Argentina and Spain will play Sunday in the FIFA World Cup championship match in East Rutherford, N.J., after Lionel Messi's ...

It has been, once again, the day of Lionel Messi. The Argentine superstar scored the decisive goals in a 2-0 victory over Austria, officially becoming the all-time leading scorer in the men's World ...

Can Messi Hold Off Mbappe, Haaland in Electrifying World Cup Golden Boot Race? The 2026 World Cup Golden Boot odds have been reshaped again after Messi, Mbappe, and Haaland all delivered on Monday, ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Lionel Messi, defying age at 39, is enjoying an unprecedented start to the 2026 World Cup ...

(Illustration: Eamonn Dalton / The Athletic; Getty Images/ Juan Mabromata / AFP) Lionel Scaloni did not know where to look. In the dugout at Arrowhead, Argentina’s coach was caught in the emotion of ...

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Lionel Scaloni has seen many things in his soccer career. The Argentina manager led his country to the 2022 World Cup title. He won La Liga and the Copa del Rey in hundreds of ...

The Argentine superstar is one of just four athletes to have joined the three-comma club while still active in their sports—and is one of two new billionaires competing at this year’s World Cup.

The World Cup’s sent everyone football mad. Sorry, sorry – “soccer mad,” as say the legions of USA fans whose top tier national league features fifteen teams ...

Lionel Messi recovered from a missed penalty earlier in the match Monday to score his 17th World Cup goal, making him the all-time leading scorer in the history of the tournament. The feat in the ...

There are few things more basic than turning towards a screen and expecting Lionel Messi to score. It is why spectators fill MLS stadiums on the regular, like clockwork, a drilled-in habit rather than ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Scoring goals and breaking records is what Lionel Messi does, and he is already doing that again in his sixth World Cup. The Argentina captain now has the World Cup scoring ...