#Lionel Messi
Messi strikes early as Inter Miami downs Sporting KC to advance in Champions Cup
Lionel Messi opened the scoring with a masterful strike in the 19th minute, and Inter Miami beat Sporting Kansas City, 3-1, on Tuesday night, Feb. 25, in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup’s first round.
Messi bags MLS MVP award
Messi is the MLS MVP, even after a season where he missed 15 of Inter Miami’s 34 regular-season matches with injuries or commitments to Argentina’s national team. He factored into a league-high 36 goals — scoring 20, assisting on 16 others — for the highest rate per 90 minutes in MLS history.
Lewandowski joins Ronaldo, Messi in Champions League 100-goal club
Robert Lewandowski joined Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the only players in Champions League history with 100 or more goals. But Erling Haaland is on a faster pace than anyone by boosting his total to 46 goals at age 24 on Tuesday, Nov. 26.
Martino steps down as coach of Messi’s Inter Miami
Gerardo “Tata” Martino, who guided Inter Miami to the best regular season record in Major League Soccer history this season, is resigning as coach of the club, a person with knowledge of the decision said Tuesday, Nov. 19.
Messi set to return to Inter Miami lineup after 2-month injury recovery
Lionel Messi has been cleared to play again after taking two months to recover from an ankle injury, and Inter Miami indicated that the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner will return to the lineup on Saturday, Sept. 14, when the team plays host to Philadelphia.
Ballon d’Or: Messi is left off list of contenders for soccer’s biggest individual prize
Lionel Messi may be considered by many as the greatest soccer player of all time, but the Argentina star was omitted from the list of nominations to win this year’s Ballon d’Or award — the sport’s most prized individual honor.
Messi joins group training with Inter Miami, another step toward after nursing ankle injury
Lionel Messi returned to group training with Inter Miami on Wednesday, Aug. 28, more than six weeks after the Argentina captain left the Copa America final with a badly sprained right ankle.
Injured Messi out of Argentina’s squad for World Cup qualifiers against Chile, Colombia
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni announced his 28-man squad on Monday, Aug. 19, for the matches against Chile on Sept. 5 and Colombia five days later.
Messi asked to apologize for Argentina players’ racist chant
Lionel Messi faced calls on Wednesday, July 17, to apologize for racist chants made by Argentina’s players after they won the Copa America.
Argentina captures 16th Copa America title, frustrates Colombia after Messi gets hurt
Argentina won its second straight Copa America championship, overcoming Lionel Messi’s second-half leg injury to beat Colombia, 1-0, Sunday night, July 14, on Lautaro Martínez’s 112th-minute goal.
Messi’s 109th goal leads defending champ Argentina over Canada to advance to Copa America final
Lionel Messi scored his 109th international goal and first of the tournament, leading defending champion Argentina over Canada, 2-0, on Tuesday night, July 9, and into the Copa America final.
Messi will start vs. Canada in Copa America semis, says Argentina coach Scaloni
At 37, Messi has 13 Copa America goals and is four behind the record shared by Argentina’s Norberto Méndez and Brazil’s Zizinho but hasn’t scored in this year’s tournament.
Argentina reaches Copa America semifinals, dispatches Ecuador on penalty kicks
Martínez stopped shootout attempts by Ángel Mena and Alan Minda, and Argentina advanced to the Copa America semifinals with a 4-2 victory on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw Thursday night, July 4.
No Messi in Argentina’s Olympic soccer squad; Álvarez, Otamendi selected for Paris Games
Lionel Messi won’t be in Argentina’s squad at the Olympics starting later this month in Paris.
Martinez's 88th-minute goal lifts Argentina over Chile to barge into Copa America quarters
Lautaro Martínez scored off the last in a series of rebounds in the 88th minute, lifting the Albiceleste over Chile, 1-0, on Tuesday night, June 25, and into the quarterfinals with a game to spare.
Messi, Argentina overcome Canada, open Copa America title defense with triumph
Messi’s through ball led to Julián Álvarez’s 49th-minute goal and the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner assisted on Lautaro Martínez’s 88th-minute score in a 2-0 victory on Thursday night, June 20.
Messi scores twice in return as Argentina outclasses Guatemala
Lionel Messi scored twice and assisted on another goal in his first international start since November and Argentina outclassed Guatemala, 4-1, on Friday night, June 14, to complete its 2024 Copa America preparations.
Di Maria scores, Messi returns in Argentina's Copa America warmup victory over Ecuador
Angel Di Maria scored as Lionel Messi returned to the international stage for the first time in six months, helping Argentina to a 1-0 victory over Ecuador in a Copa America warmup match on Sunday night, June 9.
Messi plays through scare as Inter Miami rallies past Montreal
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.
Inter Miami says Lionel Messi will play Saturday against Colorado in MLS match
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.
Messi fans to get 50 percent refund for Hong Kong fiasco
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.
Messi out of Argentina friendlies: federation
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.
Messi, Suarez on target as Miami fights back for draw in Nashville
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.
Messi grabs late leveler for Miami at Galaxy
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.
Argentina to tour US after China cancels friendlies in Messi spat
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.