MONTEVIDEO (AFP) -- 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 on Thursday, Sept. 7. Argentina's forward Lionel Messi (left), U23 coach...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Inter Miami delivered the most impressive win of its Lionel Messi era, 3-1, over Major League Soccer champions Los Angeles FC on Sunday, Sept. 3, with two assists from the Argentine boosting its playoff hopes. Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi celebrates Inter...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Lionel Messi and Inter Miami face the MLS champions as their bid to make the playoffs takes them to Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 3. Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi. (AFP) Los Angeles FC are second in the Western Conference and represent one of the toughest tests for a...
MIAMI (AFP) -- FC Cincinnati led the way into the Major League Soccer playoffs on Wednesday, Aug. 30, as the slim post-season hopes of Lionel Messi's Inter Miami took a hit with a goalless draw against Nashville. Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba of Inter Miami CF react after a draw during a match...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Lionel Messi came off the bench and scored as Inter Miami began its push for the Major League Soccer playoffs with a 2-0 win at New York Red Bulls on Saturday, Aug. 26. Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi. (AFP) After a week in which Miami won the Leagues Cup and reached...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- 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. Manager Gerardo Martino of Inter Miami CF talks with Lionel Messi. (AFP) Messi has played eight games inside a month for Miami in...
MIAMI (AFP) -- After the high-octane excitement of their successful Leagues Cup campaign and the thrill of their comeback victory in the US Open Cup semifinal, Inter Miami and Lionel Messi get down to the main job at hand on Saturday, Aug. 26. Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi and...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Lionel Messi says he wants to "enjoy every moment" of the remainder of his career and has no date in mind for when he will finally hang up his boots. Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi. (AFP) The Argentine World Cup winner won his first trophy with his new club Inter Miami...
NASHVILLE (AFP) -- Lionel Messi could clinch his first trophy with Inter Miami, just four weeks after making his debut for the club, when his team face Nashville in the finals of the Leagues Cup in Tennessee on Saturday, Aug. 19. Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi. (AFP) The Argentine...
PARIS (AFP) -- Manchester City duo Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland are among the three finalists for the men's UEFA player of the year award alongside Lionel Messi, European football's governing body announced Thursday, Aug. 17. Manchester City's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland. (AFP) The trio...
FORT LAUDERDALE (AFP) -- Lionel Messi said on Thursday, Aug. 17, he has refound happiness since joining Inter Miami, describing his move to Major League Soccer as the "opposite" of his transfer from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain. Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi attends a press...
CHESTER (AFP) -- Lionel Messi extended his remarkable goal-scoring streak as Inter Miami powered into the finals of the Leagues Cup with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Philadelphia Union on Tuesday, Aug. 15. Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi celebrates scoring during the CONCACAF Leagues...
