-column-1-athlete-year-2012-messi.html PARIS (AP) — 'Tis the season for making merry and for choosing our top sports men and women of the year, two distinctly separate annual rituals that in fact dovetail neatly, because part of the joy and merriment of following sports is debating who is best at them. This being an Olympic year, we were spoiled for choice in 2012. Oscar Pistorius is a temptin... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1762462-column-1-athlete-year-2012-messi.html 2012-12-12T21:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1758288-messi-edges-falcao-top-ap-soccer-rankings.html LONDON (AP) — Lionel Messi narrowly stayed on top of AP's Global Soccer Rankings this week despite breaking the record for goals in a calendar year. The Barcelona great finished one point ahead of Spanish league rival Radamel Falcao, who scored five goals for Atletico Madrid. Barcelona lost its top spot in the team rankings to Manchester United, which bea... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1758288-messi-edges-falcao-top-ap-soccer-rankings.html 2012-12-11T15:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1754646-messi-breaks-40-year-record-with-86th-goal-2012.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi broke German great Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old record for most goals in a year by scoring for the 86th time in 2012 on Sunday. The Argentina forward scored twice to lead Barcelona to a 2-1 win at Real Betis in the Spanish league match. His first was an individual effort in the 16th minute to tie Mueller's mark, and he e... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1754646-messi-breaks-40-year-record-with-86th-goal-2012.html 2012-12-10T00:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1731126-messi-ronaldo-wambach-up-fifa-awards.html SAO PAULO (AP) — Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta are the finalists for FIFA's world player of the year award. They were picked from a list of 23 candidates for this year's Ballon d'Or, with Messi looking to become the first player to win the award four times. The Argentina and Barcelona playmaker won the award the last three years. ... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1731126-messi-ronaldo-wambach-up-fifa-awards.html 2012-11-29T14:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1726896-messi-top-ap-rankings-iniesta-3rd.html LONDON (AP) — Lionel Messi moved back to the top of the AP Global Soccer rankings, and Barcelona stayed No. 1 in the team poll after a 4-0 win over Levante in the Spanish league. Messi earned 183 out of a possible 200 points from The Associated Press' panel of 20 global soccer journalists. Last week's winner, Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1726896-messi-top-ap-rankings-iniesta-3rd.html 2012-11-27T19:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1681402-inter-milito-head-ap-global-soccer-10-poll.html LONDON (AP) — Inter Milan moved to the top of the AP Global 10 soccer rankings by The Associated Press on Tuesday, replacing Barcelona after ending Juventus' 49-match unbeaten run. Argentine striker Diego Milito was voted player of the week by AP's panel of 20 international soccer writers, ousting Lionel Messi from the top spot by scoring two goals in Int... Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1681402-inter-milito-head-ap-global-soccer-10-poll.html 2012-11-06T11:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1666536-global-soccer-10-list.html The Associated Press' inaugural AP Global Soccer 10 for the week ending Oct. 20. Voting is by an 18-member panel of international soccer writers: Players 1. Lionel Messi, 140 points. 2. Cristiano Ronaldo, 111. 3. Radamel Falcao, 79. 4. Robin van Persie, 73. 5. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 61. 6. Gonzalo Higuain, 50. 7. Juan Mata, 41. 8. Javi Hernandez, 28. ... Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1666536-global-soccer-10-list.html 2012-10-30T16:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1666476-messi-leads-inaugural-ap-soccer-poll.html LONDON (AP) — The Associated Press has released its inaugural AP Global Soccer 10 rankings, with Lionel Messi voted the best soccer player in the world and his Barcelona team the top-rated club. The international panel of soccer writers on Tuesday chose Messi as the clear leader in a top 10 list of players for his performance in the week ending Oct. 29. M... Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1666476-messi-leads-inaugural-ap-soccer-poll.html 2012-10-30T16:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1611050-column-ronaldo-edge-messi-ballon-dor.html PARIS (AP) — This time a year ago, the race between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the world player of 2011 award wasn't a race at all, with the Argentine deservedly finishing as the runaway winner. Twelve months on, choosing between these brightest of stars in football's firmament is nigh-on impossible. As with James Bond actors — is Sean Connery... Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1611050-column-ronaldo-edge-messi-ballon-dor.html 2012-10-05T16:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1506246-la-liga-serie-vanish-us-viewers.html NEW YORK (AP) — Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's league matches will disappear from the television sets of many American soccer fans, starting this weekend. That's because the U.S. television rights to Spain's La Liga have switched from GolTV to the new beIN Sport USA network, launched this week by the Al-Jazeera Sport Media Network and available in o... Fri, 17 Aug 2012 06:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1506246-la-liga-serie-vanish-us-viewers.html 2012-08-17T06:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1494112-eyes-london-hulk-uzbek-dolls-spice-girls.html LONDON (AP) — Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: ___ BUT IS HE A MARVEL? These London Games have a lot of snazzy names out there, from Usain Bolt to Lolo Jones. But the winner for the best name out there has to be... Sat, 11 Aug 2012 13:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1494112-eyes-london-hulk-uzbek-dolls-spice-girls.html 2012-08-11T13:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1401756-column-spanish-masters-turn-soccer-art.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Even in slow-motion replays, Spain still seemed to play at 1 million miles an hour. The Italians? Well, they looked as though they'd been locked inside a pinball machine, which, in a way, they had. Is it heresy to liken the first team to ever defend the European Championship to other geniuses — Pablo Picasso, Antoni Gaudi and so on — ... Sun, 01 Jul 2012 21:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1401756-column-spanish-masters-turn-soccer-art.html 2012-07-01T21:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1382860-euro-2012-live-spain-vs-france.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — It's Spain versus France for a place in the European Championship semifinals on Saturday — the most anticipated match of the tournament so far. Here you'll find the best of Saturday's action and pre-match buildup. All times are Polish. ___ 2243: Two goals from Xabi Alonso on his 100th appearance for Spain sealed v... Sat, 23 Jun 2012 18:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1382860-euro-2012-live-spain-vs-france.html 2012-06-23T18:44:00Z