Two months after Argentina won the Copa America, a former FIFA referee has confessed to favouring Lionel Messi during the 2007 edition in exchange for his jersey.

The Argentina national team have already qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup during the March international break.Argentina rank on top of the CONMEBOL's qualifying table with 34 points from 15 matches,

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

During Argentina’s 1-1 draw with Colombia, Lionel Messi and James Rodríguez had a heated exchange after Enzo Fernández was sent off. Argentina and Colombia drew 1-1 on Matchday 16 of the CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers.

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.

Argentina's Franco Mastantuono (18) will join Real Madrid. Spanish media, including As, reported on the 14th (Korea time) 'Real Madrid has completed its contract with Mastantuono' Mastantuono, who was a member of River Plate,

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.

The expanded Club World Cup has kicked off with healthy crowds, "Messi mania" and a festival atmosphere in Miami, giving an early vindication to world football body FIFA after fears of empty stands and global disinterest.

However, the Argentine legend, despite being far from major European competitions like La Liga and the Champions League, remains undeniably and forever an icon of world football, especially for Argentinians.