Messi speel nie, Hongkongse ondersteuners eis geld terug Sokker: Inter Miami se bestuurder Gerardo Martino, sê daar was te veel op die spel om ‘n beseerde Lionel Messi te laat speel in gister se voor-seisoense vriendskaplike wedstryd teen ‘n Hongkongse Elftal. Woedende ondersteuners het hulle uitgejou nadat dit duidelik geword het die kaptein van 2022...
Lionel Messi was controversially crowned as FIFA’s best men’s player for 2023 on Monday, while Aitana Bonmati added to her collection of individual accolades at the awards ceremony in London. Messi claimed the award for the third time, but the 36-year-old was a surprise victor ahead of Erling Haaland on an otherwise glorious night for...
Lionel Messi has been named Time magazine’s “Athlete of the Year” for 2023 after a trailblazing season marked by an eighth Ballon d’Or award and his ground-breaking move to Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami. Time said the Argentine superstar had already had a transformative impact on the American sporting landscape, which has been historically slow...
Lionel Messi said Monday he was not thinking about his long-term future as he sought to enjoy winning the eighth Ballon d’Or of his storied career. Messi, 36, succeeded Karim Benzema as winner of the prize, awarded on the back of his performances last season, when he inspired Argentina to glory at the World Cup...
Messi vat 8ste Ballon d’Or Argentinië en Inter Miami se voorspeler, Lionel Messi, het die mans se Ballon d’Or vir ‘n rekord agste keer ingepalm nadat hy sy land verlede jaar gehelp het om die Wêreldbeker te wen. Spanje en Barcelona se middelveldspeler, Aitana Bonmati, het die Ballon d’Or vir vroue vir die eerste keer gewen. Real Madrid se middelveldspeler, Jude Bellingham, ontvang die Kopa-trofee as die wêreld se beste speler onder...
Lionel Messi won the eighth Ballon d’Or of his remarkable career at a glittering ceremony in Paris on Monday, while Spain’s World Cup-winning star Aitana Bonmati took the women’s prize. For Messi, the trophy rewards, above all else, his inspirational performances at last year’s World Cup in Qatar, when he dragged Argentina to victory, scoring...
Lionel Messi scored two goals as Argentina extended their perfect start to South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday with a 2-0 victory over Peru. The Inter Miami star took his international goal tally to 106 with strikes in the 32nd and 42nd minutes at Lima’s Estadio Nacional. Messi’s first-half brace left...
A trademark, curling free-kick from Lionel Messi got world champions Argentina off to a winning start in South American World Cup qualifying on Thursday with a 1-0 victory at home to Ecuador. Colombia beat Venezuela 1-0 while 10-man Peru held on for a 0-0 draw at Paraguay as the long journey of South American qualifying...
Lionel Messi scored a screamer and won his first trophy in North American soccer as Inter Miami beat Nashville on penalties (10-9) after their final ended 1-1 in 90 minutes. The Argentine World Cup winner had put Miami ahead in the 24th minute with a wonder strike into the top corner but Fafa Picault levelled...
Manchester City duo Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland are among the three finalists for the men’s UEFA player of the year award alongside Lionel Messi, European football’s governing body announced Thursday. The trio emerged as the leading vote-getters from a jury comprised of coaches of clubs in UEFA competitions, those in charge of European...