(FILES) Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi eyes the ball 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)