Messi plundered 672 goals for the Blaugrana ... A contest that is being billed as "A Historic Match: The First-Ever 'El Clasico' in Japan" will take place at the Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo ...

Soccer's greatest star is poised to play in the Caribbean for the first time - adding a new region to a ...

Kubo, who has been referred to as the 'Japanese Messi' for his skills and technique enjoyed a brief stint in Barcelona's academy before joining FC Tokyo. The 23-year-old was rewarded for his ...

Messi has often spoken about what it meant to ... Iniesta kept on playing for another six years; five in Japan with Vissel Kobe and one in the UAE with Emirates Club. There was a brief period ...

The Hong Kong government chimed in almost immediately, asking why Messi was able to play in Japan and not several days before in Hong Kong. “The government hopes the organizers and teams can ...

Hong Kong's government, which put up $2 million for the match, demanded an explanation after Messi took the field in another exhibition game in Japan three days later, ESPN said. Hong Kong ...

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami’s worldwide preseason tour began Thursday. They will travel a distance greater than the Earth's ...

Messi’s once-in-a-generation career is complete ... The last South American champion was Brazil, and that was also in Asia — when Japan and South Korea hosted the tournament in 2002.