Spain started the 2026 FIFA World Cup in tentative fashion, drawing 0-0 against Cabo Verde, but bounced back in style against ...

FC Barcelona icon Lionel Messi has been dubbed the 'King of Football" and the “best footballer of all time” after clinching a prestigious award.

Lamine Yamal has weighed in on the eternal debate surrounding Lionel Messi, hailing the Argentine as the greatest of all time ...

Barcelona legend and Argentina captain Lionel Messi has officially become the highest goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history, ...

Lionel Messi is now the all-time top scorer at a men’s World Cup after scoring for Argentina against Austria. You can follow The Athletic’s live coverage of that match here. I was 20 when I first ...

Lionel Messi was back to his scintillating best on Wednesday as he scored twice in a 3-2 win for Barcelona over Athletic Bilbao in La Liga. Barca trailed to an early Inaki Williams strike at San Mames ...

There have been dozens of stellar soccer players over the years, but it's Lionel Messi who's often referred to as the ...

Barcelona’s calendar year of 2025 produced a sensational 169 goals across 60 matches—the fifth best goalscoring effort in the club’s storied history and best outside of the golden era led by Lionel ...

Nobody knew when Barcelona's 2020-21 campaign started that it would be the last that Messi would ever play for the club. Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic with all matches played behind ...