CNN looks at 20 defining moments in the career of the football superstar, who mesmerized, broke records and transcended his sport.

El nuevo penal fallado por Lionel Messi volvió a poner el foco sobre una estadística particular de la carrera del argentino. El capitán de Inter Miami volvió a desperdiciar una ejecución desde lo ...

KANSAS CITY — This was supposed to be Kansas City’s big night, making history as the city hosts a World Cup game for the first time, but Lionel Messi had to go and steal the show and make it all about ...

Inter Miami, with superstar Lionel Messi still resting after his World Cup exploits, won 1-0 at Montreal on Saturday on Casemiro's Major League Soccer debut. Luis Suarez converted a penalty in the ...

The day that Lionel Messi made his World Cup début, on June 16, 2006, I was in elementary school. I had never set foot in Argentina, and I didn’t speak a word of Spanish. The game was against a then ...