Latest Lionel Messi News
Messi among the Inter Miami regulars not in starting lineup, enters as sub in 1-0 win over Toronto
TORONTO (AP) — Lionel Messi played off the bench for Inter Miami on Saturday at Toronto, the next-to-last contest of the regular season for the MLS Supporters Shield winners. He was on the field for the only goal, Leonardo Campana's score in the third minute of second-half stoppage...
Messi, Inter Miami to open playoffs at home on Oct. 25. And it'll be shown live in Times Square
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi's first MLS Cup playoff match with Inter Miami will be on Oct. 25. And it'll be aired live on a massive screen spanning an entire block of New York's Times Square. Major League Soccer announced Thursday that Inter Miami's opener will be the...
Messi quickly starts the process of looking ahead after Inter Miami wins MLS Supporters Shield
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — This was how 2024 started for Inter Miami: Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, all former Barcelona teammates who won multiple titles together, sitting side-by-side after the first official training session of the new season. And...
Lionel Messi, Inter Miami win MLS Supporters Shield with 3-2 win at Crew. It's Messi's 46th trophy
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have another trophy, along with home-field advantage throughout the Major League Soccer playoffs. Messi scored twice in the final minutes of the first half, goalie Drake Callender stopped a penalty kick in the 84th minute and Inter...
Messi back in Argentina's squad for World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Bolivia
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Lionel Messi will return to Argentina's national team for the South American World Cup qualifying matches against Venezuela and Bolivia. The 37-year-old star had missed recent matches because of an ankle injury. Coach Lionel Scaloni...
Stephen Curry's gold-medal summer and 'nuit nuit' gesture still resonates as NBA camps open
Stephen Curry got the question and didn't even have to think about the answer. Someone wanted to know what French words that the Golden State Warriors star picked up during his gold-medal experience at the Paris Olympics this summer. “Nuit nuit,” Curry said. ...
Messi and Inter Miami are on the brink of the MLS Supporters' Shield. But they want more
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — There are any number of ways for Lionel Messi and Inter Miami to wrap up the Supporters’ Shield and claim the No. 1 overall seed for the MLS Cup playoffs that start later this month. Here's the easiest path: Win on Wednesday. The...
Messi scores, Inter Miami moves closer to No. 1 seed with 1-1 draw against Charlotte FC
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi moved Inter Miami another step closer to the No. 1 seed for the MLS Cup playoffs. And the MLS single-season points record remains in the club's reach as well. Messi scored in the 67th minute and Inter Miami pushed its...
Sands scores late goal to lift NYFC to 1-1 draw with Messi, Miami
NEW YORK (AP) — James Sands scored late in stoppage time and New York FC salvaged a 1-1 draw with Lionel Messi and Inter Miami on Saturday. Miami (19-4-7) didn't get on the board until the 75th minute when Leo Campana, a late entry to the game, finished a play started by Messi....
Miranchuk scores in 84th minute to lift Atlanta United to 2-2 tie with Messi's Inter Miami
ATLANTA (AP) — Another big Atlanta crowd finally got a chance to see Lionel Messi in an MLS match. They nearly watched United pull out a much-needed win over league-leading Inter Miami. Alexey Miranchuk scored with a booming shot in the 84th minute and the home team...
