Lamine Yamal is a key figure in Spain's World Cup squad, but why is the 18-year-old quick to dismiss Messi comparisons?
Lionel Messi is back after winning an elusive title in 2022. Here’s a look at his numbers for Argentina as he heads into his ...
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Argentina leads all World Cup champions this century in outfield player retention: Does Messi’s side have enough renewal?
Argentina is heading into the 2026 World Cup having retained more outfield players from a World Cup-winning squad than any ...
When acclaimed soccer writer Paul Tenorio followed Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami team to Dallas for one of the superstar’s ...
Few players have experienced both sides of the Ronaldo vs. Messi debate as closely as Kylian Mbappe, and his perspective ...
As part of our buildup to the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, we are publishing excerpted chapters from The Soccer 100, The Athletic’s definitive book on the 100 ...
Who will win the FIFA World Cup? Instead of predicting a final winner, we've picked every single result to show *how* our ...
The Argentine superstar is one of just four athletes to have joined the three-comma club while still active in their ...
The United States has gone wild over foreign-born players on several occasions. Now the largest World Cup ever is arriving.
Lionel Messi is preparing for what could be his final World Cup with Argentina, aiming to retain the trophy he won in Qatar ...
History will be made if Messi, as expected, turns out at his sixth World Cup.
La Albiceleste's most-capped player (198 appearances) and all-time leading scorer (116 goals), Messi also holds the record for most World Cup appearances (26 games) and minutes played (2,314+) as he's ...
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