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Paris, France—Lionel Messi won a record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world on Monday, beating Norway’s UEFA player of the year and treble winner Erling Haaland of Manchester City to the prestigious prize. Inter…
Lionel Messi scored twice, including a brilliant late equalizer, as Inter Miami advanced past FC Dallas to the quarter-finals of the Leagues Cup on penalties after an enthralling 4-4 draw. A trademark curling free-kick in the 85th…
LOS ANGELES—Lionel Messi on Wednesday announced that he intends to join Major League Soccer side Inter Miami as a free agent after parting ways with French champions Paris St Germain and snubbing a lucrative contract offer in…
A Saudi Arabian businessman won the bid to watch the latest chapter in Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s celebrated rivalry in global football, spending 10 million riyals ($2.66 million) bid for a ticket to their showpiece game.…
PARIS—-Lionel Messi celebrated his return to competition after the World Cup by scoring a second-half goal as Paris St Germain extended its Ligue 1 lead to six points with a 2-0 home win over Angers on Wednesday.…
Over a third into regulation time in this year’s World Cup final, it seemed as if the writing were on the wall for France’s motley crew. But Kylian Mbappé had other plans. With Argentina leading 2-Nil, Mbappé…
I’ve told the story many times over about how, until I became UP Diliman chancellor in 2014, I was your typical nerd who knew virtually nothing about sports. I have to admit it wasn’t just ignorance, but…
For his legions of admirers, the debate about Lionel Messi’s right to be regarded as the greatest footballer in history is officially over. The absence of a World Cup winners’ medal has long been Exhibit A in…
Kylian Mbappe can on Sunday become the youngest player to win two World Cups since Pele achieved the feat at the age of 21. Mbappe, who turns 24 two days after the final, is the joint leading…
LUSAIL, Qatar — The most clinical of smash-and-grabs kept Lionel Messi on track for his date with destiny and broke Croatian hearts as Argentina reached Sunday’s World Cup final with a 3-0 victory at the Lusail Stadium.…
Lionel Messi and Argentina’s World Cup dream remains alive but an indefatigable Croatia side inspired by the enduring brilliance of Luka Modric stands in their way in Tuesday’s semifinal in Doha. Argentina has recovered from the shock…
Yet another World Cup has ended in tears for Neymar, with football’s most expensive player hinting he may not pull on the Brazil shirt again following a painful defeat to Croatia. The 30-year-old, who gave Brazil the…
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