Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami team-mate Jordi Alba get one-match bans for skipping Major League Soccer's All-Star game earlier this week.

The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 delivered a thrilling spectacle, highlighted by Chelsea's unexpected triumph as champions. Equally surprising, Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami defied expectations with an impressive finish in the tournament standings.

Mamelodi Sundowns' Brazilian talisman Lucas Ribeiro clinched the FIFA Club World Cup Goal of the Tournament, outshining global superstars Lionel MessiIn a jaw-dropping moment, Ribeiro won the ball deep in his half and sprinted 67 yards,

Lionel Messi lit up the Club World Cup with a vintage free-kick goal that sealed a 2-1 comeback win for Inter Miami against Porto. In front of a 31,783-crowd at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium ...

João Neves scored a pair of goals for Paris Saint-Germain and the world’s best team overwhelmed one of the game’s greatest players, embarrassing Lionel Messi and Inter Miami 4-0 in the round of 16 at the Club World Cup.

Legends are made from silverware. Cole Palmer just guided Chelsea to a FIFA Club World Cup title at 23 years old. That puts him in an elite club alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The first edition of the FIFA Club World Cup under the new format was an absolute success!

And if the Club World Cup was to stand a chance of take-off — particularly after many false starts — Messi’s involvement represented Infantino taking a shot in the last-chance saloon.

Brett Johnson, prominent businessman and major investor in U.S. soccer, has outlined his expectations for the sport’s growth in the country and the USL after the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and ahead of the 2026 World Cup.