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

Messi or Ronaldo? This question always sparks a passionate response from soccer fans around the world. Why does this question spark passionate debates? Simply b ...

Lionel Messi rolled back the years with a vintage ... a tally which draws him level with Cristiano Ronaldo’s record in men’s soccer. “It’s really nice to come here, to feel the affection ...

Ex-Chelsea star Antonio Rudiger has named Manchester City hero Sergio Aguero as the toughest opponent he’s faced. However, instead of going for such obvious big hitters, the defender chose to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Lionel Messi walked off the field and into the tunnel leading to the Inter Miami locker room a few seconds after the final ...

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.