67 h. ago David Beckham treatment slammed by MLS fans upset by Lionel Messi allegation

Lionel Messi and David Beckham were accused of benefiting from FIFA favouritism following a controvervial decision ahead of the Club World Cup

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68 h. ago Lionel Messi allegation that upset MLS fans with David Beckham treatment slammed

Many MLS fans were left fuming after Lionel Messi and David Beckham's Inter Miami benefited from a major FIFA decision

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3 d. ago Lionel Messi just had the best season in MLS history. Does anyone care?

The Argentine has been as excellent as ever in his later years, but his presence and performance has yet to push MLS into the US mainstreamOK, show of hands. How many of you knew that Lionel Messi – a global superstar who has committed to spend his next three years in the United States – just completed the best individual season in Major League Soccer history?Be honest. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Harry Kane eclipses Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as he sets staggering record

Harry Kane is enjoying a scintillating start to the season, bagging his latest goal for Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the Champions League to set a remarkable record

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4 d. ago Lionel Messi drops major retirement hint as Inter Miami contract decision confirmed

Lionel Messi's contract with Inter Miami was due to expire at the end of 2025, but the Argentine icon has extended his deal with the MLS club for a further three years

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4 d. ago Lionel Messi signs Inter Miami contract extension through 2028 season

Messi won MLS MVP in 2024, is favored to repeatDeal will keep him in Miami for new stadium openingLionel Messi has signed a multi-year contract extension with Inter Miami, sealing a deal that will keep him in South Florida until the end of the 2028 MLS season. The contract is expected to be the last of his professional career.Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed in Miami’s announcement on Thursday, but Messi has been MLS’s highest-paid player by a distance since joining the club in the summer of 2023. His first deal paid him over $20m per year in guaranteed compensation – more the total payroll of about two-thirds of the 30-team league in 2025. His deal also includes equity in the club upon his retirement as a player. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Lionel Messi: Argentina legend signs new deal at Inter Miami

Argentina captain has won nine Ballon d’Ors in his career

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4 d. ago Lionel Messi leaves David Beckham's mum starstruck on first meeting in Miami

Lionel Messi left David Beckham's mum, Sandra, starstruck as she met the Inter Miami star in Florida as they shook hands and posed for photos with talk of the player's contract still in the headlines

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5 d. ago 'I know how Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi boxing fight would go – I trained world champ'

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are two of the greatest footballers of all time - but who would win in a fight between the pair? Deontay Wilder's former trainer has had his say

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5 d. ago 'I trained world champion boxer – here's how Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo fight would go'

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are in the twilight of their glittering careers with many questioning what could come next for the pair when they retire from professional football one day

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5 d. ago Spanish media make Lionel Messi successor claim after Marcus Rashford display for Barcelona

Marcus Rashford continued his incredible Barcelona form in the Champions League with another standout display, and the Spanish media were full of praise after his brace

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6 d. ago Emily Scarratt: England legend announces retirement after second Rugby World Cup triumph

Scarratt retires as the Red Roses’ all-time leading points scorer and third most-capped player ever, having also won 11 Six Nations titles

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7 d. ago Truth behind bizarre vegetable traditions as Lettuce Liz immortalised at British Film Institute

The Daily Star’s Lettuce Liz is officially a cultural icon since taking her place in the British Film Institute’s National Archive. Now we reveal 11 more veg that changed the world

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8 d. ago Lionel Messi wins MLS Golden Boot, playoff matchups set on Decision Day

The Argentine is widely expected to win league MVPPlayoffs begin with wild-card matches on WednesdayLionel Messi left no doubt on Decision Day.The Argentine icon s cored a hat-trick in a 5-2 victory over Nashville on Saturday night to wrap up Major League Soccer’s Golden Boot award with 29 goals this season. Continue reading...

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1 week ago PDC announce 'end of an era' as two darts icons to retire after World Championship

Two darts icons have confirmed they will be retiring after the upcoming PDC World Darts Championship, with an 'era ending' at the conclusion of the tournament

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1 week ago Trainer tells fans to ‘rest at ease’ as he announces retirement of horse of the year

Four-year-old filly Thorpedo Anna was voted the US’s top racehorse of 2024 after winning five Grade 1 races, including the Breeders’ Cup Distaff

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1 week ago Sarina Wiegman makes honest Millie Bright admission after retirement decision

The long-serving England defender, 32, has now announced her retirement from international football after earning 88 caps for the Lionesses.

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1 week ago GB and Scottish sprint star Jack Carlin announces retirement from track cycling

“If I was to say to 18-year-old Jack you’re going to walk away in ten years’ time with four Olympic medals around your neck, I’d have bitten your hand off,” the 28-year-old said

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2 w. ago Millie Bright departs England stage long after her name entered list of greats

Chelsea defender played key role in Euro 2022 triumph and transformed how Lionesses viewed successOnly two footballers have had the honour of captaining England in a senior World Cup final: the late Bobby Moore and Millie Bright, who announced her international retirement on Monday. That alone ensures the 32-year-old’s Lionesses career will leave an indelible mark on English football. Her entry on to the list of England greats had been guaranteed a year earlier, though, as one of the key heroines of the summer of 2022.When Leah Williamson prepared to raise the Euro 2022 trophy at Wembley after England’s victory against Germany had secured the Lionesses’ first major trophy, she chose to angle it slightly into the direction of the woman next to her, Bright, her vice-captain, so they could lift it together, acknowledging Bright’s major contribution. As the pair held aloft the 60cm-high trophy, weighing 6.7kg, Bright’s tattooed forearm was centre stage in front of the white fireworks er...

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2 w. ago Lionesses ‘legend’ Millie Bright announces international retirement

Bright missed England’s triumph at Euro 2025 and said the decision to call time on her international career ‘feels like the right one’

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