The eldest of Messi's three sons traveled to his father's hometown of Rosario, Argentina to represent Inter Miami's U-13 side in the Newell's Cup tournament. The competition features eight clubs from North and South America as they compete against one another across five days.

Colombia comes in at No. 10, Brazil at No. 8, but sitting above all of them at No. 1 in the world is Argentina, a nation that has seen soccer success arrive at an unprecedented rate — led by the skills of one man,

Lionel Messi took his first steps as a footballer in the Argentinian ... the spot vacated when Gerardo Martino stepped down last week. The youth tournament in Argentina brings together eight teams from North and South America. Information from The ...

Thiago Messi, the eldest son of the Argentina star, has made his debut in the “Newell’s Cup” tournament in the countryside city of Rosario.

Lionel Messi's oldest son has played a match against the boyhood club of the Argentina captain. Thiago Messi, 12, played for the under-13 team of Messi's current club Inter Miami against Newell's Old Boys from Messi's home town of Rosario on Monday.

Thiago is Lionel Messi's eldest son. Like his father, who plays at Inter Miami, Thiago is currently playing for Inter Miami youth team.