Newcastle striker gets some lofty comparisons…”The skill involved is out of this world and had it been Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, this goal would be global already.”

Mamadou Sakho: “I have faced Messi and I have faced Ronaldo, but…the player who impressed me the most was Hatem Ben Arfa.”

Lionel Messi has made the headlines as always but this time it is for a bizarre headbutt on one-time Newcastle star Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa – watch it here.

International teammate and Barcelona star Lionel Messi has posted his own personal welcome back message to Jonas Gutierrez.

Alan Shearer is now behind Cristiano Ronaldo but in front of Lionel Messi in all-time leading European goalscorers.

Moussa Sissoko has picked his dream team and no, it’s not Arsenal…!

Remy Cabella topped Lionel Messi and Diego Costa to pick up ESPN’s European player of the month.

Latest Ballon d’Or winner just unveiled; Cristiano Ronaldo winning it for a third time, but which Newcastle legend figures highly in the all time greats?

Alan Shearer makes the top ten of greatest goalscorers of all time in the major European leagues.

The dream meeting of Shola Ameobi and Lionel Messi will have to wait a little longer as the outgoing Newcastle player only makes the bench this afternoon.