IMAGE: The backlash against Lionel Messi continued as another Argentina friendly was cancelled. Photograph: Naoki Nishimura-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Argentina's friendly against Ivory Coast,......
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......
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......
IMAGE: Inter Miami's Lionel Messi in action with Vissel Kobe's Yosuke Ideguchi and Ryuho Kikuchi. Photographs: Issei Kato/Reuters After leaving fans guessing about whether or not he would take to......
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......