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Lionel Messi retired from international football on 31 August at 39, after 21 years and a record 125 goals in 207 appearances. Only two of the 17 players from July's World Cup final squad will be under 30 by the 2030 tournament.
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Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni announced Thursday that Lionel Messi will captain the national team at the upcoming World Cup, according to both The...
The club is planning a special tribute match to honor Messi’s legacy once the stadium renovation is complete BARCELONA: Barcelona all-time great Lionel Messi’s return to the Catalan giants is “unrealistic”, club president Joan Laporta said on Wednesday. The 38-year-old Argentine superstar made a surprise appearance at Barca’s Camp Nou on Sunday night and said he hoped “one day I will be able to come back and not just to say goodbye as a player, as I never got to do”. Eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi, Barca’s goalscorer and show-stopper, left for Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 after two decades there
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) celebrates scoring against Nashville during the second half at Geodis Park. PHOTO: Steve Roberts/REUTERS LOS ANGELES: An 89th-minute goal from Lionel Messi was too little, too late as Nashville SC beat Inter Miami 2-1 on Saturday to stay alive in their MLS Cup first-round playoff series. First-half goals from Sam Surridge and Josh Bauer put Nashville in control at a rainy Geodis Park in Tennessee. Sarridge converted a penalty in the ninth minute to put the hosts in front, scoring to the right of Miami goalkeeper Rocco Rios Novo. Nashville won the spot kick
Portuguese star continues to dominate global earnings as Messi, Benzema and Haaland follow Al Nasr’s Cristiano Ronaldo tops the list. PHOTO: AFP PARIS: Portugal great Cristiano Ronaldo has once again topped the Forbes list of highest-paid footballers for the 2025-26 season, as one of three members of the top 10 plying their trade in Saudi Arabia. It is the sixth time in the past decade that Ronaldo has topped the Forbes list and comes just over a week after Bloomberg announced that the 40-year-old had become soccer’s first billionaire. With on and off-field earnings of around $280 million, Al Nassr’s
MONTREAL: Lionel Messi’s score ended on Saturday, as Inter Miami was held at a 1-1 draw in the main football players with Toronto FC. The Argentine Messi superstar had gone to Saturday’s game in Toronto in an inflatable form, hitting five goals in his previous three appearances for Miami. But although the 38 -year -old carries a series of promising openings, a wonderful performance by Toronto goalkeeper Sean Johnson has prevented him from expanding his recent goal. Miami, which has already closed the postseason position, appeared along the way for all three points in the BMO Field, after Tadeo Allende
NEW YORK: Lionel Messi scored two goals and helped another, as Inter Miami hit New York on Wednesday 4-0 to secure a MLS Cup playoff position. Another classic show by Messi caused the Argentine superstar in solo lead in the Major League Soccer scoring list, scored him in 24 goals in 23 matches – two more than LAFC’s Denis Bouanga. Luis Suarez converted a sentence to Inter as he returned from a three -game ban to spit on a member of his Siatle staff after losing the Sounders to the final of his Cup Lower. Baltazar Rodriguez also noted for
The Saudi Arabic Club Al-Ahli has opened reports with Lionel Messi representatives, in an attempt to bring Argentina forward to the Saudi Pro League as soon as its current deal with Miami expires at the end of the year. The 38 -year -old joined the Major League Soccer in the summer of 2023 after leaving the Paris of St. Zermios, rejecting a previous offer from Saudi Arabia. Despite this initial rejection, interest from the Gulf nation remained persistent. Al-Ahli, who recently won the Asian Champions League, is said to renew efforts to land the eight times Ballon d’Or Winner, French
Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly approaching a two-year extension of the Al-Nassr Saudi Arabic Club, a few days before his existing agreement ended. The potential decision of the 40-year-old Portuguese captain to remain in Saudi Arabia marks a significant shift from the previous social media position, where he said “the capital is over” after the Saudi Pro League final game of Saudi in Al-Nassr. In spite of his comments, reports Mention that Ronaldo is now completing the terms of a new deal that will see him remain in the club until at least 2027. 🚨🇵🇹 Breaking: Cristiano Ronaldo has been checked
Listen to the article Lionel Messi has explained why he was unable to attend the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony in which he was awarded the country’s highest political award. At the ceremony, which took place on Saturday, 19 recipients, including notable figures such as Hillary Clinton, Denzel Washington, Bono and Magic Johnson, received the prestigious medal in person from President Joe Biden. Messi, however, was absent from the event, leading to speculation as to his whereabouts. In a statement, his PR team clarified that the soccer star was unable to attend due to scheduling conflicts and prior commitments. “The
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