In the 21st century, a select few footballers have shattered records and redefined what it means to be a goal scorer. Join us ...

Serie A's title race is incredibly tight with the Top 6 separated by two points, thanks to Inter holding leaders Napoli to a 1-1 draw. Over in Germany, Bayern Munich extended their lead with a win as ...

Cristiano Ronaldo was beaten again by Lionel Messi in a record that he already surpassed months ago, but that the Flea ...

Not necessarily, according to Vincent Kompany, who sees his protégé more in the mould of Zinédine Zidane and Ronaldinho than a Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Seven goals in all appearances ...

Have you ever wondered who Pep Guardiola thinks is the greatest footballer of all time between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo? The duo have sparked global conversations between grown men and ...

Pep Guardiola has underlined his belief in Lionel Messi's superiority to his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi played under Guardiola at Barcelona during a defining period of his early career ...

With Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo out of the running, a new era has begun for the Ballon d’Or. For the first time since 2003, neither of these football icons made it onto this year’s ...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — No Lionel Messi. No Cristiano Ronaldo. When the Ballon d'Or is presented at a gala ceremony in Paris on Monday, it will feel like the start of a new era in soccer.

The 2024 Ballon d'Or award will feature a major change with iconic pair Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi not included on the nomination shortlist. The omission of the two players who have ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Lionel Messi failed to score in the first MLS playoff game of his storied career, but the greatest player of all time still found a way to lead his club to victory.

And following Messi in 2nd on the list comes the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner’s greatest individual rival, in Cristiano Ronaldo. Across his time in the Spanish capital, Real Madrid’s top ...

Any doubts about Lionel Messi’s enduring capacity to play soccer at an otherworldly level — at 37 and deep into another physically taxing year — were annihilated last week. Start Oct. 15 in ...