Lionel Messi led Argentina to a World Cup win over France on Sunday and made history doing it. Messi was awarded the Golden Ball for being the most outstanding player of the World Cup. Messi had two ...

Argentina superstar Lionel Messi isn’t ceding any ground to France standout Kylian Mbappé in the World Cup Golden Boot odds market. Messi netted a penalty kick to open the scoring in Tuesday’s 3-0 ...

March 17 (UPI) --Lionel Messi flashed his unmatched flare in Inter Miami's narrow win over Atlanta United, stealing the ball and dropping a defender with a cut dribble before chipping goalie Brad ...

Gerard Houllier has defended FIFA's controversial decision to name Lionel Messi the best player at the World Cup, telling Le Monde: "He fully deserves the Golden Ball". There was a global outcry from ...

2' Argentina 0-0 Chile The Messi show gets going early as he drops a shoulder to elude a pair of defenders in midfield before threading the ball out wide. Moments later he makes a nice turn to find ...

Lionel Messi has been named the best player at the World Cup as he picked up the Golden Ball award shortly after leading Argentina to the title. Messi won his first World Cup as Argentina defeated ...

Our countdown continues with a look back at Lionel Messi's Golden Ball World Cup in 2014. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ is now just 22 days away. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ is now just 22 days ...

Barcelona, SPAIN: Barcelona's Argentinian Leo Messi (L) celebrates with Brazilian Ronaldinho (R) and Portuguese Deco (C) after scoring his second goal against Gimnastic Tarragona during their Spanish ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Sanderson is a Barcelona-based writer who covers Spanish football. BARCELONA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 09: Lionel Messi of FC ...