Today — Friday, November 29 — marks the 125-year anniversary of the formation of FC Barcelona. To mark the occasion, The Athletic is running a series of pieces, celebrating the people and the moments ...

The shrieks grew louder as Lionel Messi sprinted toward the Guatemala penalty area. The 50,000-plus fans at Commanders Field, just outside Washington, D.C., knew something special was about to happen.

FORT LAUDERDALE — Lionel Messi is living in the moment, which means that next on his list is bringing Inter Miami its first MLS Cup. As for two years from now, when the World Cup comes to the United ...

There will be a time, said Lionel Messi’s friend and former Argentina team-mate Sergio Agüero, when football (soccer) in the United States will be divided into two periods: Before Messi and After ...

All-time great Messi bid farewell to Barca in the summer of 2021 when it became apparent that funds were not available for a new contract. Having spent his entire professional career with the Catalan ...

Lionel Messi runs towards the goal during Inter Miami's MLS match on Saturday against the New York Red Bulls at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla, On paper, the fight shaping up atop the MLS ...

Lionel Messi scored yet again. It was the lone real highlight for Inter Miami, as its 10-match Major League Soccer winning streak was ended by an Atlanta United side that got its first league win in ...

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the best soccer players of their generation — and maybe any generation — and there really isn’t much separating the two. Ronaldo has scored more goals, but Messi ...

It was a bit over a year ago that, ahead of Inter Miami’s 2024 regular season opener, that Apple senior vice president of services Eddy Cue publicly urged other MLS owners – perhaps playfully – to ...