Lionel Messi has 33 combined goals and assists at the World Cup, five more than Kylian Mbappe entering the final.

There are good footballers, great footballers and then there is Lionel Messi, the teenage wunderkind illuminating the World Cup age 39

To live forever is for the world to know you by just one word. Messi is there with the likes of Jordan, Ali, Brady, Bolt, Serena, Phelps and a select few other all-timers

“During the peak of their playing days, there was a genuine and heated debate” over who was the better footballer: Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, said US magazine The Sporting News. But with his performance at the 2026 World Cup, with both men now ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Lionel Messi, defying age at 39, is enjoying an unprecedented start to the 2026 World Cup with five goals in two games, setting a new scoring record.

Soccer star Lionel Messi’s family is total goals. The FIFA World Cup winner met his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, when the two were children, before reconnecting in 2005. The couple went on to welcome their eldest son, Thiago, in 2012. In 2015, Messi and ...

Messi's World Cup Legacy patch can be seen on the bottom of his right sleeve during Argentina's match against Austria. That small patch will eventually go into a trading card that could be worth millions. Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images Lionel Messi is ...

Lionel Messi drew online backlash after appearing to avoid eye contact with Trump during the World Cup medal ceremony.