The Sporting News looks back at these previous honorees — and it's clear how high the bar is for what players must achieve to get their hands ... is Messi's long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo ...

Lionel Messi rolled back the years with a vintage performance for Argentina on Tuesday, scoring three goals in his nation’s 6-0 thrashing of Bolivia in a 2026 World Cup qualifier. It was the 37 ...

First contested in 1992/93, the UEFA Champions League has become synonymous with the very best strikers in world football history, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and ...

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.

With Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo out of the running ... they’ve clinched the prestigious award 13 times—Messi holding eight of those, including a streak of four consecutive wins ...

Arjen Robben has had his say on who the greatest footballer of all time is; Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. The Dutchman shared the pitch with both superstars throughout his illustrious career ...

After years of debating which of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi was the best player in ... Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni, pretty much holding players, and also Rico Lewis whio i guess ...

Messi left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2021 having scored 120 goals for the Spanish club in the Champions League – a record that even Cristiano Ronaldo, with his 105 for ...

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.