The game may never again produce two players capable of occupying the same sporting and cultural space for such a long stretch of years.

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World cup news: Argentina’s new captain decided following Lionel Messi’s retirement A few weeks ago, following a successful 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign, Lionel Messi announced his retirement from ...

In the end, the joy of flamenco rang out more loudly than the tango’s characteristic melancholy melody. The final image of the World Cup showed Spain lifting the trophy for the second time in its ...

Erling Haaland scored his 300th club goal, reaching the milestone faster than Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappé, but still ...

Lionel Messi played in his last World Cup final in 2026, a match that is now the definitive end of an era for soccer's great 21st-century individual battle. Just over a month later, Messi officially ...

Lionel Messi scored his first MLS goal since the World Cup and his first since the death of his father, Jorge, in Inter Miami's match vs Philadelphia.