Lionel Messi's Inter Miami match during the opening Club World Cup fixture was branded a "snooze fest" by football fans. Despite drawing an impressive crowd of 60,927 to the 65,000-capacity venue, the Argentine superstar could not inspire his side to victory against Egyptian side Al Ahly in the tournament's opening fixture.

Argentina have learned to cope with Lionel Messi's absences and no longer need to rejig the lineup when he is not available, Lionel Scaloni has said.

Lionel Messi rejoins Argentina for matches against Chile and Colombia before Inter Miami plays in the Club World Cup. Here's what you need to know.

With Argentina trailing 0-1 against Colombia, head coach Lionel Scaloni revealed the reason why he decided to sub star Lionel Messi off. Lionel Messi returned to action for Argentina in front of a packed Estadio Monumental,

An Argentine not named Messi was the MVP for Inter Miami in the Club World Cup on Saturday night. The hero in the tournament opener was goaltender Oscar Ustari. Ustari made eight saves, including a penalty and goal-line intervention,

Lionel Messi came off the bench as Argentina, the World Cup champions, won 1-0 against Chile in a World Cup qualifying match Thursday night.

There will be a time, said Lionel Messi’s friend and former Argentina team-mate Sergio Agüero, when football (soccer) in the United States will be divided into two periods: Before Messi and After Messi.