Messi was officially named to Argentina’s 29-man roster for the friendlies on Monday. Argentina will use the matches to gauge its roster and select 26 players to participate in Copa América.

When Messi and Argentina lost the 2015 Copa America final, Chile’s coach Sampaoli asked him why he had refused the player of the tournament award. Messi told Sampaoli he didn’t want to win for ...

Argentina, the reigning 2021 Copa América and 2022 World Cup champions, are holding their Copa América training sessions in South Florida at Inter Miami, the MLS club which Messi calls home.

Argentina is the defending Copa América and World Cup champions, behind Messi, who frequently said the 2022 World Cup in Qatar would be his last.

Messi takes Argentina’s penalties, but on that night, Messi conceded that responsibility to Martinez, who had only recently ended a year-and-a-half scoring drought with the national team.

Of course, Argentina need Messi, but Messi needs the other 10 players to fight for him in every single moment. It has been one of the keys of this side, how they all believe that by playing for ...

Both of Argentina ’s goals in their Copa America opening victory against Canada came down to the relationship between Messi and a team-mate — their movement, his pass — and also served as a ...

Lionel Messi ’s eldest son, Thiago, is obsessed with Argentina winning the World Cup. So much so, he has spent the last few months asking his father question after question about the tournament.

Messi’s legacy in America is at stake, yes, but his thirst to win two consecutive Copa América trophies and become the only Argentina captain to win two straight World Cups is too big of a ...

Messi leaves the match in 77’: Argentina 1, Brazil 0 Leo Messi has been substituted out of Argentina’s match against Brazil in the 77 th minute. His night is over.

Messi played 89 minutes on Sept. 7 in Argentina’s first-round qualifier against Ecuador in Buenos Aires. He scored the winner in the 78th minute from a direct free kick.

Before Argentina ’s quarter-final against Uruguay, the stadium announcer roared into the microphone, “No 10…the best player in the world…Lionel Messi!”. The reaction was lukewarm.