Lionel Messi is the most decorated player in the history of the world's most popular sport. The Argentine superstar has transcended soccer, earning prime real estate on ESPN's list of the greatest athletes of the 21st century.

MLS’ 30th season is now in the books, capped by Lionel Messi and Inter Miami lifting their first MLS Cup. It was the kind of year the league needed, yet it still hasn’t broken through nationally,

Despite reports of a deal with Inter Miami, Lionel Messi has not yet finalized an agreement with the Major League Soccer squad, according to Julien Laurens of ESPN. Matt Lawton of The Times reported Sunday the two sides were "close to agreeing a deal" that ...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Messi's current and former clubs are sending their teams. Inter Miami and Barcelona will be joined by Chelsea and Manchester City as the English representatives. River Plate, Inter Milan, Newell's Old Boys and Atlético Madrid are the other four sides involved.

Taylor Twellman is confident that ESPN will have to talk about the MLS, despite no longer holding the rights to televise the league. Twellman has been of the belief that The Worldwide Leader, his former employer, can’t avoid covering the MLS if Lionel ...

In the end, Lionel Messi was … inevitable. At least that might have been what ESPN was going for with its social media graphic that was tweeted out following Messi and Argentina’s electrifying win over France in Sunday’s World Cup final. Argentina ...

Lionel Messi hailed his former coach Pep Guardiola in an exclusive interview with ESPN, saying he has "something different" and is the "best of all of them."

Will Lionel Messi play the 2026 FIFA World Cup? The Argentina star said he hopes to be a part of the event next year and also revealed that head coach Lionel Scaloni wants him too.

Lionel Messi has lifted the lid on a shock "childhood dream" that was scotched by his Barcelona debut. Messi’s life pivoted sharply when Barcelona chose to take a chance on him at a moment when Argentine clubs,

Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi paid tribute to Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets after helping his longtime teammates retire with one final trophy in Saturday's MLS Cup final.