Lionel Messi left out for Argentina friendly games
Lionel Messi and several other veteran players are left out of the Argentina squad on Friday ahead of friendly games against Guatemala and Colombia AUGUST 17, 2018
Messi's brother Matias sentenced for illegal gun possession
Matias Messi, brother of Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi, has been sentenced for illegally possessing a firearm AUGUST 16, 2018
With Ronaldo gone, only Griezmann can hope to stop Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo's departure from Real Madrid has left a gaping hole at Real Madrid and in the Spanish league AUGUST 15, 2018
Messi record 33rd title as Barcelona wins Spanish Super Cup
Lionel Messi won his 33rd title with Barcelona on Sunday to become the most successful player in the Catalan club's history AUGUST 12, 2018
REDIRECT::2018 World Cup Odds: Brazil heavy favorites as quarterfinals begin
2018 World Cup Odds: Brazil heavy favorites as quarterfinals begin JULY 10, 2018
REDIRECT::2018 World Cup Odds: Brazil favorites as knockout stages begin
2018 World Cup Odds: Brazil favorites as knockout stages begin JULY 4, 2018
Messi and Ronaldo not only greats not to win World Cup
KAZAN, Russia (AP) Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are clearly two of the greatest footballers of all time, and following Saturday's elimination of Argentina and Portugal they'... JULY 1, 2018
Messi-led generation fails to win major title with Argentina
KAZAN, Russia (AP) Argentina came to the World Cup with a generation of players that had won so much, just not at the highest level. JUNE 30, 2018
Messi and Ronaldo exit World Cup without titles
MOSCOW (AP) Lionel Messi stared, hands on hips, pain etched across a face once boyish and filled with limitless joy, now obscured by a brow... JUNE 30, 2018
Brief look at Lionel Messi’s World Cup goals
KAZAN, Russia (AP) For Barcelona, Lionel Messi is a goal machine, the club's top scorer who has frequently been decisive for the Catalan cl... JUNE 30, 2018
Mbappe, not Messi, stars as France beats Argentina 4-3
KAZAN, Russia (AP) What Lionel Messi has never done, 19-year-old Kylian Mbappe did twice. JUNE 30, 2018
Column: The World Cup delivers unforgiving verdict for Messi
KAZAN, Russia (AP) Lionel Messi: Great club footballer, maybe even the greatest ever. But a great underachiever on soccer's biggest stage. JUNE 30, 2018
France considers how to stop Messi ahead of Argentina clash
KAZAN, Russia (AP) Like any other team preparing to play Argentina, France faces the Lionel Messi question: How to stop the five-time world... JUNE 29, 2018
Messi vs. France with Maradona watching; Ronaldo vs. Uruguay
MOSCOW (AP) No matter what Lionel Messi does at the World Cup, Diego Maradona will be watching. JUNE 29, 2018
Messi missing from AP’s best 11 of the World Cup group stage
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) Imagine having a team featuring Cristiano Ronaldo supporting Harry Kane up front, Philippe Coutinho pulling the... JUNE 29, 2018
Argentina, France hope to reach potential in World Cup clash
KAZAN, Russia (AP) France and Argentina took different paths to the knockout stage but have much in common at this World Cup. JUNE 28, 2018
Messi, Argentina come alive, beat Nigeria 2-1 at World Cup
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) From his thigh to his foot to the back of the net, Lionel Messi finally scored a goal at this year's World Cup. JUNE 27, 2018
Messi finally scores, Argentina advances at World Cup
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) From his thigh to his foot to the back of the net, Lionel Messi finally scored a goal at this year's World Cup. JUNE 27, 2018
Who’s in and who’s out at the World Cup in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) Ten teams have secured spots in the knockout stage at the World Cup , a dozen have been eliminated and 10 still have a chance.... JUNE 27, 2018
RECAP: Late-game heroics salvage Argentina's World Cup hopes, eliminates Nigeria
Marcos Rojo played the hero, scoring in the 86th to keep Argentina alive JUNE 26, 2018
Sampaoli downplays talk of unrest, vows to get best of Messi
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) Shrugging off talk of unrest inside the Argentina squad, under-pressure coach Jorge Sampaoli insisted he still... JUNE 25, 2018
Messi’s World Cup career could end with loss to Nigeria
MOSCOW (AP) Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest soccer player in history, has had a miserable World Cup and must turn it around immediately... JUNE 25, 2018
Nigeria hoping to end Messi and Argentina's misery
The Nigerian soccer team has not been shy about wanting to beat Argentina. JUNE 25, 2018
Nigeria defender wants to end Messi’s World Cup dream
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) If Lionel Messi needed extra motivation for Argentina's crucial World Cup game against Nigeria, then an opposin... JUNE 25, 2018
Messi birthday overshadowed by Argentina’s World Cup crisis
BRONNITSY, Russia (AP) In any other context, the gesture would have gone unnoticed: Lionel Messi received birthday greetings from Argentina... JUNE 24, 2018