MONTREAL (AP) — Lionel Messi played the entire game despite a first-half injury scare, Benjamin Cremaschi broke a tie in the 59th minute and Inter Miami overcame an early two-goal deficit to beat Montreal, 3-2, on Saturday night, May 11, for its fifth consecutive Major League Soccer victory....
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi is coming back to Inter Miami’s lineup, with the team saying his absence for a hamstring injury will end Saturday, April 6, at home in an MLS match against the Colorado Rapids. Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (AP) “He’s back,” the team wrote in a...
HONG KONG (AFP) -- Fans who snapped up tickets to watch Lionel Messi in Hong Kong, only for him to sit out the friendly, will get a 50-percent refund -- as long as they don't launch legal action. Inter Miami Argentine forward Lionel Messi (AFP/File photo) A sell-out crowd paid from 880 Hong Kong...
BUENOS AIRES (AFP) -- Lionel Messi has been ruled out of Argentina's upcoming friendlies in the United States due to a hamstring injury, the Argentina Football Association confirmed on Monday, March 18. Argentina's Lionel Messi (AFP/File photo) The Inter Miami superstar was due to line up for the...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Luis Suarez grabbed a stoppage-time equalizer after Lionel Messi had reduced the deficit as Inter Miami fought back from two goals down to draw, 2-2, in the first leg of its CONCACAF Champions Cup round-of-16 tie on Thursday, March 7. Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi of Inter Miami...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Lionel Messi scored a last-gasp stoppage time equalizer as Inter Miami escaped with a 1-1 draw at the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer on Sunday, Feb. 25. Inter Miami FC's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi kicks the ball during the MLS football match between LA Galaxy...
BUENOS AIRES (AFP) -- The Argentina Football Association (AFA) said on Thursday, Feb. 22, the national team will play two friendlies in the United States in March after China cancelled matches in a spat over a Lionel Messi no-show in Hong Kong. Argentina's Lionel Messi (AFP/File photo) The world...
FORT LAUDERDALE (AFP) -- Lionel Messi created both goals as Inter Miami made a winning start to the new Major League Soccer season with a 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi reacts during the MLS football match between Inter Miami and...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Lionel Messi and Inter Miami get the new Major League Soccer season under way on Wednesday, Feb. 21, with pressure on the Argentine star to deliver trophies for his club and more eyeballs on the league. Members of the security stand alert as Inter Miami's Argentine forward...
BEIJING (AFP) -- Lionel Messi denied his absence from a match in Hong Kong two weeks ago that angered China was a political snub, but was caused by an injury. Inter Miami Argentine star Lionel Messi (AFP/File photo) The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner is idolized by fans in China but stayed on...
BEIJING (AFP) -- Lionel Messi's no-show at a match in Hong Kong has triggered a surge of online outrage in the city and in mainland China, with the football superstar accused of seeking to embarrass Beijing -- or even engaging in a sinister foreign plot. Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi...
TOKYO (AFP) -- Inter Miami's Lionel Messi played 30 minutes of a friendly match in Japan on Wednesday, Feb. 7, days after his no-show in a similar match sparked fury in Hong Kong. Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi (center kicks the ball during the second half of the friendly football...
