Barcelona midfielder Gavi named Pedri as the most deserving of the 2025 Ballon d'Or, snubbing teammates Lamine Yamal and ...

Overall, he has registered 25 goals and 18 assists in 40 games. In a post-match interview, Pedri explained why he would give the MOTM award to Szczesny. He said (via Barca Universal): "I will give ...

Last year marked a new era for the Ballon d'Or, world soccer's most prestigious individual prize. For the first time since 2003, neither Lionel Messi nor Cristi ...

Luis de la Fuente has no doubt about who he believes is the best midfielder in the world and emphasized that this player ...

The source of engagement was hardly new: Messi vs Ronaldo, the forever war of global football. Except, this time, it was not about Cristiano and Lionel, the duopoly that defined a generation ...

Angel di Maria is one of the few players to have been teammates with both of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Modern football has long been dominated by the rivalry between Lionel Messi and ...

After declaring himself the best player in history, Cristiano Ronaldo faced criticism from an Italian legend, who ranked Lionel Messi and other players ahead of him.

Casemiro was asked who he thought was better, Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, and he started praising the former Barcelona star. Manchester United star Casemiro made honest admissions on how ...

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 ...

Sunil Chhetri, Lionel Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo are three of the most prolific goal-scorers in international men's football. Chhetri, the talismanic captain of the Indian national team ...