Leo Messi

Football fans around the world will be tuning in on Sunday to watch the World Cup final, which will see Argentina take on Spain. So, who will take home the trophy?Ahead of the match, scientists from Northeastern University have analysed…

New footage has revealed how Argentina's classless players shushed the crowd before hoisting a provocative banner claiming the Falkland Islands as their own after beating England in the World Cup semi-final.Several of the team's stars…

By ISABEL BALDWIN, US ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR and DANIEL MATTHEWS IN KANSAS CITY Updated: 21:23 EDT, 11 July 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- …

By HARRY BAMFORTH, LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE REPORTER Updated: 14:00 EDT, 7 July 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- …

Lionel Messi has addressed the ongoing rumors of a romantic affair with Argentine television reporter Sofi Martinez following a World Cup mixed zone encounter.The 39-year-old superstar directly confronted the speculation after Argentina…

By LEWIS BROWNING, SPORTS REPORTER and OLIVER HOLT AT THE HARD ROCK STADIUM Updated: 20:50 EDT, 3 July 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- -->…

They’d told me that you could walk into a bar in Odessa, West Texas, and find people unaware who Lionel Messi was. It doesn't prove quite so but the sentiment is broadly accurate. Of the 70 wall-to-wall screens showing sports at the…

By HARRY BAMFORTH, LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE REPORTER and IAN HERBERT AT DALLAS STADIUM Updated: 14:01 EDT, 22 June 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- …

By JAMES COHEN, SPORTS REPORTER Updated: 19:35 EDT, 16 June 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- …

There have been occasions, particularly when Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia in their opening game at the 2022 World Cup, where it has felt as if the enchanted career of Lionel Messi was coming to an end.It felt then that everyone reaches…