Here's what to know about those closest to Argentina's superstar.

Lionel Messi and Michael Olise have reportedly created the highest number of big chances in the ongoing 2026 World Cup, with ...

World Cup champion Lionel Messi will participate in two Argentina friendlies early next month before Copa América begins June 20. Messi was officially named to Argentina’s 29-man roster for the ...

Lionel Messi has been playing top-level soccer for over two decades, having made his debut for FC Barcelona as a 17-year-old in October 2003. A career of that length is impressive on its own, but when ...

Lionel Messi has extended his contract at Inter Miami Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; Rich Storry / Getty Images The first hint that the wait was finally over for what had long felt like a ...

How are his legions of fans savoring what could be the last World Cup of their idol? I dove into a sea of screaming Messis to find out. Credit... Supported by By Sam Anderson Photographs by Sara ...

For more than two decades, Lionel Messi has had a larger-than-life impact on the pitch. And as he prepares to represent Argentina one last time at the 2026 World Cup, he could have a similar presence ...

The 2026 World Cup continued to be the Lionel Messi show as Argentina’s No.10 scored twice in a 2–0 win over Austria in Dallas on Monday to become the outright top scorer in the tournament’s history.