Just imagine Lionel Messi vs. Ronaldo Cristiano, one more time. We can dream, can't we? The likelihood of that happening probably is a longshot. A few dominos would need to fall the right way to ...

Vinícius Júnior claimed the Best FIFA Men's Player award in 2025, surpassing Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the rankings. The emergence of young talents like Rodri, Jude Bellingham ...

With his most recent goal from a close-range free kick, Messi now has more such goals than either Cristiano Ronaldo or David Beckham, two of the best free-kick shooters ever. Lionel Messi has ...

Lionel Messi (second from left) and Cristiano Ronaldo (right) is arguably the greatest player rivalry in the history of the sport. / Getty Images/Harold Cunningham - UEFA Lionel Messi claimed that ...

Lars Baron & Logan Riely/Getty ImagesCristiano Ronaldo (L) of Portugal and Lionel Messi (R) of Argentina. The IFFHS, a Zurich-based organization founded in 1984, is widely recognized for chronicling ...

Back in 2024, Bayer Leverkusen wing-back Jeremie Frimpong picked sides in the battle of the GOAT between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The rivalry between Messi and Ronaldo has been holding ...

Alex Livesey, Angel Martinez & Jasper Juinen/Getty ImagesCristiano Ronaldo (L) of Manchester United, Kylian Mbappe (M) of Real Madrid, and Lionel Messi (R) of FC Barcelona. Salah netted once for ...

It also could set up a mouth-watering intro to the tournament where Ronaldo and Messi face off one last time, an event that would be priceless and unimaginable a year ago.

Two fellow Argentines have done it in Lionel Messi (Barcelona, 2010/11) and Diego Milito (Inter, 2009/10). If that’s not good enough, Frank Lampard (Chelsea, 2007/08), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real ...

If Lautaro Martinez scores in the UEFA Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), he would join Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and three others in the elite list of players to ...

This is the most tantalising of moves for football fans. Lionel Messi and Ronaldo in the same team after all of those years battling as the best players in the world could set up a memorable ...

In this match, recent Al Nassr signing Cristiano Ronaldo will go head-to-head against his long-time rival, PSG forward Leonel Messi, who is fresh off his first FIFA World Cup victory with ...