Al Hilal coach Ramon Diaz has opened the door to signing Argentina captain Leo Messi. Off contract in June, Messi will leave PSG this summer after falling out with management. Before their Champions League final defeat to Urawa Diamonds, Diaz was asked about Messi's arrival. "We'll see what happens," replied Diaz. While Barcelona have expressed interest in re-signing Messi, Al Hilal are pu...Full Story »

Lionel Messi has released a video on his Instagram account to apologise to Paris Saint-Germain and his teammates for missing training to travel to Saudi Arabia. Sources told ESPN on Tuesday that Messi was given a two-week suspension without pay after missing Monday's training session to fly to Saudi. Sources said that PSG boss Christophe Galtier told his team they would be given Monday and Tu...Full Story »

Lionel Messi will definitely leave Paris Saint Germain this summer after his suspension from the side emerged as 'the final breaking point' between the World Cup winner and the French giants. Messi only joined PSG in 2021, after he was let go by Barcelona in a bid to comply with financial fair play regulations, signing a two year contract in the French capital. After a disappointing first se...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain have suspended Lionel Messi for two weeks for missing training on Monday to travel to Saudi Arabia, sources told ESPN. Messi will not train or play with the first team and will not be paid during his suspension. First reported by French newspaper L'Equipe, PSG manager Christophe Galtier told his players that they would have two days off, Monday and Tuesday, if they beat Lor...Full Story »

Lionel Messi will have Barcelona and Inter Miami fans worried that he may continue his career in Saudi Arabia following his latest Instagram post. WHAT HAPPENED? The Paris Saint-Germain star shared a sponsored image from Saudi Arabia as he expressed his love of the country's landscape, or at least his willingness to be paid to compliment the nation. He wrote in the caption: "Who thought Saud...Full Story »

David Beckham headed to Paris Saint-Germain's training ground to meet players and staff at his former club during a visit to Paris on Thursday. WHAT HAPPENED? Amid speculation linking him with a move to MLS side Inter Miami, worlds collided as franchise co-owner Beckham posed for a picture with Messi upon meeting him at PSG's Camp des Loges training complex. Alongside the two of them was midf...Full Story »

MLS is continuing its pursuit of Lionel Messi, commissioner Don Garber confirmed, but it will take a "clever" league-wide effort to get a deal done. WHAT HAPPENED? Garber is in full recruitment mode, talking up a Messi transfer to Inter Miami for the second time in as many months as MLS looks to secure the biggest transfer coup in its history. With Messi out of contract this summer, the leagu...Full Story »

Lionel Messi has won plenty of trophies and awards during his career, so many in fact that he's now started giving them away. Messi is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, and for good reason. There's only so much one can say about the Argentine's abilities without straying into hyperbole, but his honours list speaks for itself. During a 17-year spell at Barcelona Messi won 1...Full Story »

Lionel Messi appears to be doing more and more campaigns away from the pitch, but the World Cup winner's latest work away from football has left some fans baffled It has been a frustrating domestic season for Messi (Image: AFP via Getty Images) Lionel Messi has always been known as ‘the Little Magician’ - well, some fans believe Louis Vuitton have made him look like, well, just a &...Full Story »

Juan Polcan, a semi-professional futsal player in Italy, attempted to meet the Barcelona legend, 35, by camping outside his house and trying to catch him as he left for PSG training. Lionel Messi took a picture with fan Juan Polcan after letting him into his home Credit: Instagram / Juanpolcan Messi’s wife Antonela Roccuzzo helped the fan meet his Argentine hero Credit: Instagram / @anto...Full Story »

PSG are reporteldy willing to let Neymar and Lionel Messi leave the club as they are not among the "untouchables". The Ligue 1 side are working on a rebuild and are believed to have listed seven players that must be kept - but it doesn't include the two former Barcelona stars. PSG could let Lionel Messi leave the club for free this summer Credit: Getty While the club could also sell Neymar Cr...Full Story »

Lionel Messi has been praised for 'assisting both on and off the pitch' after one fan almost fumbled her opportunity to take a selfie with one of the all-time greats. The 35-year-old passed the 100-goals mark for World Cup winners Argentina on Wednesday night, scoring a first-half hat-trick in what was a convincing 7-0 win over Curacao. On his 174th cap for La Albiceleste, Messi was at his s...Full Story »

Lionel Messi is unlikely to reach an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain to extend his stay at the club, sources told ESPN. French outlet L'Equipe were first to report the story. Negotiations between the two parties are at a standstill, casting major doubts over the World Cup winner's future in Paris, according to sources. The French champions want Messi to take a 25% pay cut from his existin...Full Story »

An ineffective Paris Saint-Germain created little and were made to pay by a clinical Lyon in their fifth Ligue 1 loss of 2023. The boos rang around Parc des Princes at full-time as Lionel Messi strolled off the pitch. And PSG's notoriously passionate ultras had reason aplenty to be upset. They had put up with a miserable Paris showing, watching their World Cup winner unceremoniously exit afte...Full Story »

Former Barcelona star Sergio Aguero has, on Saturday, hinted that close friend and Blaugrana icon Lionel Messi has set his sights on a return to the Camp Nou. Chatter surrounding an incoming reunion between Messi and Barca, of course, has begun to ramp up of late. As his contract with Paris Saint-Germain continues to wind down, and the board at the Parc des Princes struggle in efforts to tie...Full Story »

Inter Milan are making a move for PSG superstar Lionel Messi. Off contract in June, Messi is considering his options with PSG eager to hand him a new contract. A return to Barcelona is also being mooted, but it's now emerged that Inter are making their move. That's according to Argentine journalist Sergio A. Gonzalez, who states that Nerazzurri Vice-President Javier Zanetti could be a key f...Full Story »

AFA president Chiqui Tapia announced on Saturday that Argentina's training camp would be named after "the best player in the world" Lionel Messi. ·Messi immortalised in renamed camp·Centre now known as "Lionel Andres Messi"·Reveal caps of week honouring World Cup heroes WHAT HAPPENED? The head of the Argentine Football Association revealed in a tweet that the centre, which was p...Full Story »

Tammy Abraham to return to Premier League Tammy Abraham is set to leave Roma and return to the Premier League in the summer, according to Sky in Italy. The striker is being tipped to head back to former club Chelsea, while Manchester United are also thought to be keen on bringing in a new attacker. Chelsea interested in Alexis Mac Allister Chelsea have a "firm interest" in Brighton and A...Full Story »

Barcelona fullback Jordi Alba has talked up Lionel Messi's return this summer. Alba doesn't know what will happen with the Argentinian, but he is in favour of his return fromPSG. "I would like him to come back, but I don't know if he will," Alba said. "We haven't spoken about it because he has a contract with PSG. I would like him to come back. It would be good for the club -- and for him." ...Full Story »

The Argentina legend is back in his homeland for games against Panama and Curacao during the international break. Lionel Messi was mobbed leaving the restaurant Credit: Reuters Messi opted not to leave via the back exit Credit: Reuters Messi is back in Argentina for international duty Credit: AP It is his first trip back to Argentina since taking the World Cup trophy on a victory parade of t...Full Story »