Like most of his era growing up in Portugal, Joao Felix idolised Cristiano Ronaldo.As the Viseu-born Felix entered his ...

Romelu Lukaku has named Karim Benzema as his idol ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The ...

Real Madrid legend Raul once snubbed Cristiano Ronaldo and named Lionel Messi as the best player ever. He claimed that the ...

In July 2019, however, Felix signed a monster seven-year deal with Atletico Madrid, for an estimated transfer fee of €126 ...

While many would rank somebody like Ronaldo as a better player than Gerrard, it's clear that Benitez has taken his personal ...

While this year's FC 100 saw a staggering number of new faces, three stalwarts have made every edition of the rankings.

Despite having competition from Messi, Ronaldo has still won the Ballon d’Or on five occasions, as he also made the Champions ...

Another star-studded Ballon d'Or nominees list has been announced. So The Athletic’s experts made their cases for who should ...

Alexander Isak has confirmed his desire to leave Newcastle, and Eddie Howe has been told that Manchester United target ...

Playing striker for Real Madrid means being the most recognizable player for the most recognizable team in the world. Here are the players who did the most with that opportunity.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo lead the greatest millennial XI – football’s best-ever generation? Lionel Messi and ...

In the buildup to this year's Ballon d'Or presentation, there is an anticipation not felt in quite some time, as the list of 2025 contenders is loaded with players many will feel deserve to be handed ...