Will the 2026 World Cup final live up to what we saw in 2022? One year from Saturday, we will witness the grand finale of the ...

Messi’s World Cup documentary was about heartbreak before the joy. Apple did a great job showcasing every bout of adversity Argentina experienced at the 2022 World Cup with previous moments in ...

Former Manchester City star Terry Phelan has urged Lionel Messi to leave MLS side Inter Miami ahead of the FIFA World Cup.

Messi craved World Cup success because he felt he owed it to himself and his country. And now, after Argentina overcame France in a penalty shootout after a pulsating 3-3 draw in which he scored ...

Next they faced France, where Kylian Mbappe, more than a decade his junior, stole the show in a 4-3 win and Messi was left to wonder whether his last shot at World Cup glory had passed him by.

A former teammate of Lionel Messi at Barcelona has shared his expectations for the FIFA World Cup 2026—and named Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal as one of the tournament favorites. With less than a year ...

Messi is TIME’s 2023 Athlete of the Year. Messi, the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner and 2022 World Cup champion, added another honorable distinction to his résumé earlier this month.

Messi’s World Cup goal total is the most ever by an Argentine player and is tied for fourth most all time with France's Just Fontaine. Germany’s Miroslav Klose leads with 16 between 2002 and 2014.

Lionel Messi has confirmed the 2022 World Cup will be his last. The Paris Saint-Germain forward has represented Argentina at four World Cups, with the tournament in Qatar being his fifth.

Lionel Messi's World Cup résumé stands apart as he reaches second final How defending champs have fared in World Cup: France eyes history World Cup 2022 odds: Messi new favorite to win Golden ...

Messi was 31 and had gone through a notable year at Barcelona, but the build-up to this World Cup was extremely negative. Sampaoli’s ideas did not come across well.

Messi’s workload has had few breaks since July 2022, from preparing for the 2022-23 Ligue 1 season to a World Cup where he played all 690 of Argentina’s triumphant minutes to the conclusion of ...