Lionel Messi

Argentine superstar fires his MLS team into Leagues Cup knockout rounds with 4-0 victory

Argentine superstar scores last-second winner for MLS debut after coming off bench

Argentine star greets rapturous Miami fans even as it rains on his unveiling parade

Spanish midfielder will link up with former Barcelona teammate in Miami

Argentine superstar says he is ‘very excited to start this next step in my career’ in Major League Soccer

Argentine star to take part in glitzy presentation which has been branded ‘The Unveil’

World Cup winner is expected to sign two and a half year deal worth $60 million

Messi’s next club will hold presentation event on July 16 at home stadium

Football superstar admits part of his former club’s fanbase turned against him

Argentine superstar says he doesn’t think he ‘will be around’ for next global showpiece in 2026

Twenty six-year-old Yuhang calls Argentine superstar ‘an artist’ with football

Messi gets a glimpse of his future in MLS, with his new club rooted to bottom of table

Hundreds of jubilant fans greet football superstar ahead of Argentina’s friendly against Australia

Spanish club’s manager says Argentine superstar’s decision to choose Inter Miami should be respected

Argentine star is yet to put pen to paper, but Inter Miami followers on Instagram have quintupled

Argentine star picks MLS side Inter Miami over return to boyhood club Barcelona

Coach Arnold says they will be taking the Beijing friendly against world champions seriously

Argentine star showed flashes of genius, but couldn’t deliver European glory

French champions beaten 3-2 by Clermont as Argentine departs club after two seasons

Argentine superstar leaving PSG at the end of season, but hopes of Barcelona return are fading

Disgruntled fans decry prices for exhibition game, with one calling it ‘robbery’ on Twitter-like Weibo

Messi and co will be in action on June 15 before facing Indonesia on June 19 during Asia Tour

Catalan club’s president reveals he has spoken to Argentine superstar to rebuild relationship

French giants hammer Ajaccio 5-0 as Messi jeered on return from suspension

Scaloni says he does not care where superstar forward plays his club football as long as he is happy

Source close to negotiation reveals Argentine superstar won’t continue with PSG

Argentine World-Cup winning captain, sprint champion bag men’s, women’s honours, respectively

Source says Argentine World-Cup winning captain is likely to be suspended for ‘several days’

French giants open up nine-point lead with seven games left after beating Lens 3-1

Barcelona striker says Argentine belongs to Catalan club, terms his possible return ‘incredible’

Striker scores one goal, sets up another in 2-0 win for Ligue 1 leaders over Nice

Man City coach Guardiola hails striker after he scores twice in 4-1 win at Southampton

Source claims angry fans don’t want French giants to offer contract extension to Argentine striker

Ligue 1 giants lose second home game, falling 1-0 to Lyon in French capital

Striker scores for 800th time in his career to help world champions beat Panama 2-0 in front of 83,000 fans

Kalimuendo and Toko-Ekambi emerge as heroes for visitors in 2-0 win over the Parisians

Austria captain explains why he voted Messi ahead of Real Madrid team-mate Benzema after online abuse

Superstar striker bags men’s gong on the back of his World Cup triumph with Argentina

Striker scores 95th-minute free-kick to give club 4-3 win over Lille after Neymar stretchered off

Comic writer Takahashi attempts to lead his local non-league side into J-League as owner

French club’s football advisor says he will be ‘delighted’ if Argentine superstar extends his stay

French giants come from behind to earn 2-1 victory, consolidate lead at the top of Ligue 1

Argentine superstar admits ‘there is nothing left’ to achieve in his glory-laden career

Les Parisiens beat third-tier Chateauroux 3-1 in French Cup in absence of Messi, Mbappe and Neymar

Artist based in Buenos Aires says he has appointments booked related to World Cup for ‘next two weeks’

Ink artists swamped by Argentinians requesting images of legendary footballer on bodies

Striker celebrating Argentina’s World Cup win breaks the record held by a photo of an egg

Company sees spike in ‘bisht’ sales ever since Qatar’s emir placed it over Messi’s shoulders

Country’s fans end up missing show after police cite security reasons for halt

The most diverse knockout stage in tournament's history was evidence of sport's expanding reach