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Lionel Messi could miss as many as six games with Inter Miami if Argentina wins its way to the Copa America final. Thirty-nine players from Major League Soccer were called up by their national teams in the run-up to the tournament.

A criminal court in Argentina has postponed to Oct. 1 the start of a trial in a criminal negligence case brought against eight people allegedly involved in the death of soccer star Diego Maradona.

Miami soccer players of all levels have found a second home in the accepting environment of pick-up soccer. Compared to the classic game, these smaller, quicker matches offer a faster pace and more access to the ball.

The Biden administration sided with a promoter who filed an antitrust suit against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation over the world governing body’s policy against hosting league matches from other countries, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the case to proceed to trial.

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.

Five organizations have put in bids to run Key Biscayne’s Soccer Club, currently a $1.6 million athletic contract that touches 1,000 children and their families, and that dominates precious field space in a community where it seems every youth wants to be the next Messi.

South Florida's Hard Rock Stadium has been awarded the final when Copa América returns to the United States in 2024. The tournament will feature current champions Argentina — and likely their Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi.

COMMENTARY The Jamaican soccer team's stunning run in the women's World Cup reminds us of a virtue we in the New World should prize: the leveling of the playing field.

Jamaica produced one of the biggest surprises of the Women’s World Cup so far by holding France to a 0-0 draw.

This week on the South Florida Roundup: Miami-Dade County moves to protect workers from this terrible heat, Florida Atlantic University’s president selection is in chaos (19:33), but right now — it’s all about soccer here, as Messi mania and the Women's World Cup get underway (35:03).

The Haitian women's national soccer team, starting play in its first-ever World Cup this week, has brought sorely needed inspiration to crisis-ravaged Haiti — and to Miami.

Funding for Jamaica’s preparation for the Women’s World Cup has seemed so uncertain that a player’s mom took it upon herself to fundraise for the team.