The Ballon d’Or is widely considered the most prestigious individual award in football. The Golden Ball trophy has honoured the best in the world for 68 years but has taken on a new level of ...

MIAMI — Argentina striker Lionel Messi has not closed the door on a potential appearance in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Despite casting doubt on a return following the 2022 World Cup win ...

FIFA must hope that the inclusion of Messi will attract commercial interest and global attention. It has already helped FIFA who this week announced their very first commercial sponsor for Club World ...

(Reuters) - One of the top honours awarded at the 2022 FIFA World Cup was the Golden Boot which is presented ... one more than Argentina's Lionel Messi, after bagging a hat-trick in the final ...

"I hope to finish this year well, and start the year having a good preseason, which I didn't have last year due to all the ...

Throughout 2024, theScore's Eras project evaluated and ranked the top 25 performers of the past 25 years in MLB, the NBA, NFL ...

Coming off arguably the biggest sports deal in American history, Lionel Messi ... FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced after the match that Tata Martino's will play in the 2025 FIFA Club ...

France Football were guilty of some other questionable calls both before and after the Argentine's emergence, with GOAL on ...

Messi, the Argentine World Cup champion and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner ... where Atlanta goalie Brad Guzan turned the ball over in an attempt to make a clearance. Guzan’s left leg appeared to hit ...

Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí won the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best soccer player ...

Rodri has been named the winner of the 2024 Ballon d’Or award at the ceremony held at the Châtelet Theatre in Paris on Monday ...

The Manchester City player was outstanding for club and country last season - and should feel great pride at his achievement ...