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...
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...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Lionel Messi has been named Time magazine's "Athlete of the Year" for 2023 after a trailblazing season marked by an eighth Ballon d'Or award and his ground-breaking move to Major League Soccer's Inter Miami. Argentina's Lionel Messi (AFP) Time said the Argentine superstar had...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Inter Miami says it has not agreed to compete in Saudi Arabia next February, refuting the claims by a promoter announced earlier on Tuesday, Nov. 21, that the MLS team would face two Saudi clubs. Inter Miami (AFP) Hours after the touting of a match between Lionel Messi's Inter...
FORT LAUDERDALE (AFP) -- Inter Miami saluted Argentine star Lionel Messi's eighth Ballon d'Or on Friday, Nov. 10, but their friendly match to mark the achievement ended in a 2-1 loss to MLS rivals New York City FC. Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi looks on during a Major League Soccer...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Lionel Messi was among three finalists named on Thursday, Oct. 26, for Major League Soccer's Newcomer of the Year award despite the Argentine star playing only six league matches for Inter Milan. Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi (AFP) The 36-year-old striker,...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Lionel Messi's Inter Miami will play two games in China next month as the club looks to cash in on the signing of the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner. Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi celebrates Inter Miami's Spanish defender Jordi Alba's (2R) goal during the Major League...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Lionel Messi could make his return to Major League Soccer action on Saturday, Oct. 7, with the Argentine hoping to give a boost to Inter Miami's flagging playoff hopes. Argentine Lionel Messi (AFP) Messi has played just 37 minutes for his club since Sept. 3, having returned with an...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Missing Lionel Messi again, Inter Miami's hopes of squeezing into the MLS playoffs suffered a body blow on Wednesday, Oct. 4, with a 4-1 defeat to Chicago Fire. : Sergio Busquets of Inter Miami CF reacts after being injured against the Chicago Fire FC during the first half at Soldier...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Lionel Messi remained uncertain for Inter Miami's MLS match on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at Chicago as the squad chases a playoff berth into the final weeks of the regular season. Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi. (AFP) Messi, who has missed a pair of 1-1 draws for...
FORT LAUDERDALE (AFP) -- Inter Miami's MLS playoff hopes suffered a blow on Saturday, Sept. 30, as, without the injured Lionel Messi, they drew 1-1 at home to New York City FC, while FC Cincinnati secured the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a win at Toronto and Nashville grabbed a play-off...