Why this Vietnamese girl is called 'Mekong Messi'

Meet an 11-year-old from Vinh Long who idolizes Messi, bends like Messi and has a kickass dream.

Argentines take to streets, demand Messi return to national team

Hundreds of Argentines protested in the pouring rain on Saturday, demanding that soccer star Lionel Messi return to Argentina's national team after he unexpectedly quit following a loss in the regional Copa America final.

Soccer star Messi says he knew nothing about tax fraud

Soccer great Lionel Messi tells a Barcelona court during his trail for over $4 million in tax evasion that he had no idea the shell companies his father had helped set up were illegal tax shelters.

June 03, 2016 | 08:07 am GMT+7

Soccer-Leicester triumph is why we love football, says Messi

Lionel Messi spoke for the great and the good of world soccer, not to mention millions of grassroots fans, when he acclaimed Leicester City's extraordinary Premier League triumph by tweeting: "The reason why we all love football. Congratulations"

May 03, 2016 | 07:06 am GMT+7