Age is just a number -- except in soccer. We look at the best players from every birth year, spanning ages 16 to 38.

Lionel Messi is undoubtedly one of the best players in the world. Even after losing and a subpar performance against Germany in the World Cup final, Messi was still chosen as the Golden Ball winner, ...

Major League Soccer announced its best XI of the 2025 season on Wednesday. Unsurprisingly, Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi earned a place among the league’s best forwards. Messi won the 2025 MLS ...

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are one win away from the first MLS Cup appearance in their history, and at 38, the Argentine shows no signs of slowing down. The Herons will host New York City FC in the ...

Nashville SC head coach B.J. Callaghan had the ultimate praise for Lionel Messi, who reached 900 career goals in Inter ...

Lionel Messi is widely considered the greatest football player in the history of the sport, but for a long stretch of his career, he was considered the best to never win an international trophy.

Lionel Messi on the occasion of his 900th goal Leonardo Fernandez/ Measuring Lionel Messi’s career by the number of goals he ...

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were among the surprising nominees for voters to choose in the 2025 FIFPro Men’s World Best XI. With the voting now complete, the two legends have missed out on the ...

© Getty ImagesLamine Yamal, Lionel Messi, and Kylian Mbappe. After his impressive debut season with Real Madrid, combined with his strong performances in the current ...

Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Rich Storry, Dilip Vishwanat, Dustin Markland, Jeff Dean / Getty Images In more than one way, the 2025 MLS season was historic. The ...