The World Cup’s most chaotic match: A record number of yellow cards - and Messi’s post game comments about the referee

A chaotic quarterfinal between Argentina and Netherlands saw Messi at the center of controversy, drama, and postgame fallout.
World Soccer Talk on MSN

Messi’s special preparation for the 2026 World Cup revealed by Argentina teammate De Paul

Rodrigo De Paul spoke about how he and Lionel Messi are preparing to compete with Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. For ...
NBC Los Angeles

Messi has long steered clear of politics. Does his visit to Trump's White House mark a change?

Assisted by a glittering, pink soccer ball, Lionel Messi crossed yet another frontier with his visit to the White House. As the team assembled in the room, he wasn't among their ranks; instead, he ...
The New York Times

Thomas Müller has often been Messi’s nemesis and now seeks to deny him MLS Cup

Thomas Müller hopes his Vancouver Whitecaps team gets the better of Lionel Messi's Inter Miami on Saturday Leonardo Fernandez / Getty Images There is great history shared by Lionel Messi and ...

From Grandoli to the World Cup: The neighborhood club where Messi’s journey started

They’re wearing the orange and white-striped jersey of Abanderado Grandoli, the neighborhood club where Lionel Messi’s soccer ...

Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is winding down an illustrious soccer career, but his assists off the pitch show no signs of slowing. In the ...
The New York Times

Messi playing for Spain? Meet the coach who says he kept him home in Argentina

Argentina’s former coach José Pékerman took decisive action to prevent Lionel Messi, shown here in 2006, from playing for Spain. Daniel Garcia / AFP via Getty Images José Pékerman, the former coach ...