Latest Lionel Messi News
Unprecedented wave of narco-violence stuns Argentina city
ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) — The order to kill came from inside a federal prison near Argentina's capital. Unwitting authorities patched a call from drug traffickers tied to one of the country's most notorious gangs to collaborators on the outside. Hiring a 15-year-old hit man, they sealed the fate...
Messi scores twice, Inter Miami beats Nashville SC 3-1
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi scored twice to increase his Major League Soccer-leading total to seven and also had an assist to lead Inter Miami over Nashville SC 3-1 on Saturday night. Messi had his second two-goal game in MLS after scoring two against Orlando on March...
Lionel Messi scores 'amazing' goal in Inter Miami FC's 3-2 win over Sporting KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lionel Messi scored his fifth goal and added an assist and Luis Suárez tapped in the winner in the 71st minute as Inter Miami CF defeated Sporting Kansas City 3-2 on Saturday night in front of the third-largest crowd in MLS regular-season history. Many of...
President Milei of cash-strapped Argentina starts another US tour, plans to meet Elon Musk
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — President Javier Milei of Argentina kicked off a visit Wednesday to the United States, where he'll meet with tech billionaire Elon Musk, as his government seeks an infusion of cash to overhaul Argentina's embattled economy. The populist president...
Inter Miami fined by CONCACAF for lack of stadium security
MIAMI (AP) — Inter Miami was fined by CONCACAF's disciplinary committee for lack of security at Chase Stadium during its Champions Cup quarterfinal match against Monterrey on April 3. CONCACAF, the regional governing body for soccer in North and Central America and the Caribbean,...
Monterrey beats Messi and Inter Miami to advance to the CONCACAF semifinals
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Lionel Messi’s first trip to Mexico for an official match did not end well. Brandon Vazquez, Germán Berterame and Jesus Gallardo scored goals and Monterrey beat Inter Miami 3-1 on Wednesday night in the second leg of the two-game, total-goals series to...
Messi and Inter Miami try to overturn 2-1 deficit against Monterrey and reach CONCACAF semifinal
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will try to overturn a 2-1 deficit from the first leg when they play Monterrey on Wednesday night for a spot in the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals. Messi missed last week's first leg of the home-and-home, total-goals series....
Messi scores in his return, helps Inter Miami get a 2-2 tie against Colorado
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi returned and helped salvage a tie for Inter Miami. Messi scored shortly after checking in to begin the second half and helped set up Leo Afonso's go-ahead score two minutes later. But Cole Bassett scored in the 88th minute for the Colorado...
Inter Miami says Lionel Messi will play Saturday against Colorado in MLS match
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi is coming back to Inter Miami's lineup, with the team saying his absence for a hamstring injury will end Saturday at home in an MLS match against the Colorado Rapids. “He's back,” the team wrote in a social media post Friday. ...
Without Messi, Inter Miami unravels late, falls 2-1 to Monterrey in Champions Cup
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi remained sidelined with a hamstring injury Wednesday night as his Inter Miami team built a one-goal lead against Mexico's Monterrey then came unraveled in the second half, losing 2-1 in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal. ...
