Messi: My son doesn´t like football!
Barcelona star Lionel Messi revealed his son, Thiago, has little interest in the game his dad has become arguably the greatest player in. The Argentinian’s plethora of individual awards, eight La Liga titles and four Champions League crowns seemingly are not enough to get the three-year-old interested. His biggest challenge yet may be trying to get Thiago loving the game his father dominates.
Iniesta making progress in recovery
Andres Iniesta is happy with the progress he is making in his recovery from the knee injury he sustained in last month’s Supercopa de Espana first-leg win over Sevilla. The Barcelona midfielder strained his right knee in the first half of the match and was expected to be sidelined for two weeks.That would have put the Spain international on course for a return in this weekend’s La Liga match against Alaves.
De Rossi calf muscle to be assessed
Roma will monitor Daniele De Rossi’s calf injury after the midfielder suffered a setback while on international duty with Italy. De Rossi was substituted in Thursday’s 3-1 friendly loss at home to France and underwent tests on Monday which revealed bruising to his left calf muscle. The 33-year-old has won 107 caps for his country, scoring 18 goals.
