Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry stretched across Barcelona and Real Madrid, La Liga, the Champions League, international football and the Ballon d’Or, creating a sporting conversation that rarely needed anyone else.
The little boy from Rosario has finally said goodbye to Argentina. And somehow, after more than two decades of watching him bend football to his will, it still feels impossible to say goodbye.
Cristiano Ronaldo has paid an emotional tribute to Lionel Messi following the Argentine superstar’s farewell to international football, praising his long service to Argentina and the legacy he leaves behind.
In an emotional farewell speech, Messi said he would have loved to continue representing Argentina for the rest of his life but accepted that the time had come to say goodbye.
Lionel Messi is preparing to say goodbye to Argentina for the final time, with the 39-year-old set to make his last appearance for the national team against Benin at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires.
Benin will have the extraordinary opportunity to share the pitch with Lionel Messi when Argentina's greatest football star makes his final appearance for the national team on Tuesday.
Argentina have been forced to reconsider the future of Lionel Messi’s iconic No. 10 shirt after FIFA regulations prevented the national team from permanently retiring the number.
Lionel Messi’s expected farewell from international football will carry an additional moment of recognition after the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) announced that the Argentina captain is set to receive an honorary doctorate.
MIAMI, United States Lionel Messi’s MESSI CUP is set to return for its second edition, with some of the world’s most recognised football academies selected to compete in an expanded Under-16 tournament in Miami.
Lionel Messi has unveiled the special Argentina jersey he will wear for his final international appearance, with the legendary forward preparing to bid farewell to the national team against Benin on October 6.
The Vatican confirmed the diagnosis on Tuesday after the 71-year-old pontiff underwent thoracic surgery at the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, in the first major publicly disclosed health challenge of his pontificate.