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Messi 'madness' in Argentina as world champions play first match

Daniel MEROLLA, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 06:39 PM

Lionel Messi and his Argentina teammates will make a triumphant return in their homeland on Thursday when they play their first match since winning the World Cup. Read more »

Lionel Messi named FIFA Best men's player for 2022

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 28 07:16 AM

Lionel Messi won The Best FIFA men's player prize for 2022 on Monday on the back of his World Cup triumph with Argentina and Spain's Alexia Putellas retained the women's award at a ceremony in Paris. Read more »

Messi, Mbappe and Benzema up for FIFA Best award

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 04:44 PM

Paris Saint-Germain teammates Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe go up against one another for The Best FIFA Men's Player prize for 2022 on Monday. Read more »

Messi snatches win for PSG after Neymar stretchered off

Andy SCOTT, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 20 10:07 AM

Lionel Messi scored a 95th-minute free-kick to give Paris Saint-Germain a 4-3 win over Lille in an extraordinary Ligue 1 game on Sunday. Read more »

Messi says World Cup trophy 'called out' to him

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 11:31 AM

Lionel Messi won the World Cup because the solid gold trophy picked him to lift it, the Argentine star said in a radio interview aired on Monday. Read more »

'This is nothing': Ronaldo v Messi just the start for Saudis

Rania SANJAR and Talek HARRIS, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 20 07:47 PM

A showdown between two of the world's greatest footballers provided an entertaining spectacle in Riyadh but deep-pocketed Saudi Arabia will not stop there in its drive to burnish its image through sport. Read more »

Messi, Mbappe and Neymar set to join forces for first time since World Cup

Andy SCOTT, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 08:07 PM

Paris Saint-Germain's trip to Rennes on Sunday is set to be the first time their superstar front three of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar have all played together since the World Cup. Read more »

Messi rested for PSG cup tie after World Cup return

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 12:00 PM

Argentina's World Cup winning captain Lionel Messi will not travel with Paris Saint-Germain for their French Cup tie with minnows Chateauroux on Friday. Read more »

World Cup winner Messi agrees to stay at PSG - reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 22 11:59 AM

Lionel Messi will celebrate his World Cup triumph by agreeing to stay at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), local media claimed Wednesday, as he attempts to steer the French side to an elusive Champions League title. Read more »

Fan gloom as Argentina World Cup victory parade ends abruptly

Barnaby CHESTERMAN, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 21 10:50 AM

Vast crowds of ecstatic fans cheered on their heroes along every meter of the planned 30-kilometer parade route from a Buenos Aires suburb to the center of the capital. Read more »

Messi's Instagram photo sets new Guinness record

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 09:48 PM

A photo posted online by Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi following their FIFA World Cup title win has set a new record for the most liked Instagram post, according to the Guinness World Records. Read more »

Messi: 'I want to live a few more games as world champion'

Michael Da Silva, Deutsche Welle
Posted at Dec 19 06:01 PM

Lionel Messi admitted there is nothing else he can do in an Argentina shirt to eclipse what he has achieved in Qatar. But Argentina's World Cup hero hinted that he may yet prolong his international career. Read more »

Football: Messi wins Golden Ball for best player at World Cup

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 03:26 AM

Lionel Messi on Sunday won the Golden Ball for the best player at this year's World Cup after leading Argentina to victory in the final against France. Read more »

Football: Messi echoes Maradona as Argentina win World Cup

Rob Woollard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 19 03:14 AM

Lionel Messi saved his best for last on Sunday, bringing the curtain down on his World Cup career by finally landing the one major title that has eluded him. Read more »

Messi targets World Cup glory against Mbappe's France

Andy SCOTT, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 17 10:40 PM

Lionel Messi is hoping to crown his stellar career by leading Argentina to World Cup glory on Sunday but Kylian Mbappe's France are standing in his way. Read more »

'Greatest' Messi ready for fitting World Cup farewell

Rob Woollard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 17 08:15 PM

Thirty-seven club trophies, seven Ballon D'Or awards and six European Golden Boots. Read more »

Messi World Cup magic: Pakistani neighbourhood goes mad for Argentina

Ashraf KHAN, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 14 05:26 PM

Thousands of Pakistanis in a Karachi neighbourhood once synonymous with gang violence and poverty will mass together to roar on Argentina in the World Cup final on Sunday. Read more »

Argentina advances to World Cup finals

Georgi Licovski, EPA-EFE
Updated as of Dec 14 02:25 PM

Lionel Messi (right) of Argentina in action against Andrej Kramaric (left) of Croatia during the FIFA World Cup 2022 semifinal between Argentina and Croatia at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday. Read more »

Argentina delirious as Messi inspires run to World Cup final

Daniel MEROLLA, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 14 11:52 AM

Argentines broke out into song and celebrations after the country's hero Lionel Messi inspired the team to a 3-0 victory over Croatia in Qatar on Tuesday. Read more »

Stars are aligned for Messi to lift World Cup: Ibrahimovic

Reem Abulleil, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 13 10:56 AM

Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes the stars are aligned for Lionel Messi to finally capture that elusive World Cup trophy. Read more »