Lionel Messi might retire from soccer soon. There can be little doubt that Messi has been one of the greatest players in history, having won the Ballon d’Or eight times. He almost elevated soccer into an art form during some of his best performances.

Lionel Messi is the World Cup's greatest-ever goal-scorer. He's also the scorer of some of the competition's greatest-ever goals, employing all sorts of different techniques to make the net move. The Argentina supernova is arguably the sport's grandest talent.

Lionel Messi on the occasion of his 900th goal Leonardo Fernandez/Getty Images Measuring Lionel Messi’s career by the number of goals he has scored is rather like judging Shakespeare by the number of plays he wrote or Mozart by the number of symphonies ...

It’s the end of an era. Argentina superstar Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international soccer on Monday, ending 21 years of national-team duty that were capped by winning the World Cup in 2022 to secure his place in the pantheon of the game ...

How much would Lionel Messi's record-breaking 2012 season be worth in today's transfer market? An AI-assisted estimate puts the figure at roughly $450 million. Lionel Messi has spent nearly two decades redefining what’s possible on a football pitch,

(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 it all. Lionel Messi was trudging towards him, his ...

Lionel Messi caught many by surprise when it was revealed that he ranked Lamine Yamal as only the third-best player in the world. As a Barcelona icon who clearly retains a deep affection for the club and the city, it was widely expected that there would be ...

Lionel Messi propelled Argentina to World Cup glory in 2022, and Ousmane Dembele says the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner can do it again. Ousmane Dembele knows France are among the favourites to win the World Cup, but believes Lionel Messi could drive ...

Casemiro filled Lionel Messi with praise after the four goals scored and the assist delivered in Inter Miami's game against CF Montreal: "He's still the best." Lionel Messi proved to be the decisive catalyst in leading Inter Miami back to the winning column,