Lionel Messi has become the first player in Spanish football history to win 500 matches. He achieved this feat after defeating Leganes to advance in the quarterfinals in Copa del Ray on Thursday.

Lionel Messi becomes first player to win 500 matches in Spanish football history

Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona hammered Leganes 5-0 on Thursday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey and deliver a much-needed boost for new coach Quique Setien.

Copa del Rey: Boost for Setien as Messi leads Barca rout over Leganes

Instagram followers: Top 10 most-followed accounts, Ronaldo crosses 200m mark

Cristiano Ronaldo has added another feather to his cap, although this one has nothing to do with his marvels on the football ground. The Portuguese forward has become the first person to cross 200 million followers on Instagram.

Cristiano Ronaldo first to get 200 million followers on Instagram

Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among the nine passengers who died in a fatal helicopter crash. They were en route to a basketball match in Thousands Oak, in which Bryan's daughter was expected to play.

Death of Kobe Bryant: Pilot was flying higher to avoid a cloud layer

Former NBA legend Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, California on Sunday. The tragic event killed all nine onboard including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant.

NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, among 9 killed in a chopper crash in California

The list of nominees of the Sportsman of the Year is out. Lewis Hamilton, Eliud Kipchoge, Marc Marquez, Lionel Messi, Rafael Nadal, and Tiger woods are in the contentions.

Laureus Awards 2020: Nominees for best Sportsperson announced

Ernesto Valverde has been sacked by FC Barcelona after underperforming in the matches recently. Quique Setien fills in the position for the table-toppers. Also read: Xavi says would be 'dream' to coach Barca as pressure mounts on Valverde This decision came in after Barcelona crashed out of Spanish Super Cup after a disappointing match against Atletico Madrid.

Barcelona sack manager Valverde, Setien to step in for the role

Atletico Madrid edged FC Barcelona in a nail-biting finish after Messi's Argentina teammate Angel Correa struck in the 86th minute in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup held in King Abdullah Stadium in Saudi Arabia.

Spanish Super Cup: Atletico Madrid's Correa late strike topples Messi's Barcelona

Lionel Messi celebrated his sixth Ballon D'Or award with a brilliant hat-trick as Barcelona moved back top of La Liga with an emphatic 5-2 victory over Real Mallorca on Saturday.

Messi nets sublime hat-trick as Barcelona rout Mallorca

Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde said the football world must get used to the idea that Lionel Messi will retire in the near future, adding that he will cherish being able to tell people he was able to coach the Argentine.

Messi retirement date not far away, warns Valverde

Lionel Messi scored two exquisite free kicks as he netted his first hat-trick of the season in a 4-1 win over Celta Vigo at the Camp Nou on Saturday which took Barcelona back to the top of La Liga after a difficult week.

Messi gives set-piece masterclass as Barca crush Celta

Diego Forlan set the World Cup alight with Uruguay in 2010, winning the prestigious Golden ball award and played for the likes of Atletico Madrid, Manchester united and Inter Milan in a glittering club career. He won the European Golden Shoe twice, making him one of South American Football's most prominent exports. Forlan traveled to India as a brand ambassador for the Spanish League and spoke exclusively to Wion Sports about his favourite career memories and the prospect's of La Liga's big-three this season.

WION Sports Exclusive: Diego Forlan On His Glittering Career

Lionel Messi won the FIFA Men's Player of the Year award on Monday with Megan Rapinoe bagging the women's prize to cap a historic year for the United States' World Cup icon.

Messi, Rapinoe win FIFA Player of the Year awards

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo said he deserves to end his soccer career with more Ballon d'Or awards than Barcelona counterpart Lionel Messi and hopes to establish himself as the greatest player of all time.

I deserve more Ballon d'Or awards than Messi, says Ronaldo

Borussia Dortmund hit the woodwork and had a penalty saved before drawing 0-0 with Barcelona in their Champions League Group F opener on Tuesday, with Lionel Messi making his first appearance of the season for the Spaniards.

Champions League: Messi fails to impress in Barcelona, Dortmund draw

Lionel Messi could be ready to play against Real Betis on Sunday and Barcelona could do with him back. In other circumstances, Messi might have left it another week, having missed the whole of pre-season with a calf injury he sustained in his first training session back.

Troubled Barcelona look to Lionel Messi for inspiration

South American football governing body CONMEBOL hit back at Argentine superstar Lionel Messi on Saturday after he accused the body of corruption. Messi reacted after he was sent-off during Argentina's 2-1 victory in the third place play-off against Chile earlier in the day.

South America football bosses fire back at Lionel Messi jibe

Argentina defeated Chile 2-1 in the third-place playoff at the Copa America on Saturday in an ill-tempered match that will be remembered for the double sending-off and the melee it sparked.

Argentina's Lionel Messi receives second red card of his career

Argentina’s 2-0 win over Qatar, their first in a tournament they have yet to set alight, could be the victory they need to kick-start their drive towards the title, Lionel Messi said on Sunday.

Copa America: Lionel Messi says win over Qatar can give Argentina needed boost

Japanese striker Takefusa Kubo joined Real Madrid on Friday, with the Spanish La Liga club hailing the 18-year-old as "one of the most promising youngsters in world football".

Real Madrid sign 'Japanese Messi' Takefusa Kubo from FC Tokyo

Liverpool produced one of the greatest comebacks in Champions League history to beat Barcelona 4-0 on Tuesday, overturning a three-goal first-leg deficit and advancing to their second successive final with a 4-3 aggregate victory.

Liverpool stun Messi's Barcelona to enter Champions League final

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez thanked former club Liverpool for raising the standard of his game during a three-and-a-half-year spell at Merseyside, but the Uruguayan is focused on knocking them out of the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday.

'If I score a goal against Liverpool I won't celebrate it', says Luis Suarez

Barcelona's Argentine star Lionel Messi struck twice to secure a convincing 3-0 victory for the Catalan side in their UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg against Liverpool at the Nou Camp on Wednesday.

Watch: Messi completes 600 goals for Barca with super free-kick in Champions League tie against Liverpool

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