Year in Review: How did Messi, Ronaldo and other top stars do in 2024

Year in Review: How did Messi, Ronaldo and other top stars do in 2024

Year in Review: How Messi, Ronaldo and other top stars fared in 2024 As 2024 approaches, the calendar year is packed with talent and challenges for some of the biggest names in football. From Lionel Messi’s continued excellence to Erling Haaland’s dip in form, here’s a look at the performances of the top stars in … Read more

Messi’s Argentina top FIFA world rankings again

Messi’s Argentina top FIFA world rankings again

Lionel Messi posted a photo with his World Cup trophy on Wednesday, the second anniversary of Argentina’s victory. @SC_ESPN Argentina finished 2024 as the world No. 1 men’s team for the second consecutive year, according to the FIFA rankings. There were only limited changes to the rankings published on Thursday and only 21 international matches … Read more

Messi’s Argentina top FIFA world rankings again

Messi’s Argentina top FIFA world rankings again

Dec 19, 2024, 08:55 am ET Lionel Messi posted a photo with his World Cup trophy on Wednesday, the second anniversary of Argentina’s victory. @SC_ESPN Argentina finished 2024 as the world No. 1 men’s team for the second consecutive year, according to the FIFA rankings. There were only limited changes to the rankings published on … Read more

Cristiano Ronaldo snubbed Marcus Rashford when naming just three Man Utd players as ‘top professionals’

Cristiano Ronaldo snubbed Marcus Rashford when naming just three Man Utd players as ‘top professionals’

Cristiano Ronaldo has named only three Manchester United players as ‘top professionals’ as he discusses his second stint at the club. Earlier this week, Marcus Rashford appeared to hit back at rumors about his lack of professionalism while speaking to journalists henry winter About being “ready” for a new challenge. He said, “I think I … Read more

Casemiro picked Cristiano Ronaldo in his top three ‘greatest’ players of this generation

Casemiro picked Cristiano Ronaldo in his top three ‘greatest’ players of this generation

Manchester United midfielder Casemiro has included his former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo as one of the three ‘greatest players’ of the current generation of footballers – but he fails to make room for several other world-class players. Casemiro, 32, played alongside Ronaldo, 39, at Real Madrid and United before the five-time Ballon d’Or left the Red … Read more

Can Mbappé or Haaland eclipse Ronaldo’s record? Champions League all-time top scorers

Can Mbappé or Haaland eclipse Ronaldo’s record? Champions League all-time top scorers

european talisman ©IMAGO Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are widely regarded as two of the best players on the planet after taking over from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. With Messi and Ronaldo reaching the peak of their careers, Haaland joins Vinicius Jr. as the world’s most valuable player. Both the star strikers will be … Read more

Cristiano Ronaldo named just three Man Utd players as ‘top professionals’ with Real Madrid now keen to sign one of them

Cristiano Ronaldo named just three Man Utd players as ‘top professionals’ with Real Madrid now keen to sign one of them

One of three Manchester United players labeled a “top professional” by Cristiano Ronaldo is being linked with a big-money move to Real Madrid. In November 2022, Ronaldo made some bold statements during a bombshell interview with Piers Morgan, in which the five-time Ballon d’Or winner criticized United, then-manager Eric ten Hag and the club’s owners, … Read more