There had been speculation that Messi may sit this match out due to the extreme cold weather, but his manager Javier Mascherano confirmed his former Barcelona and Argentina teammate “will play.” ...

For many years, as Lionel Messi cleaned up at Barcelona, professional contrarians attempted to argue that the pint-sized Argentinian could never have repeated his feats on a cold night in Stoke.

One fan said on social media: "The argument 'Could Messi do it on a cold Tuesday night vs Stoke' is now put to bed, the Goat can do it with ease." A second said: "No way people said he couldn’t ...

LIONEL MESSI is reportedly planning to sit out Inter Miami's clash with Sporting Kansas City - because it's too COLD. Miami are preparing to face Sporting KC in a CONCACAF Champions Cup opener on ...

Could Messi do it on a freezing cold night in Kansas? The definitive answer came Wednesday night: Yes. With his body sheathed in black, and hand-warmers in his gloves, and a minus-8-degree wind ...

Inter Miami are preparing for frigid temperatures in their official 2025 debut, and while that will still involve Lionel Messi, it’ll happen a day later than planned. Concacaf has postponed the ...

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi during player introductions at the ... even in frighteningly cold temps, to the Concacaf Champions Cup match of Sporting KC vs. Inter Miami CF on Wednesday ...

We knew we’d have to fight tonight.” Despite speculation that Messi, 37, would not play because of the cold, the Miami captain played the entire match and was fully engaged throughout.