HONG KONG (AFP) -- Lionel Messi and Inter-Miami co-owner David Beckham were booed on Sunday, Feb. 4, and angry fans demanded refunds after the Argentina superstar sat out the team's pre-season friendly in Hong Kong. Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi (center) sits on the bench during the...
RIYADH (AFP) -- Al Nassr crushed Inter Miami, 6-0, as injury ruled Cristiano Ronaldo out of a much-hyped showdown with Lionel Messi, who was limited to a late substitute appearance in Thursday's friendly in Riyadh. Inter Miami's US defender Noah Allen marks Nassr's Brazilian forward Talisca during...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Inter Miami and Lionel Messi will face Mexican teams Tigres and Puebla in this season's Leagues Cup, Major League Soccer announced on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi (AFP) Inter Miami is defending champion in the tournament, which brings together all...
RIYADH (AFP) -- Luis Suarez bagged his maiden goal for Inter Miami and Lionel Messi scored a penalty but it was not enough to stop the Major League Soccer side falling to a 4-3 defeat against Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal in Riyadh on Monday, Jan. 29. Inter Miami's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez...
SAN SALVADOR (AFP) -- Luis Suarez made a subdued debut alongside former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi as Inter Miami kicked off its pre-season tour on Friday, Jan. 19, with a 0-0 draw against El Salvador. Inter Miami's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez runs with the ball during the friendly football...
LONDON (AFP) -- Lionel Messi was controversially crowned as FIFA's best men's player for 2023 on Monday, Jan. 15, while Aitana Bonmati added to her collection of individual accolades at the awards ceremony in London. Argentina's Lionel Messi (AFP) Messi claimed the award for the third time, but the...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez, a former Barcelona, Liverpool, Atletico Madrid and Ajax star, will join Inter Miami for the 2024 season, the MLS club announced on Friday, Dec. 22. Uruguay's Luis Suarez (AFP) Suarez, who turns 37 next month, won four Liga titles and the Champions...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Lionel Messi is expected to line-up against his boyhood club Newell's Old Boys after the Argentine team agreed to a pre-season friendly game at Inter Miami in February. Inter Miami's Argentine striker Lionel Messi (AFP) The Major League Soccer club announced on Monday, Dec. 18, that...
HONG KONG (AFP) -- Tickets to see Lionel Messi in a Hong Kong friendly were snapped up in under an hour on Friday, Dec. 15, after nearly two million people queued online, organizers said. Inter Miami's Argentine Lionel Messi (AFP) The Argentine great and his Inter Miami side will face a Hong Kong...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Six football shirts worn by Argentine megastar Lionel Messi at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have sold for $7.8 million at auction, the auction house told AFP on Thursday, Dec. 14. This undated photo courtesy of Sotheby's shows Lionel Messi's set of six match worn shirts from the...
PARIS (AFP) -- Lionel Messi and Aitana Bonmati were named as finalists for the FIFA best players of the year awards by world football's governing body on Thursday, Dec. 14. Argentina's Lionel Messi (below) and Aitana Bonmati of Spain (AFP) Messi was awarded a record-extending eighth Ballon d'Or...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Inter Miami on Monday, Dec. 11, confirmed details of two upcoming friendlies in Saudi Arabia next year which will include a showdown between Lionel Messi and old rival Cristiano Ronaldo. Paris Saint-Germain's Argentine forward Lionel Messi (left) walks past Riyadh All-Star's...
