Lionel Messi
Messi could return as Miami enter MLS's last chance saloon
Messi has played just 37 minutes for his club since September 3 having returned with an injury from international duty with Argentina last month.
7 October 2023, 01:16 AM
Boateng reveals he was forced to call Messi 'the best' instead of CR7
Former Barcelona player Kevin-Prince Boateng said that he was made to say that Lionel Messi was the best player in the world despite personally believing Cristiano Ronaldo was the better player.
4 October 2023, 06:15 AM
Messi 'feeling better', informs Martino
Inter Miami boss Gerardo Martino provided an update on Lionel Messi's injury status after the Argentine missed his third straight Inter Miami game.
1 October 2023, 08:20 AM
Messi's Miami almost double season ticket prices; fans upset
Fans of Lionel Messi's Inter Miami are up in arms after the Major League Soccer club doubled season ticket prices for next season, but the chance to watch the World Cup winner will still tempt many into forking out the cash.
30 September 2023, 03:17 AM
Messi remains injury doubt for US Open Cup final
Messi's former Barcelona teammate, Spaniard Jordi Alba, is almost certain to be ruled out of the game for Miami but Martino said there remains a chance the Argentine World Cup winner could take some part
27 September 2023, 03:03 AM
Miami draw with Orlando without ex-Barca trio
Inter Miami, without Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, battled to a 1-1 draw at Orlando City in Major League Soccer on Sunday.
25 September 2023, 05:13 AM
Inter Miami coach: Lionel Messi 'isn’t able to play freely'
Inter Miami coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino confirmed Friday that star forward Lionel Messi will miss Sunday's match at Orlando City as he deals with a scar tissue issue from an injury with the Argentina national team.
22 September 2023, 19:58 PM
'We'll see': Messi unsure about 2026 World Cup
For now, Messi said he is focused on the 2024 US-hosted Copa America tournament.
22 September 2023, 05:32 AM
Messi-less Miami crushed 5-2 in Atlanta
Inter Miami rested Lionel Messi and suffered their first defeat since the Argentine joined the club, with a 5-2 hammering at Atlanta United damaging their playoff hopes on Saturday.
17 September 2023, 04:32 AM
Where to watch Argentina's World Cup qualifier against Bolivia?
Following Argentina’s 1-0 victory over Ecuador in the start of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers courtesy of Lionel Messi’s splendid free-kick, FIFA+ will live stream the next stop of the current world champions’ journey as they take on Bolivia at the Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz on Tuesday, 12 September 2023 at 2:00am Bangladesh time.
12 September 2023, 08:22 AM
Altitude and Messi concerns for Argentina in La Paz
Argentina will have the chance to start their World Cup qualifying campaign with back-to-back victories when they travel to La Paz for Tuesday's clash with Bolivia but the World champions will have to deal with the challenging altitude and the prospect of playing the game without their captain Lionel Messi.
12 September 2023, 02:30 AM
‘Liberated’ Messi and Co begin 2026 WC qualifying campaign
After a dazzling start to his career in Major League Soccer, Lionel Messi returns to international duty with Argentina this week as South America's long qualifying road to the 2026 World Cup kicks off today.
7 September 2023, 02:20 AM
Qatar World Cup staged for Messi, Argentina to win, Van Gaal hints
Former Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal alleged that the World Cup 2022 in Qatar was staged to see Lionel Messi’s Argentina win the trophy.
6 September 2023, 08:15 AM
Messi tribute in Argentina recycles the joy from icon's big win
High school students in Argentina pieced together a massive mural of soccer superstar Leonel Messi out of thousands of recycled plastic bottle caps, with a video of the work of art shared widely online.
6 September 2023, 06:14 AM
Messi assists Miami to big win over MLS champions LAFC
Inter Miami delivered the most impressive win of their Lionel Messi era, 3-1 at Major League Soccer champions Los Angeles FC on Sunday, with two assists from the Argentine boosting their playoff hopes.
4 September 2023, 05:03 AM
Messi goes to Hollywood as Miami seek to close playoff gap
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami face the MLS champions as their bid to make the playoffs takes them to Los Angeles on Sunday.
2 September 2023, 00:17 AM
Spain defender Alba retires from international duty
Spain defender Jordi Alba has retired from international football, the Spanish football federation said Friday.
1 September 2023, 11:33 AM
Striking LA hotel workers ask 'the great Lionel Messi' to stay elsewhere
Striking workers at a Los Angeles hotel have appealed to Inter Miami and their captain Lionel Messi to stay away from their establishment when the team arrive for a match against LAFC on Sunday.
1 September 2023, 01:40 AM
‘We want Messi!’
More than what was happening out there on the field at the Red Bull Arena on Sunday, fans were concerned about just one thing -- at least till the 60th minute of the game between Inter Miami and hosts New York Red Bulls.
28 August 2023, 04:30 AM
Martino hints Messi may be rested for Red Bulls game
Inter Miami coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino has hinted that Lionel Messi may not start Saturday's Major League Soccer clash at the New York Red Bulls.
26 August 2023, 02:24 AM