When it comes to men’s soccer, every generation has its contenders for the best ever to play the game. Before, there was Pelé, then Diego Maradona. For the last two decades, it’s been Lionel Messi and ...

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo should have come face to face when Al Nassr play host to Inter Miami on Thursday in the Riyadh Season Cup, but Ronaldo will reportedly miss the game through injury.

That this moment unfolded, on July 21, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale still feels surreal. Lionel Messi, in his first game wearing a pink Inter Miami jersey, was awarded a free kick in the final seconds of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Major League Soccer didn't have to wait long for its cherished Lionel Messi moment. On Saturday night in front of a packed crowd at Geodis Park, Inter Miami won the Leagues Cup, ...

Lionel Messi has extended his contract at Inter Miami Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; Rich Storry / Getty Images The first hint that the wait was finally over for what had long felt like a ...

Lionel Messi won his second title with Inter Miami, and his 46th overall for club and country. And he couldn’t help but think about his chance to win another one. “The truth is that we are happy to ...

Lionel Messi is undoubtedly football's greatest-ever talent. The diminutive superstar is less footballer than dancer, known for fox-trotting across the pitch with the ball sewn to his foot. He's a ...

Lionel Messi needed his Argentine teammates to bail him out, and the world champions delivered for their all-time captain. Messi missed his penalty kick in a shootout, but Argentina outlasted Ecuador ...

Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi celebrates after receiving the Landon Donovan MVP Award on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. SAM NAVARRO Special for the Miami Herald ...

Jorge Mas made a lucrative bet on Lionel Messi and quickly transformed Inter Miami into MLS’s second billion-dollar franchise. But now the clock is ticking. Inside the AquaDome, a spherical atrium on ...

In their Group F World Cup match late last month, Argentina and Iran were still deadlocked after 90 minutes. With the game in stoppage time and the score tied at 0-0, Lionel Messi took the ball near ...