Lionel Messi reshaped MLS. The 2026 World Cup across North America will cement soccer as permanent in American sports culture.

Lionel Messi is undoubtedly football's greatest-ever talent. The diminutive superstar is less footballer than dancer, known for fox-trotting across the pitch with the ball sewn to his foot. He's a fearsome goal-scorer, but he is more than that, too ...

Inter Miami’s success last year in MLS has cemented them as the best team in the United States. However, that has not been enough for Lionel Messi‘s team to lead the overall Concacaf rankings, where clubs from other countries sit above them. This week ...

LAFC ’s Korean icon visited his beloved former club Tottenham Hotspur in December, just days after Lionel Messi led Inter Miami CF to the 2025 MLS Cup title, and caught up with his Spurs pal Cristian ‘Cuti’ Romero, a teammate of Messi’s on the Argentina national team.

With 100 days until the World Cup, BBC Sport looks at the favourites to win, as well as players to watch and who could be outside contenders.

Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi have been partners on the pitch for several years. Now they're teaming up off it as businessmen. Suarez announced on Tuesday he has founded a professional soccer team in his native Uruguay, and he is bringing his Inter Miami ...