Lionel Messi has long been considered the greatest soccer player ever, but he's so much more than that. He's the best male ...

The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) contradicts FIFA, naming Lionel Messi as the winner ...

Surprise shots, deceptive acceleration and lots of walking — opponents describe what they see when facing the greatest of all ...

Here are some of the best goals of the tournament so far as we await Sunday's final, which could produce yet another moment ...

Kylian Mbappe hailed Lionel Messi’s longevity after the Argentina legend scored a hat-trick in his first game of the 2026 World Cup at the age of 38. “The best of the four players? Lionel Messi, it’s ...

(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 ...

Through thick and thin, Antonela Roccuzzo is by Lionel Messi's side, and she sent a special message after Argentina fell in ...

The day that Lionel Messi made his World Cup début, on June 16, 2006, I was in elementary school. I had never set foot in Argentina, and I didn’t speak a word of Spanish. The game was against a then ...

Lionel Messi, by most estimates the greatest soccer player ever, celebrated his 39th birthday a little early this week at a World Cup that already has his name all over it. He did so in typical Messi ...

Dallas-Fort Worth lost out on hosting next month’s World Cup final but was awarded something else fans can savor for generations: the spectacle of Lionel Messi. Argentina’s global superstar will play ...

If soccer legend Lionel Messi is on the pitch, there's a good chance you'll notice his vibrant tattoos, too. Messi, one of the greatest players to ever take the pitch, has made a name for himself over ...