Neymar shares a very good bond with Messi and played some of his best football alongside the Argentine but the eight-time ...

In an ominous sign for their rivals, the PSG trio tell The Athletic why they're as hungry as ever for European success ...

The Ballon d'Or should be a celebration of the finest footballer on the planet. Instead, increasingly, it feels like another snoozefest election campaign.The antics ramped up this week with the ...

CESC FABREGAS is remembered as one of the best midfielders in the history of football, and is already one of the brightest ...

Martin Odegaard’s fantastic display in Wednesday’s win away to Napoli earned him his fourth Player of the Match award in five appearances this season.Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty ImagesArsenal ...

The Ballon d’Or has favoured goals, assists and trophy-laden campaigns, leaving some of football’s greatest midfielders, ...

Dubai property developer IRTH Group has become the principal sponsor and official front-of-shirt partner of Gulf United Football Club for the 2026/27 season. The agreement reflects a commercial ...

Who has been the standout individual over the past 12 months?

The story of how former Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben went from big-game bottler to Champions League final hero ...

Ayyoub Bouaddi can “reach world-class Rodri level easily”, former Manchester City defender Bacary Sagna has told GOAL, with the teenage wonderkid expected to become a global superstar on the back of ...

Barcelona hero Andres Iniesta has dismissed the growing comparisons between him and Pedri, insisting that the young ...

Here’s what the 19-year-old Barcelona and Spain star had to say about his 2026 Ballon d’Or nomination and his chances of ...