You know you have scored a special goal when you are then being compared to Lionel Messi - and even more so if you are a centre-half, but that is what's happened to Tottenham's Micky van de Ven.

Nashville started strong and held on to an early lead to beat Inter Miami in game two of their first round MLS playoff series, 2-1, on Saturday night. Lionel Messi scored the only goal for Miami, who threatened late but were unable to find a stoppage time equalizer,

Messi magic in Game One! 💥 What a start for @InterMiamiCF. // Audi MLS Cup Playoffs pic.twitter.com/6ugOORVHGT Miami were able to ride that goal to a halftime lead, which put them 45 minutes closer to defeating Nashville SC in this best-of-three series,

Lionel Messi shines in Inter Miami's 3-1 win over Nashville SC, opening the Major League Soccer playoffs. He scores twice and assists Tadeo Allende's goal.

Thomas Muller breaks Lionel Messi's MLS goals-per-90-minutes record with Vancouver Whitecaps. The German striker achieved a 1.16 goals-per-90 average in seven games, surpassing Messi's 1.08 rate. Mull

Inter Miami’s defeat to Nashville SC didn’t stop Lionel Messi from setting another incredible Major League Soccer record.

A mark of Bayern’s superiority in Germany is the fact that they named Kane on the bench for Saturday’s meeting with Bayer Leverkusen and won 3-0 regardless. Tom Bischof stole the show in Kane’s absence, with the sexiest of assists for Serge Gnabry, above.

Stars continue to break records and push their 20-year rivalry even as they enter the twilight of their careers

Just as Lionel Messi dominated European soccer for years with his goals and records, Erling Haaland is now doing the same in the Premier League. Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola spoke about the Norwegian striker’s impact and how his team has adapted to him.