Despite being 39 and playing in the MLS, Lionel Messi is still among the 2026 Ballon d’Or nominees. The Inter Miami star played a key role in his team winning the MLS Cup for the first time in 2025.

Benin national team defender Mohamed Tijani joked about the opportunity to face Lionel Messi in his farewell match for ...

Ballon d'Or Odds: Can Messi Lock Up Yet Another Award After Masterful World Cup Performance? The Ballon d’Or market has been reshaped by the 2026 World Cup. Messi is now the short co-favorite after ...

Lionel Messi's Argentina career will end in a friendly against Benin. BBC Sport looks at what next for the 39-year-old?

Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal headline the 30-man Ballon d'Or 2026 shortlist, while Cristiano Ronaldo misses out on the prestigious award. Scroll down to read the full story.

The Inter Miami superstar is chasing a famous ninth Ballon d’Or award.

The 30 nominees for the 2026 Ballon d’Or were revealed on Tuesday, with Lionel Messi among the names included on the list as he seeks his ninth career trophy at the ceremony set for October 26 in ...

(Illustration: Eamonn Dalton / The Athletic; Getty Images/ Juan Mabromata / AFP) Lionel Scaloni did not know where to look. In the dugout at Arrowhead, Argentina’s coach was caught in the emotion of ...

The 2026 Ballon d’Or conversation continues to heat up ahead of October’s ceremony, and one of the game’s most respected former goalkeepers has thrown his support behind Lionel Messi as the sport’s ...

Some of the best players of the modern era finished behind the two icons over the years.

Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul will take some time before rejoining Inter Miami CF for the MLS season following their participation in the World Cup with Argentina, sources told ESPN on Monday.

Lionel Messi has been nominated for the 2026 Ballon d'Or, his 17th career nomination, while Cristiano Ronaldo, who holds the record with 18, misses out on a nomination for the second consecutive year.