Enzo Fernandez is staking a claim to be Lionel Messi's successor with the Argentina national team. The Chelsea midfielder is not looking to become the Albiceleste's next iconic No. 10, but admits that ...

Argentina’s former coach José Pékerman took decisive action to prevent Lionel Messi, shown here in 2006, from playing for Spain. Daniel Garcia / AFP via Getty Images José Pékerman, the former coach ...

© Marcelo Endelli/Getty ImagesLionel Messi of Argentina. At that point, the paperwork for Messi to play for Spain at the U-20 World Cup was already underway, meaning ...

Lautaro Martínez and Lionel Messi scored and Argentina downed Angola 2-0 in a friendly that closed their 2025 campaign on Friday. Angola reportedly paid $12 million to attract world champion Argentina ...

Nov 14 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi scored one goal and laid on another for Lautaro Martinez as Argentina defeated Angola 2-0 in a friendly in Luanda on Friday that marked 50 years of the independence for ...

Reigning World Cup champions Argentina got goals from Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martinez in a 2-0 friendly win over Angola in Belas on Friday. MORE — Lionel Messi on 2026 World Cup plans, American ...

Argentina faces Angola in their final friendly of 2025. Lionel Messi is in the squad, with Scaloni mixing experienced and aspiring players. About 25,000 fans attended Argentina's open training session ...

Argentina faces Puerto Rico in a friendly after beating Venezuela 1-0. Messi missed the Venezuela match but starred for Inter Miami over the weekend. Coach Lionel Scaloni was asked if Messi will play ...

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) battles Atlanta United defenders in the second half at Chase Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL, on Saturday, October 11, 2025. PHOTO BY AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com ...

Lionel Messi watched in street clothes from a Hard Rock Stadium suite as Argentina’s national team beat Venezuela 1-0 in a friendly match on a soggy Friday night. There had been speculation all week ...

On September 4, 2025, 8 pm (ART), Argentina hosted Venezuela at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires for a World Cup Qualifier match. The night felt something different, with fans chanting and ...

Lionel Messi scored two goals in Argentina’s 3-0 victory over Venezuela on Thursday night. It was Messi’s final home qualifier with the national team. The defending world champions had already ...