Lionel Messi scored a brace to help Inter Miami thrash New York Red Bulls 5-1 in the MLS on Sunday and surpass Cristiano Ronaldo to achieve a remarkable feat in his career.

Two of soccer’s biggest stars have different approaches to one of the game’s most tense moments. Here’s a closer look.

Cristiano Ronaldo seemingly agreed with AS and El Chiringuito journalist Tomas Roncero's rant about Lionel Messi in 2023.

Messi and Ronaldo were born to play and excel at this sport and they are making the most of their genetic gifts. ... No, the best player is determined first by the level of accomplishment; ...

Cristiano Ronaldo may be a friend of Wayne Rooney's, but the former England captain believes Lionel Messi is the best in the world.

Four Champions League goals in 88 minutes against Arsenal were enough for Barcelona star Lionel Messi to corroborate his absolute reign in world football as an individual player. Ahead of ...

Messi has been selected the world's best player in seven separate years. Ronaldo has collected the award five times. Messi, now with French club Paris Saint-Germain, won 10 La Liga titles and four ...

It's a clash of the titans. Argentina's Lionel Messi and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo are arguably two of the greatest soccer players of all-time, and they both happen to be playing in the same era.

From left, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk were this year’s finalists for UEFA player of the year. (Van Dijk won.) They are up for FIFA’s Best Player Award on Monday.

Ronaldo has 529 million Instagram followers to next-best Messi’s 415 million. Next in the rankings are US reality star Kylie Jenner, actor and singer Selena Gomez and wrestler turned actor ...