(FILES) Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi gestures during the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Argentina and Venezuela at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on September 4, 2025. A US company sued football star Lionel Messi and the Argentine Football Association (AFA) for not playing in a national team friendly match in the United States on 2025, the law firm representing the company said. Miami-based VID Music Group filed a 10-count lawsuit in a south Florida court against Messi, the AFA and an outside agent, Patino & Associates said in a statement on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP via Getty Images)