reigning World Cup champion Lionel Messi and the U.S. men’s national soccer team to be among those playing major roles in driving attention to the sport and the tournament during the next 500 days.

With Barcelona, Messi won three FIFA Club World Cup titles (2009, 2011 and 2015). In 2009, the Blaugranas won against Estudiantes de la Plata in the final (2-1). In 2011, they thrashed Santos (4-0 ...

The decision to rile up the crowd at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas didn't go down too well with Bautista, who faced Argentina and Messi at the 2010 World Cup, where they fell to a 3-1 defeat in ...

After the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Mbappé finished as the tournament’s top scorer with eight goals, one more than Lionel Messi, and became one of only two players to score a ...

Twelve years after being awarded the Middle East’s first Fifa World Cup, host nation Qatar is revelling in the aftermath of a classic finale, which culminated in Argentina captain Lionel Messi ...