How do their World Cup legacies compare?

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi lead the way for Champions League goals, with Robert Lewandowski now clear in third having ...

As part of our buildup to the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, we are publishing excerpted chapters from The Soccer 100, The Athletic’s definitive book on the 100 ...

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the two highest-scoring men's football players in history, and they can both still add ...

Ranking the best footballers of all time is no easy task. The game has evolved so much over its history that comparing a ...

Messi’s journey to goal-scoring glory began on May 1, 2005, when the then-17-year-old graduate of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia Academy came off the bench to seal a 2-0 win over Albacete in LaLiga ...

Cristiano Ronaldo continues to lead the race for the most official goals in football history as the Portugal captain closes in on the 1,000-goal milestone ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 41-year ...

From Messi's glory in 2022 to Maradona's incredible 1986, Michael Cox assesses the best individual performances in World Cup victories ...

Lionel Messi has added another milestone to his illustrious career. The Argentine scored his 900th career goal — for club and country — in the second leg of Inter Miami’s CONCACAF Champions Cup round ...