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SEATTLE, WASH. – In a show of support for homegrown talent and Seattle soccer culture ahead of an international final, Sounders FC is proudly announcing a special jersey exchange promotion before today’s highly-anticipated Leagues Cup 2025 Final between Seattle and Inter Miami CF at Lumen Field (5:00 p.m. PT / Apple TV, Univision, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM). …

Lionel Messi made it back onto the field at the perfect time. The Argentine star, with some late-match heroics, lifted Inter Miami to the Leagues Cup final with a massive win over Orlando City on Wednesday night after missing a good chunk of the month with a leg injury. Messi scored twice in the final 15 minutes of the match …

Messi bagged a second-half brace on his return from injury, and Telasco Segovia iced the match in stoppage time to ensure the 2023 Leagues Cup champions will visit Seattle Sounders FC for the Aug. 31 final. The result also guaranteed the Herons’ place in the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup. Messi pulled Miami level in the 77th minute from the penalty …

Inter Miami will face Liga MX side Tigres with a ticket to the 2025 Leagues Cup semifinals on the line, but they’ll have to do so without their best player: Lionel Messi. Messi made his return from a minor muscle injury with a goal and an assist in 45 minutes played in Miami’s victory over LA Galaxy last weekend. However, …

It was a moment to savor for fans around the world, and to feel some empathy for the defenders done dirty in the process. In this case it was Lucas Sanabria and Edwin Cerrillo who suffered, ‘posterized,’ to borrow a term from the NBA, as Leo Messi returned from a two-week absence in characteristic fashion. Entering at halftime after missing …

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos have lost one of their original Ring of Famers. Former wide receiver Lionel Taylor passed away on Aug. 6, at the age of 89, his family confirmed. Taylor, a member of the inaugural 1960 Broncos, was the first player in pro football history to record 100 catches in a season and retired as Denver’s career …

Jeff LegwoldAug 13, 2025, 05:32 PM ET Close Jeff Legwold covers the Denver Broncos at ESPN. He has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years and also assists with NFL draft coverage, joining ESPN in 2013. He has been a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Selectors since 1999, too. Jeff previously covered the Pittsburgh …

Lionel Messi lasted less than 10 minutes for Inter Miami CF on Saturday night, having to leave their Leagues Cup match against Liga MX’s Necaxa in the early stages.  The 38-year-old Miami attacker started the match. Yet, he collided with two Necaxa defenders at the top of the penalty area after making a run in the seventh minute, and looked …

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Lionel Messi’s burst of emotion was real, raw and startlingly unexpected. The Argentine icon had just played the match-winning assist to Marcelo Weigandt, delivering a stunning 2-1 Leagues Cup victory for Inter Miami over Atlas with the last kick of the game. After referee Juan Calderon Perez signaled that his Video Review colleagues ruled the tap-in onside, reversing the original …