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                    [Title] => Messi 'made me better player', says Ronaldo
                    [Summary] => Cristiano Ronaldo admitted his longtime rivalry with Lionel Messi has made him "a better player" and that he enjoys a "healthy" rivalry with the Argentine great.
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                    [Title] => FIFA best player shortlist: Messi out; Ronaldo, Salah, Modric in
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                    [Title] => Barcelona routs Valencia 7-0 in Copa del Rey semis
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Luis Suarez scored four goals and Lionel Messi a hat trick as Barcelona defeated 10-man Valencia 7-0 on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) to move into position to reach the Copa del Rey final for the third straight season.

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The Afghan Football Federation plans to set up a meeting between Lionel Messi and 5-year-old Afghan fan Martaza Ahmadi who became an internet sensation when photos circulated of him wearing an improvised Messi shirt made from a plastic bag.

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Lionel Messi will skip the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in six months because his coach Gerardo Martino says he needs some rest.

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Lionel Messi returned from a brief injury break to help Barcelona take the overnight lead in Spain, while Jamie Vardy found his scoring touch to boost Leicester's English Premier League title chase on Saturday (Sunday Manila time).

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Vandals in Portugal have painted Lionel Messi's name on a Cristiano Ronaldo statue in Portugal.

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Messi won the Ballon d'Or trophy on Monday as the world's best player in 2015, ending Cristiano Ronaldo's two-year hold on soccer's top individual honor.

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Now score it Lionel Messi 5, Cristiano Ronaldo 3.

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Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or trophy on Monday (early Tuesday morning in Manila) as the world's best player in 2015, ending Cristiano Ronaldo's two-year hold on soccer's top individual honor.

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Luis Suarez scored four goals and Lionel Messi a hat trick as Barcelona defeated 10-man Valencia 7-0 on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) to move into position to reach the Copa del Rey final for the third straight season.

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The Afghan Football Federation plans to set up a meeting between Lionel Messi and 5-year-old Afghan fan Martaza Ahmadi who became an internet sensation when photos circulated of him wearing an improvised Messi shirt made from a plastic bag.

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Lionel Messi will skip the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in six months because his coach Gerardo Martino says he needs some rest.

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Lionel Messi returned from a brief injury break to help Barcelona take the overnight lead in Spain, while Jamie Vardy found his scoring touch to boost Leicester's English Premier League title chase on Saturday (Sunday Manila time).

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Vandals in Portugal have painted Lionel Messi's name on a Cristiano Ronaldo statue in Portugal.

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Messi won the Ballon d'Or trophy on Monday as the world's best player in 2015, ending Cristiano Ronaldo's two-year hold on soccer's top individual honor.

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Now score it Lionel Messi 5, Cristiano Ronaldo 3.

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Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or trophy on Monday (early Tuesday morning in Manila) as the world's best player in 2015, ending Cristiano Ronaldo's two-year hold on soccer's top individual honor.

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