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When Messi – then aged 31 – and Argentina were knocked out by France in a seven-goal classic in Russia…

Next game: Senegal, Tuesday 01:00 BSTHaaland had to wait until the age of 25 not just to make his World…

Messi scores three exactly 20 years to the day he made his World Cup debut for Argentina.Published On 17 Jun…

The date: 2 May 2009. The place: Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid. La Liga game.Guardiola made a decision. He pulled Messi…

“There is no doubt being in the same league changed everything,” says Txiki Begiristain, director of football at Barcelona between…

Football is littered with any number of former pretenders to the Messi throne, all of whom have achieved and suffered…

Lionel Messi will play in a sixth World Cup as he captains holders Argentina at the 2026 tournament.The 38-year-old forward,…

A 70ft statue of Lionel Messi in India is set to be taken down after it was spotted “swaying in…