Fafa Picault beats his defender to a long ball, muscles him off, and finishes into the roof of the net to make it 2-0. A great goal that comes just a moment before the final whistle. The Leagues Cup ...

Lionel Messi went through a whirlwind of emotions when Argentina won the 2024 Copa América final on Sunday. The soccer legend was brought to tears as he was taken out of the Copa final around in the ...

Lionel Messi’s wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, is winning over Major League Soccer fans. Roccuzzo had social media buzzing after she was seen cheering for Messi during Inter Miami CF’s 4-0 win over Atlanta ...

Lionel Messi’s goal-scoring records and championship wins need no recounting here. What stands out to me about Messi, 35, is his consistent greatness over so many years. This is so difficult to ...

Editor’s Note: This story is included in The Athletic’s Best of 2023. View the full list.Yassine Cheuko is everywhere these days. Cheuko, who serves as Lionel Messi’s personal bodyguard, is the ...

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been football’s biggest stars for nearly two decades. They have won 13 Ballon d’Or titles combined, with Messi securing eight and Ronaldo five. The two ...

Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi has jetted into the United States for his new life in Florida after signing for Inter Miami CF in a deal worth around $54 million a year, accompanied by wife ...

One of the most ferocious debates in the soccer world has been who is the greatest—Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? Both players have played more than 1,000 games over their careers and have scored ...

When it comes to men’s soccer, every generation has its contenders for the best ever to play the game. Before, there was Pelé, then Diego Maradona. For the last two decades, it’s been Lionel Messi and ...