Erling Haaland is surging with ruthless efficiency, Lamine Yamal continues his meteoric rise, and — in a twist few expected — ...

With the Lionel Messi-Cristiano Ronaldo duopoly now disappearing into the rearview mirror, the battle for the Ballon d'Or ...

Lionel Messi is never far from his next record or landmark, and he enters 2026 on the verge of yet another massive milestone: ...

Robert Lewandowski has clarified the long-standing controversy surrounding his reaction to Lionel Messi’s Ballon d’Or victory ...

Lionel Messi admitted in an interview that he targeted Robert Lewandowski with his dribbling at the 2022 FIFA World Cup ...

Ousmane Dembele’s Ballon d’Or chase may look like a solo sprint, but behind the scenes there’s a silent coach shaping his run. That mentor is none other than Lionel Messi. The Paris Saint-Germain star ...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — By the age of 19 Kylian Mbappe had won the World Cup, become one of the most expensive soccer players ever and was labeled the heir-apparent to Lionel Messi and Cristiano ...

The Ballon d’Or is football’s most illustrious individual award; to win it means to be immortalized in football history forever. Essentially, voters get together to decide who should be considered the ...

© Pascal Le Segretain & Julian Finney/Getty ImagesLionel Messi (L) and Lautaro Martinez (R) of Argentina. Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martínez attend the 67th Ballon D ...

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were both left off the list of nominees for this year's Ballon d'Or award, marking the first time neither star was nominated since 2003. Record eight-time winner ...

With that in mind, perhaps it is advantage Kylian Mbappe over Erling Haaland. The Real Madrid superstar would become the ...