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

Ronaldo, now with Al-Nassr, remains closest to becoming the first modern elite footballer to reach 1,000 official career ...

Piers Morgan once opened up on his list of the greatest five footballers in the 21st century, controversially placing ...

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 ...

How do their World Cup legacies compare?

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

The Puskas Award has quickly become a treasured individual prize in world football. Given to the player who scores the best goal in a calendar year, the honour is not easy to come by, with hundreds of ...

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are widely seen as two of the greatest to play the game. The pair, and their rivalry, have defined a generation of football. Everyone has their opinion on who is the ...

A body was found in Greens Bayou along the East Freeway (I-10) near the Cloverleaf area of Houston on March 16, 2026. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Lionel Messi has reached another milestone, getting his ...

Messi achieved this milestone in 31 fewer games than the previous record-holder. With the 2026 FIFA World Cup just over a month away, the footballing world is reaching a fever pitch as 48 nations ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lionel Messi has reached another milestone, getting his 900th career goal in the opening minutes of Inter Miami's CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 match against Nashville on ...