MIAMI (AFP): A magical night in Florida saw Lionel Messi at his unstoppable best, scoring a spectacular hat-trick to lead Inter Miami to a 5-2 victory over Nashville SC, clinching the Major League Soccer Golden Boot in the process. The Argentine legend finished the regular season with 29 goals in 28 matches, ahead of Denis […]
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Messi set for Argentina return in Puerto Rico friendly
Lionel Messi has rejoined the Argentina squad and could feature in Tuesday’s friendly against Puerto Rico, coach Lionel Scaloni said after the forward skipped their 1-0 victory over Venezuela to play for Inter Miami at the weekend. Messi scored twice in Inter Miami’s 4-0 victory over Atlanta United in Major League Soccer on Saturday, and […]
Messi Scores Twice as Inter Miami Crush Atlanta 4–0, Takes MLS Scoring Lead
MIAMI – Lionel Messi scored twice as Inter Miami beat Atlanta United 4–0, taking the lead in Major League Soccer’s scoring race with 26 goals this season. Messi opened the scoring in the 39th minute with a curling left-footed strike and sealed the win in the 87th minute after assists from Jordi Alba, who also […]
Messi’s two goals lead Miami to playoff-clinching win
Lionel Messi scored his MLS-leading 23rd and 24th goals and added his 13th assist to power visiting Inter Miami to a 4-0 victory over New York City FC on Wednesday night, clinching an MLS Cup Playoff spot. Luis Suarez added his seventh goal late from the penalty spot in his return from a three-match suspension […]
Messi’s rumored move to Inter Miami excites fans
While rumors of Lionel Messi’s possible transfer to Inter Miami circulate, the appointment of fellow Argentine Javier Morales as interim head coach adds an interesting twist to the issue. Morales joins a rising number of Argentinians with the club, including goalkeeping coach Sebastian Saja, Inter reserve team head coach Federico Higuain, and assistant coach Cristian […]
Indispensable Pique returns ‘home’ to Old Trafford with Barcelona
All eyes will be on strike duo Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez as Barcelona visit Manchester United in the Champions League this week, but defensive lynchpin Gerard Pique is proving equally important to the Catalans’ treble bid. The centre back returns to Old Trafford for the first time since he left Manchester United in 2008 […]
Barcelona seek decisive title blow in Atletico showdown
Since their last league defeat by Real Betis in November, Barca have been on a relentless run of 14 wins and four draws, led by strikers Messi and Suarez, the leading scorers in Spain with 32 and 19 goals respectively. The South American strikers have netted a combined 51 times, more than every other team […]
Fantastic Messi hat-trick blows away Betis
Even the Real Betis fans were applauding by the end as Lionel Messi scored another spectacular hat-trick to fire Barcelona to a 4-1 victory on Sunday and leave them with one hand on the La Liga trophy. Messi’s treble, his second in a month in Seville, fourth of the season and 51st of his career, […]
Messi unable to inspire Barca winner as Madrid hold on for draw
Real Madrid gained a measure of redemption at the Camp Nou by holding Barcelona to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday and taking the upper-hand in the semi-final of Copa del Rey. Neither Lionel Messi nor Gareth Bale were named in the starting line-ups for this first leg but their replacements filled the void as Malcom’s […]
Barcelona dominance feels familiar but biggest tests still to come
With half of the season gone, Barcelona own a five-point lead at the top of La Liga, boast two strikers with as many goals as any other team and look on course for their fourth league title in five years. But how good are they? Six league wins on the bounce has blurred the memory […]