Inter Miami star Lionel Messi has received a fine for striking Philadelphia Union player Quinn Sullivan during Wednesday’s 2-2 Major League Soccer (MLS) draw. The incident occurred late in the match when the 39-year-old Messi hit Sullivan on the back of the head after claiming that the Union player had elbowed him following a pass. […]
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Messi missed Miami’s 2-1 defeat by Monterrey in the Leagues Cup on Saturday, but told coach Guillermo Hoyos that he was ready to feature in the crucial match against Mexican club Leon. This marks the first time Miami have exited the tournament during its opening stage since the Leagues Cup was enlarged in 2023, when […]
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Lionel Messi revealed on Wednesday that he is uncertain about carrying on with his career after losing his father last week. His father, Jorge Messi, died at the age of 68 following a prolonged illness at a medical facility in Rosario, Argentina. “I do not know how life will be without you or how I […]
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Lionel Messi was absent from Inter Miami’s Leagues Cup loss to Monterrey on Saturday evening following the death of his father, with his team-mates paying tribute before and throughout the game. Jorge Messi passed away on Saturday at the age of 68 after a prolonged illness. Jorge, who had represented the Argentina forward as his […]
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The 39-year-old Inter Miami attacker has also collected a record eight Ballon d’Or awards. During 17 seasons with Barcelona’s senior side, he lifted the Champions League trophy four times and won 10 La Liga championships. Jorge was a devoted supporter of his hometown club, Newell’s Old Boys, where Lionel began playing at the age of […]
Continue ReadingJorge Messi, Lionel Messi’s father and longtime agent, has died at the age of 68 following an extended illness, his family confirmed. He passed away at a medical facility in Rosario, Argentina. During his final months, Jorge divided his time between the clinic and his home, where he was supported by his wife, Celia, and […]
Continue ReadingAppearing on football’s biggest platform for perhaps the final time, Lionel Messi looked poised to deliver one last iconic moment in this tournament decider. But as the sun slipped below the west stand at New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday, it grew increasingly apparent that Argentina had lost the spark that had carried them […]
Continue ReadingBy the time he reached 19, Messi had struck 11 professional goals and had won La Liga and the Champions League once apiece. Yamal, who turned 19 on Monday, has already racked up a remarkable 56 goals, claimed three La Liga titles, one Copa del Rey, and triumphed at Euro 2024. Yamal is not the […]
Continue ReadingTo strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. That sentiment didn’t apply to this group, at least. Amid relentless, rolling noise inside Atlanta’s massive climate-controlled dome, England reached the end of the journey, the limits of their ability at this World Cup, the exhaustion of every mechanism within the side. Above all, they […]
Continue ReadingWithin this Argentina side, Rodrigo de Paul has grown into a figure similar to what José Manuel Pinto represented at Barcelona, or what Luis Suárez would later become: the companion who makes Messi feel instantly at ease. Their bond was built during time with the national team. Before that, the midfielder’s only link to Messi […]
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