Lionel Messi gave a new meaning to the phrase 'Hand of God' when he netted a Champions League record five goals in Barcelona's 7-1 demolition of Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday.

Hand of God? Bangladeshi ... Suhas Nahian's 2013 artwork shows Messi dribbling past a group of players in green and white, leaning his head forward as one of the defenders grabs his red-and-blue ...

Argentina and Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi is 38 today (Tuesday, June 24) and to help him celebrate, The Athletic has compiled ...

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi emulated countryman Diego Maradona once again when he scored a replica of his great compatriot's famous "hand of god" goal overnight. With his side trailing 1-0 to ...

Lionel Messi scored his own Hand of God during the 2006/07 season when Barcelona drew 2-2 with Espanyol. It was a goal that was very identical to Diego Maradona's first goal against England in the ...

And if Lionel Messi did it with another ‘Hand of God’, it would be even celebrated, without a doubt. Of course, with Var, that trick would be impossible, but it would be celebrated.

Lionel Messi finally gets a chance to put on Argentina's national jersey, but something is off. His time abroad has fundamentally changed the way he plays. Things get even more complicated when ...

What Hodge did on that day in 1986, and beyond, has led us to now, with Messi's shirt collection from the 2022 World Cup set to fetch a world record of more than £8million when it goes to auction.

Six of Lionel Messi's shirts worn during the 2022 World Cup sell for a ... The record for a game-worn football shirt is Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' jersey, which sold for £7.1m in 2022 ...

MORE: Messi and Ronaldo: ... The Hand of God goal occurred at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, which many have now dubbed the Maradona World Cup due to his protagonist role.