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‘Obviously!’ - Messi won’t face fight for Olympic No.10 shirt

Lionel Messi will not face a fight for Argentina’s No.10 shirt if he does head to the 2024 Olympic Games, with Thiago Almada happy to step aside.

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Almada is headed to Paris! MLS star & Argentina defeat Brazil

Thiago Almada and the Argentina U-23 team defeated Brazil 1-0 Sunday evening, knocking out their archrivals while securing a spot in the Olympics.

‘Dream’ – Messi offered captaincy in Olympic gold medal bid

Lionel Messi has been offered Argentina’s captaincy at the 2024 Olympics, with Thiago Almada saying it would be “a dream” to have the GOAT on board.

Olympic invitation extended to Messi ahead of Paris Games

Lionel Messi has been invited to join Argentina’s squad at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, with Thiago Almada already committing to that cause.

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Almada on using Messi’s private jet & delaying shirt request

Thiago Almada has lifted the lid on his experiences with Lionel Messi, which include using the Argentine’s private jet and delaying a shirt request.

Winners & losers of a game-changing 2023 MLS season

GOAL looks back at a wild campaign that was headlined by Inter Miami's mega move for the World Cup winner

'I want to go to Europe now!' - Almada reveals UCL dream

Lionel Messi's Argentina team-mate Thiago Almada has expressed his desire to play in Europe while confirming he wants to leave MLS in January.

Almada explains how Messi 'improved' MLS at Inter Miami

Thiago Almada has explained how fellow World Cup winner Lionel Messi “improved” MLS following his stunning move to Inter Miami.

WATCH: Is that Messi?! Almada scores free-kick for Argentina U23

Atlanta United star Thiago Almada scored a Lionel Messi-esque free-kick for Argentina U23 in Saturday's match against their Japanese counterparts.

WATCH: Almada channels Messi with sublime chip for Atlanta

Thiago Almada channelled Argentina team-mate Lionel Messi with a sublime chipped finish to seal a crucial MLS playoffs win for Atlanta United.

Almada set to leave Messi & MLS behind in ‘dream’ transfer

Thiago Almada – a World Cup winning team-mate of Lionel Messi – has revealed that he is ready to leave MLS and go chasing his “dream” in Europe.

‘Messi deserved BdO’ – Almada says critics ‘want to be on TV’

Lionel Messi “deserved” to win the eighth Ballon d’Or of his remarkable career, says Thiago Almada, with any critics merely looking to “appear on TV”.

Thiago Almada wins MLS Young Player of the Year! 🤩

World Cup winner Thiago Almada has won MLS Young Player of the Year with Atlanta United after a brilliant campaign.

11 players using the MLS Playoffs to earn European transfers

GOAL takes a look at a group of players that, if all goes well, could be departing MLS after this postseason

‘It’s a trophy!’ - MLS stars react to Messi shirt swaps

Swapping shirts with Lionel Messi is akin to landing “a trophy”, says Santiago Sosa, with the Atlanta United star one of 12 lucky recipients in MLS.

Atlanta Utd president: Almada deserves record transfer fee

Atlanta United president Garth Lagerway said talisman Thiago Almada is worthy of the MLS record transder fee, previously set by Miguel Almiron.

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