The entire NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas gasped. The whistle blew and Lionel Messi moved towards the ball. Messi swung his famous left foot down at the ball… and chose a Panenka-style penalty to give ...

Lionel Messi needed his Argentine teammates to bail him out, and the world champions delivered for their all-time captain. Messi missed his penalty kick in a shootout, but Argentina outlasted Ecuador ...

Lionel Messi missed from the spot after a late Ecuador equalizer took their Copa America quarterfinal against Argentina to penalties — but goalkeeper Emi Martinez helped to spare his blushes in a ...

It is extremely rare to see Lionel Messi leave a game before the final whistle, so when he was subbed out in the 88 th minute of Argentina’s 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over Ecuador on Thursday night ...

Lionel Messi’s presence on the pitch for Argentina isn’t guaranteed for Thursday’s Copa America quarterfinal against Ecuador. The legendary footballer did not play in Argentina’s 2-0 win over Peru ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Soccer fans packed Soldier Field Sunday night as superstar Lionel Messi visited Chicago. Messi got limited playing time in the friendly match between Argentina and Ecuador, but fans ...

Argentina is in the Copa America quarterfinals, but it had to get there without Lionel Messi. After Messi played the full games versus Canada in the tournament opener and Chile right after, the ...

Angel Di Maria scored as Lionel Messi returned to the international stage for the first time in six months, helping Argentina to a 1-0 victory over Ecuador in a Copa America warmup match on Sunday ...

Argentina will head into their last World Cup qualifier without their biggest star. Lionel Messi has confirmed he will skip the trip to Ecuador and instead return to Miami to prepare for the decisive ...

A former youth rival reveals the childhood nickname Lionel Messi had at Newell’s and how he dominated every match.