ESPN's By The Numbers brings you the best of stats from weekend's football matches: 4 Pep Guardiola lost 4 consecutive ...

Ballon d'Or winner Rodri Hernandez has become the latest star to give his sentiments on the GOAT debate between Lionel Messi ...

With that, Messi moved level with Cristiano Ronaldo for the most hat-tricks in men's international football. The former Barcelona star said: "It's really nice to come here, to feel the affection ...

Ronaldo earned £168m from his contract with Al-Nassr, raking in another £50m in sponsorship deals. He beat Lionel Messi into a distant second place, with the Inter Miami superstar bringing in a ...

But the reality is he's never going to match up to the standards set by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. In purely statistical terms, Mbappé has made an unspectacular, but decent enough ...

Gerard Pique says that Lionel Messi was more focused on winning trophies at Barcelona than his 'GOAT' rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo. The Argentinian spent 17 years at the Camp Nou after rising ...

Argentina and Inter Miami star Lionel Messi — who is nearly three years younger — can still catch Ronaldo for both records, if he plays on through to the 2026 World Cup and perhaps beyond.

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.

Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, has equalled rival Cristiano Ronaldo’s record after scoring a hat-trick against Bolivia in a 2026 World Cup qualifier. Messi scored three times and provided two ...

Behind him is Messi's long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo with five Ballons d'Or. Only 10 players all-time have claimed multiple Ballon d'Or awards. There have been 34 other players who have ...

Not that it's surprising, but Lionel Messi can still do it all in key games. Messi scored three goals and assisted two, contributing five goals and assists in a six-goal performance. The ...