Lionel Messi and the Argentina national soccer team traveled to College Station, Texas, to play an international friendly against Honduras at Texas A&M University’s Kyle Field.
Lionel Messi has arrived at Kyle Field 🐐 pic.twitter.com/8pQOIU8sC4
— TexAgs (@TexAgs) June 6, 2026
More than 91,000 fans packed the massive stadium, but Messi did not play, remaining on the bench to manage muscle fatigue and a mild strain in his left hamstring. However — as one fan pointed out — he still managed to visit Kyle Field before the Georgia Bulldogs football team.
Texas A&M joined the SEC in 2012. Lionel Messi is playing at Kyle Field before Georgia https://t.co/Yrifd5hvDQ
— Calvin Applebottom II (@_MaroonKoolAid) June 6, 2026
After the game, Texas A&M’s starting quarterback Marcel Reed approached Messi outside the locker room to give the soccer icon a personalized maroon No. 10 Aggies football jersey.
Elite Company pic.twitter.com/zARLYlnwzg
— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) June 7, 2026
