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 ...

The number of goals that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have together is incalculable, so, if you look closely, you can find differences. And there is one in favor of Messi that the Portuguese ...

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 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.

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 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 ...

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 ...

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.