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No-show from Lionel Messi and Argentina for exhibition matches in Singapore and India

Lionel Messi and his Argentina football team have failed to appear in exhibition matches in India and Singapore that were agreed as part of a deal with global bank HSBC.

Lawsuit filed against Lionel Messi after failing to play friendly in Miami

Soccer Football - International Friendly - Argentina Training - Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero, Elche, Spain - November 13, 2025 Argentina's Lionel Messi during training REUTERS/Pablo Morano

Messi acquires Spanish fifth-tier club UE Cornella

Apr 4, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi (10) looks on during the first half against Austin FC at Nu Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

Liverpool seek ‘special’ Anfield night in Champions League to salvage troubled season

Arne Slot's position as Liverpool manager remains in serious doubt towards the end of his second campaign in charge. Reds fans chanted the name of former midfield favourite Xabi Alonso after the 4-0 demolition by Manchester City in the FA Cup quarter-finals on April 4.

PSG look to pile misery on Liverpool as sides meet again in Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Vitinha in action during training at Campus Paris St Germain in Poissy, France, on April 7, 2026.

Lego to continue sports expansion with soccer players

LEGO model designer Freddy Charters holds up a minifigure of Lionel Messi in Billund, Denmark, March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Little

Lionel Messi to start for Argentina in World Cup send-off: Lionel Scaloni

Soccer Football - International Friendly - Argentina v Mauritania - Estadio La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina - March 27, 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi in action REUTERS/Rodrigo Valle

Back-to-back World Cup titles a ‘dream’ for Argentina, says Nicolas Tagliafico

Lyon's Argentine defender Nicolas Tagliafico poses during a photo session at the Olympique Lyonnais training centre in Decines-Charpieu.

Lionel Messi ‘earned the right’ to make World Cup decision: Argentina coach

Argentina captain Lionel Messi during training on March 26.

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