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Lionel Messi

The Argentinian football legend now playing for MLS Inter Miami after a glittering career in Europe with Barcelona and PSG

Inter Miami star Lionel Messi celebrates with the Player of the Match award after the Campeones Cup 2026 final win over Cruz Azul at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida. AFP

Messi scores 100th Inter Miami goal in Campeones Cup final win

FootballSeptember 17, 2026
Lionel Messi has scored 99 goals in 114 games for Inter Miami. AFP

Messi back on trophy trail with Miami against Cruz Azul in Campeones Cup

FootballSeptember 16, 2026
Lionel Messi lifts the World Cup trophy after defeating France in the 2022 final. EPA

Messi: Trophies, heartache and the greatest World Cup player

FootballSeptember 01, 2026
Argentina's Lionel Messi after winning the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. AFP

Messi announces retirement from Argentina national team

FootballAugust 31, 2026
Lionel Messi scored four and assisted another in Inter Miam's demolition of Montreal. Getty Images

Messi hailed as 'footballing beauty' after hitting four for Inter Miami

FootballAugust 30, 2026
Inter Miami's Lionel Messi during the Leagues Cup match against Atletico de San Luis in Miami this week. AFP

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FootballAugust 25, 2026
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FootballAugust 13, 2026
(FILES) Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi gestures during the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Argentina and Venezuela at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on September 4, 2025. On August 12, 2026, Argentine football star Lionel Messi said he has “serious doubts” about whether he will continue playing soccer “for much longer,” in an emotional farewell letter on Wednesday to his father and agent, Jorge Messi, who died on Friday at the age of 68. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP)
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Messi doubts he will play 'much longer' after father's death

FootballAugust 12, 2026
Jorge Messi and Celia Cuccittini, the parents of Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi. AFP
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Lionel Messi's father Jorge dies aged 68 after illness

FootballAugust 08, 2026
Argentina's Lionel Messi with the runners-up medal at the end of the Fifa World Cup final in New Jersey. Reuters

Lionel Messi should not hang up his boots just yet

FeedbackJuly 24, 2026
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JULY 19: Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina looks at the World Cup trophy after losing the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Winner Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Justin Setterfield / Getty Images / AFP (Photo by Justin Setterfield / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
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Lionel Messi says World Cup final wound 'will take time to heal'

World Cup 2026July 21, 2026
Spain's midfielder #16 Rodri lifts the trophy with his teammates after winning the 2026 World Cup football tournament final match between Spain and Argentina at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 19, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
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World Cup 2026July 20, 2026
Argentina and Spain players in a scuffle after the 2026 World Cup final at MetLife Stadium. AFP

Spain’s elegance shows up ugly Argentina as football’s most classless losers

World Cup 2026July 20, 2026
Kylian Mbappe of France took his tally of World Cup 2026 goals to 10 in the bronze final against England. EPA

World Cup 2026 team of the tournament: Mbappe, Bellingham and Messi all shine

World Cup 2026July 20, 2026
TOPSHOT - Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi fouls Spain's defender #22 Pau Cubarsi during the 2026 World Cup football tournament final match between Spain and Argentina at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 19, 2026. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

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World Cup 2026July 20, 2026
Spain's Rodri receives the Golden Ball award after winning the World Cup final against Argentina. AFP

Spain's Rodri beats Messi and Mbappe to Golden Ball

World Cup 2026July 20, 2026
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