On the soccer pitch, Lionel Messi is renowned for many things—his uncanny close control in tight spaces, his explosive bursts ...

Among active players, Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski (693) and Messi’s Inter Miami teammate Luis Suárez (600) trail Ronaldo and Messi on the all-time list. Messi, the reigning two-time MLS MVP, is ...

The love story between Lionel Messi and the FIFA World Cup has now lasted 18 years. It had its first chapter in the Netherlands in 2005, when Argentina won the Under-20 World Cup title, and Messi won ...

The race toward soccer immortality has taken another dramatic turn as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi continue to define modern soccer in very different ways. The former has now reached 157 headed ...

Kai Havertz has scored again in a UEFA Champions League final, leaving fans to wonder how many times Lionel Messi scored in ...

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi continue to shape soccer narratives even as they move deeper into the later stages of their careers, with both Al-Nassr and Inter Miami still heavily influenced by ...