Browsing: Lionel Messi

Eight goals each. Two victories from another World Cup final. The arithmetic is simple, but the stakes stretch far beyond…

Lionel Messi has conquered almost every major challenge in international football, but England have remained missing from his long list…

England have spent 60 years waiting to return to a World Cup final. Standing between them and that stage is…

Two knockout games. Two near exits. Argentina remain alive at the 2026 World Cup, but their route into the quarterfinals…

When the clock reached 79 minutes against Egypt, Argentina were 2 goals down and heading out of the World Cup.…

Lionel Messi was in tears at the final whistle. For 78 minutes in Atlanta, those tears appeared destined to mark…

Enzo Fernandez headed Argentina into the World Cup quarterfinals in stoppage time, but Egypt left Atlanta furious over the decision…

For 70 minutes, Argentina looked closer to elimination than history. Egypt led 2-0, Lionel Messi had already seen a 21st-minute…

For 79 tense minutes inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Lionel Messi’s World Cup farewell looked close to collapsing. Argentina had missed from…

Lionel Messi had already missed a penalty and struck the post. The clock was slipping away, Egypt led 2 to…