It’s no secret that Lionel Messi spends a lot of time walking, standing, strolling during games. It’s remarkable to watch him in action — or inaction — at the World Cup.

Argentina football icon Lionel Messi bid farewell Sunday to his father Jorge, the global star's emotional anchor and agent since childhood who passed away following a battle with cancer aged 68.Jorge ...

The 39-year-old forward is getting through each game by mostly walking at extremely high levels. According to FIFA's tracking data at the tournament, about 64% of the distance Messi is covering in ...

Sports psychologists say his mid-match wandering is actually a performance-boosting brain hack. You can use it too.

Lionel Messi has redefined how to influence matches at the World Cup, staggering fans by walking for almost half of his time on the pitch. As Argentina prepare to face England in a highly anticipated ...

Messis 47% Walking, 2.7 Sprints Defy Football Trends Despite low physical stats, Messi scores 8 goals, breaks World Cup record in 2026 tournament ...

Argentina star Lionel Messi is thriving at the 2026 World Cup. But he's doing so while mostly walking on the pitch.

Most of Lionel Messi’s World Cup (64 per cent) has been spent walking at ‘zone one’ pace, which is between 0 and 7kmh - Evrim Aydin/Getty Images Never before in the history of the World Cup has an ...

Lionel Messi has eight goals and two assists at the 2026 World Cup so far. That's good for a tie atop the Golden Boot race alongside French star Kylian Mbappe. But the Argentine star is dominating in ...