In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich 's Harry Kane scored a hat-trick after coming off the bench in his team's 5-0 win over Stuttgart. Meanwhile, Napoli lead the Serie A table after an important win over Juventus with Rasmus Højlund scoring a brace. Inter and AC Milan also won their games as they occupy second and third spots respectively.

Is Lionel Messi playing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup? That's the question on everyone's minds entering next summer's 48-team tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States.

The 2026 Word Cup is approaching next summer and most of the biggest soccer stars will arrive in the United States, Canada and Mexico to represent their national teams at the best tournament in the world that takes place every four years.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo enter the 2026 World Cup with legendary resumes with plenty of similarities and some big differences.

Perhaps the person least impressed with Rayan Cherki’s rabona assist against Sunderland was Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, who urged his midfielder to instead adopt the “simplicity” of Lionel Messi’s playmaking.