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Messi is the world's top goalie.

  Lionel Messi, the Inter Miami superstar, has picked the goalie he believes is the world's finest. Messi believes Emi Martinez, his international teammate, is the best player. Both guys played important roles in Argentina's victory at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Martinez also earned the FIFA Best Goalkeeper award last year. "For me, yes, I think that if he is not the best in the world he is among the best without a doubt," Messi said on ESPN.com. "He has demonstrated it in the national team and at his club. "I believe that he is now a key member of his club's squad, having fulfilled his career goal of qualifying for the Champions League. "I have no doubt that much of the credit is thanks to him." Follow : Daily Post Nigeria

Messi Scores his 100th international goal

  In a low-key friendly match against Curacao on Tuesday, Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored his 100th goal in international play for the defending world champions. Seven-time Awarded the Ballon d'Or On the 20th minute of the friendly match in Santiago del Estero against the Caribbean island minnows, Messi scored the game's first goal. After 30 minutes, the 35-year-old quickly added a third to make it 3-0, and on 37 minutes, he scored his fifth goal to give Argentina a hat-trick as they played around with their outclassed opponents. Not only did Messi enter the game as his nation's all-time leading scorer, but he also had more goals than the next two scorers combined, Gabriel Batistuta and Sergio Aguero, who each had 56 and 41 goals, respectively. It was always going to be about Messi scoring 100 goals in Argentina's second game following their dramatic World Cup victory over France in Qatar in December. Argentina won 4-2 on penalties following a thrilling 3-3 draw. ...

Cristiano Ronaldo Supports Turkish and Syrian Earthquake Victims

                      Cristiano Ronaldo, the captain of Portugal, assisted earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria by sending a plane full of care packages and paying for the delivery of tents, food packages, pillows, blankets, beds, baby food, milk, and medical supplies to the victims of the disaster, according to the Daily Mail.                     More than 44,000 dead in Turkey and more than 50,000 in Syria last month as a result of 7.8 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes. Ronaldo also met Nabil Saeed, a Syrian youth.                     Almost 46,000 people have already perished as a result of the earthquakes in Turkey, and 6,000 more have perished in neighboring Syria. Tremors continue to rumble Turkey's south a month after the deadly twin earthquakes, and hundreds of people are still living in te...