Sergio Busquets returns to Barcelona with reserve team coaching role
Former Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets has taken up an assistant coaching role with the Catalan club’s reserve team.…
Real Madrid beats Barcelona to consoling Messi
Real Madrid have issued an official statement mourning Jorge Messi, the father of Lionel Messi, captain of the…
Lionel Messi donates €80k to Spain’s Sierra Oeste region after devastating wildfires
Lionel Messi has donated €80,000 ($92,200) to the reconstruction efforts of Madrid’s Sierra Oeste region following devastating wildfires…
Lionel Messi Returns To Argentina For Rest After World Cup Final Loss To Spain
Lionel Messi arrived back in Argentina on Tuesday for a few days of rest following the World Cup…
Real Madrid, Arsenal, Inter Miami and… Sunderland? Which clubs are winning the World Cup?
The World Cup is one of the very few occasions when domestic club matters are put on the…
The remarkable story of Lionel Messi’s meeting with a baby Lamine Yamal
A version of this article was first published in July 2024. “It was a difficult shot,” photographer Joan…
Robert Lewandowski agrees Chicago Fire transfer as ex-Barcelona striker prepares to join Lionel Messi in MLS
Marquee deal for Polish icon According to Following his departure from Barca as a free agent, the veteran…
Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal are ‘the same but different’ – Luis Suarez hits out at ‘odious’ comparisons and backs Spain teen to ‘reach same level’ as Argentina icon
Speaking to Mundo Deportivo, Suarez explained why he believes comparisons do neither player any favours. While recognising similarities…
Breaking down Lionel Messi’s 916 goals – and how they prove he’s the ultimate goalscorer
Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. It’s May 1, 2005.…
Xavi: ‘Lionel Messi is the Michael Jordan of football. He’s incomparable, almost inhuman’
I was 20 when I first heard Lionel Messi’s name. One of the Barcelona youth coaches told me…
From Barcelona To Inter Miami: Mapping Lionel Messi’s Career Evolutions
Lionel Messi is preparing for a record-breaking sixth World Cup appearance, but the player heading to the tournament…
Lionel Messi evolution: Argentine GOAT has ‘reinvented himself at least five times’ – from Barcelona to Inter Miami via PSG & historic World Cup win
Parallel to his club evolution was the transformation of Messi the leader with Argentina. After years of heartbreak…