Lionel Messi is widely considered the greatest footballer the world has ever been fortunate enough to witness, lifting trophy after trophy and breaking record a ...

Here are some fun facts about the player consider to be the GOAT. Messi has won a record eight Ballons d'Or throughout the course of his career - as many as Zinedine Zidane, George Best ...

Concern for the Argentine National Team.

What makes Lionel Messi one of the world’s best footballers ... you need to be sceptical and you need to be humble and suspend judgement until you have all the facts. ‘It’s all about strong opinions ...

Five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo questioned the credibility of the Ballon d'Or earlier this year in surprising comments.

Football’s finest will descend on Paris for this year’s Ballon d’Or ceremony, but there’s likely to be one glaring omission. Leading publication France Football will reveal ...

And while there is a clear winner for each of the defensive awards, Luis Suarez isn’t the only player valued as newcomer of the year. Here’s how our MLS writers voted for MVP, defender of the year, ...