Sunday’s World Cup final has a chapter deeply embedded in its theme: the role of FC Barcelona.

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

Lionel Messi marvelled at life coming full circle as he prepares to face Lamine Yamal in the World Cup final, nearly 19 years after once holding him as a baby.

Messi is now 39 and may be preparing for his final World Cup appearance. Yamal, only 19, has already become Spain’s leading attacking figure and one of the biggest young stars i ...

Tom Brady interviewed Messi about a viral photo with Lamine Yamal, taken when Yamal was a baby. Messi praised the 19-year-old, highlighting their upcoming World Cup final.

At age 39, Lionel Messi continues to redefine longevity on the sport's biggest stage. The Argentine captain just delivered another chapter in his World Cup legacy, driving a dramatic comeback win over ...

Mr. Phillips is a poet and the author of “The Circuit: A Tennis Odyssey.” He wrote from Barcelona. By late Wednesday afternoon, the roads in Barcelona had begun to empty. I was still an hour from the ...

While Argentina's captain spends most of his time in the public eye, from his record-breaking performances in the World Cup, time on MLS's Inter Miami, billion-dollar net worth and even receiving ...