Two adjacent transparent bins in London became the venue for a silent but heated debate in 2015, with smokers depositing ...

During the peak of their powers, nobody even came close to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. And now, two videos have ...

Former Barcelona midfielder Gaizka Mendieta believes comparisons to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are not ideal for ...

Ballon d’Or winner Lothar Matthaus has explained why he will always side with Lionel Messi in the Argentine icon’s GOAT debate with Cristiano Ronaldo. Two legends of the modern era consider themselves ...

The match was billed as a “last dance” between two icons whose decades-long rivalry dominated global football: Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr against Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami. On Wednesday we learned ...

The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox. Hello. A manufactured online rivalry between the sons of Messi ...

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has voted Ronaldo Nazario as the greatest wonderkid, ahead of Lionel Messi and ...

Louis Saha has injected a sobering note into the global conversation, insisting that amid the excitement, there is a ...

Spain emerge as early favourites for the FIFA World Cup 2026, while legends Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo prepare for ...

Erling Haaland, Lionel Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo rarely share a sentence without history being invoked, yet in the opening ...

Kylian Mbappé has reached the milestone incredibly quickly.