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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have defined an era not only through open-play brilliance, trophies, and longevity, but ...
The entire NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas gasped. The whistle blew and Lionel Messi moved towards the ball. Messi swung his famous left foot down at the ball… and chose a Panenka-style penalty to give ...
Lionel Messi is back in action with Inter Miami in MLS, but the first game after losing the Leagues Cup final against Seattle Sounders didn’t go as planned. Miami fell behind early to Charlotte, and ...
Lionel Messi scored twice in Inter Miami's 5-1 rout against the New York Red Bulls, achieving yet another feat. With 764 goals scored, the Argentine surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo (763) in non-penalty ...
© David Jensen/Yu Chun Christopher Wong/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty ImagesLionel Messi of Inter Miami and Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr. This Saturday, Lionel Messi ...
Ronaldo opened his World Cup with a hat-trick and penalty vs Spain, while Messi missed a spot-kick against Iceland. But who is better at penalties? This summer's World Cup finals in Russia are special ...
Brazil football icon, Neymar Jr, has revealed that he actually taught Lionel Messi how to take spot kicks. Neymar said he ...
Lionel Messi broke yet another record in an already remarkable season as Barcelona finally broke down AC Milan's stubborn defense to move one step closer to successsfully defending its Champions ...