Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed a gift ahead of the World Cup, with old rival Lionel Messi's comments on the star here.

The years pass, the championships change, but the challenge between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo continues even thousands of kilometers away. Last night, the captain of the Argentine national ...

During the peak of their powers, nobody even came close to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. And now, two videos have ...

Three of the last four Ballon d'Or winners have been first-time champions. This five will be the next to follow your Benzemas ...

Bayern Munich returned to winning ways in the Bundesliga with a 6-2 thrashing of Freiburg, as RB Leipzig kept the gap to six ...

The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox. Hello. A manufactured online rivalry between the sons of Messi ...

We are just under a year away from the 2026 World Cup taking place in the USA, Canada and Mexico and it should be enthralling for several reasons. Not least because it will be the final World Cup for ...

The graphics sprang up across social media, some in the yellow and blue of Saudi Arabian team Al Nassr, others in the flamingo pink of MLS side Inter Miami. The source of engagement was hardly new: ...

Ronaldo opened his account at the very first attempt as he scored in Portugal’s 2-0 win against Latvia all the way back in ...

Despite several players missing the game, Portugal secured an impressive 9-1 victory over Armenia, guaranteeing their place ...

A newly released White House video showing Cristiano Ronaldo walking casually through a West Wing hallway with former ...

Kylian Mbappé also made his mark at the top of the soccer world. Not only with every team he plays for, but also with the ...