As Messi fallout grows in China, Hangzhou cancels Argentina friendly

IMAGE: Inter Miami's Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and teammates sit on the substitute bench. Photograph: Lam Yik/Reuters Chinese sporting authorities have cancelled next month's friendly......

China furious over Messi's Hong Kong no show

Some mainland fans travelled 12 hours from Xinjiang to Hong Kong to see Messi, the Global Times wrote, with the disappointment of the government and fans "entirely understandable. The impact of......

Messi leaves fans guessing: Will he play in Tokyo?

IMAGE: MLS club Inter Miami's Lionel Messi attends a press conference in Tokyo. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters After disappointing a legion of fans in Hong Kong with a no-show on the......

Messi's no-show sparks outrage among fans

IMAGE: Inter Miami's Lionel Messi, Julian Gressel, Luis Suarez and DeAndre Yedlin during the trophy presentation after the match. Photograph: Lam Yik/Reuters Lionel Messi's three days of......

Messi to captain Inter Miami: Martino

IMAGE: Inter Miami coach confirmed new recruit Lionel Messi will don the captain’s hat. Photograph: Marco Bello/Reuters World Cup winner Lionel Messi will be the new captain of Inter Miami,......