Lionel Messi finally won the biggest prize in soccer. Argentina beat France 4-2 in a penalty shootout to claim a third World Cup title despite Kylian Mbappé scoring the first hat trick in a final in 56 years.
Lionel Messi stood with his hands on his hips, looking stone-faced as Saudi Arabia’s jubilant players pulled off one of the biggest World Cup upsets ever against Argentina.
MADRID (AP) — Soccer star Lionel Messi and his father have received suspended sentences of 21 months in prison for tax fraud in a Barcelona court.
The court found both the Barcelona star and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, guilty of three counts of defrauding the tax department of $4.6 mi...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Lionel Messi says he is quitting Argentina's national team.
Argentina and Messi lost a final for the third year in a row, with Chile winning the Copa America 4-2 on penalty kicks following a 0-0 tie Sunday night...
HOUSTON (AP) — Lionel Messi was too much for the United States to contain.
The five-time world player of the year set up Ezequiel Lavezzi's opening goal in the third minute, then scored on a free kick to break Argentina's career scoring record and assisted on the final goal in a 4-0 rout of the U...