Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi has become the first back-to-back MVP in Major League Soccer history. The 38-year-old Argentine star was announced Tuesday as this year's winner of the league's top individual honor. This achievement adds to Messi's long list of career accomplishments.

Thomas Müller has often enjoyed the upper hand in his longtime rivalry with Lionel Messi. But on Saturday, in the latest marquee showdown between the two stars, it was Messi's turn.

The deal was announced Thursday, a day before Inter Miami's playoff opener against Nashville. Messi's presence is expected to boost ticket sales as the club prepares for the move into the stadium near Miami International Airport.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are reviewing the final details of a contract extension to keep him with the club until at least 2026, a person with knowledge of the matter tells The Associated Press.

Lionel Messi is the MVP of Major League Soccer for 2024. The award comes after a season where he missed 15 of Inter Miami’s 34 regular-season matches with injuries or commitments to Argentina’s national team.

Lionel Messi and Javier Mascherano are together again, this time with Inter Miami. The former Barcelona and Argentina teammates have reunited, with Inter Miami announcing Tuesday that Mascherano’s hiring as the club’s new coach is complete.

Lionel Messi’s first MLS Cup playoff match with Inter Miami will be on Oct. 25. And it’ll be aired live on a massive screen spanning an entire block of New York’s Times Square.

This summer, Florida International University and the Argentina Football Association partnered to launch a 10-week sports leadership global program.

On Thursday in Atlanta, the Argentine national soccer team will kick off the 2024 edition of Copa América, whose final will take place in Miami next month. Will this be the last time superstar Lionel Messi, who turns 37 next week, wears the blue and white Argentine uniform in a major tournament?

Messi Mania returns to Major League Soccer as Lionel Messi embarks on his first full season with Inter Miami. The team also signed Luis Suarez in the offseason, reuniting the two close friends.

Inter Miami celebrated its partnership with cruise line Royal Caribbean International by sending Lionel Messi and his teammates to the Port of Miami, where they took part in the traditional naming of a new ship.

Six jerseys worn by soccer superstar Lionel Messi during Argentina's winning run at last year's World Cup have sold for $7.8 million. The auction house Sotheby's says Thursday's final price for the shirts is the highest price for an item of sports memorabilia this year.