Barcelona legend Lionel Messi topped the list of the world's highest-paid soccer players in 2020, taking home a cool $126 million in earnings, according to Christina Settimi of Forbes. Messi brought ...

(CNN) — Lionel Messi may not have got his desired move away from Barcelona this summer, but he still has one billion reasons to be happy off the pitch. The Argentine has topped this year’s football ...

Saturday night isn't just Argentina vs. Brazil in the Copa America final, it's Lionel Messi against Neymar at the iconic Maracana in the biggest meeting between the two ever. The former FC Barcelona ...

“I’m tired of always being the problem for everything in the club,” said Lionel Messi at Barcelona Airport on Wednesday evening on his return from international duty with Argentina. His comments came ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Lionel Messi scored twice and set up another with a beautiful disguised pass as Barcelona beat Girona 3-1 in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday. The ...

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will go head-to-head for the first time in over two years as FC Barcelona host Juventus in the final game of the Champions League group stages on Tuesday. The pair ...

MADRID (AP) — Lionel Messi returned to training with Barcelona on Monday, almost two weeks after he told the club he wanted to leave. After reluctantly changing his mind, Messi was back with the team ...

He’s one of the world’s greatest ever players, who appeared destined to be a one-club man. But now Lionel Messi’s relationship with Barcelona looks to be irreparably fractured. CNN looks at 20 ...

“Barcelona is in limbo, with a total lack of direction on all sides,” a hugely important figure from the club’s history tells The Athletic. “So a season like this, with these results and sensations, ...

Barcelona star Lionel Messi said that he acted with his team's best interests in mind this summer as he tried to leave the Spanish club. Speaking in his first interview since he announced he was ...

Lionel Messi equaled Brazil legend Pele’s record of 643 goals for a single club after scoring in Barcelona’s 2-2 draw against Valencia on Saturday. The Argentine reached the landmark with a diving ...

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