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 ...

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

Kevin-Prince Boateng has made a surprising claim, revealing that he was forced by Barcelona to name Lionel Messi as the best ...

Ahead of Sunday's Clasico clash, a look at the two men who have dominated the individual award over the past decade and which one could win this year Who will win the Ballon d'Or? The prestigious ...

Ahead of the 2026 World Cup draw, Opta's supercomputer has run the permutations, providing an early look at the favourites to triumph.

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

Messi was only around five months older than Mbappé when he reached the 400-mark, managing the feat in 2014 at the age of just 27 years, three months and as many days. Other than Mbappé and Pelé, only ...