Messi’s impact as a marketer can’t be denied, and brands covet his exposure. A sponsored post from his Instagram account earns at least $2.5 million.

Sneaker designer Andrés Salerno never thought his Lionel Messi customized shoes would result in meeting the soccer star.

Athletes: Lionel Messi, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and more Lionel Messi dominated headlines last year when he finally made his dreams come true at the Qatar World Cup. The Argentinian football ...

soccer superstar Lionel Messi, actors Denzel Washington and Michael J. Fox, and fashion designer Ralph Lauren. Posthumous recipients included Fannie Lou Hamer, a Black civil rights activist.