Season starts Saturday ©TM/IMAGO On Saturday, Los Angeles FC and Minnesota United will kick off the 30th Major League Soccer season (10:30 a.m. ET). Expansion team San Diego FC becomes the 30th team to join the league. The Southern California-based club will play their first-ever game on the road against last year’s champion Los Angeles Galaxy on … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo holds a lot of records in world football but his scoring exploits in the Champions League are among his most impressive feats. The Portuguese icon leads the way in top European scorers ever with a staggering total while his legendary rival Lionel Messi is just behind. 13 Ronaldo’s goal record under the old … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo enjoyed a historic 2024, and it’s fair to say he was handsomely rewarded for his efforts. Age was no obstacle for the Portuguese icon as he became the first men’s footballer to score 900 career goals, as well as playing in a record sixth European Championship at Euro 2024. 6 Ronaldo is the … Read more
Sami Khedira firmly believes Cristiano Ronaldo is ahead of Lionel Messi in the ‘greatest of all time’ debate. talkSPORT hosts Andy Goldstein and Darren Bent were joined by Real Madrid icon Khedira on Drive to discuss the Club World Cup. 3 Khedira quickly gave his verdict on the GOAT debate Khedira kicked off his career … Read more
Will the streets ever forget Hugo Rodallega? Definitely not in Wigan at least. The Colombian spent six seasons in the Premier League with Wigan Athletic and Fulham, becoming his country’s second-highest appearance maker (154) in England’s top flight and third-highest scorer (29). 5 Rodallega downed Messi’s Argentina and the press tried to make out he … Read more
Barcelona’s Camp Nou could have looked very different if it wasn’t for the global financial crisis. In 2007, the vision unveiled by the club featured an ambitious design adorned with polycarbonate scale-like tiles in an array of club colours. 5 Camp Nou could have taken on a very colourful design.Credit: Camp Nou by Foster + … Read more
I visited the place where Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe’s match-worn shirts have ended up – and I was stunned by what I found. Every match day, players enter the field of play to compete for the all-important three points. So much preparation goes into getting squads ready for the crucial 90 minutes. … Read more
Turns 40 years old this Tuesday ©TM/IMAGO This Tuesday, February 5 marks a special day for a very special player. The legendary Cristiano Ronaldo has just turned 40 years of age, and there is still little sign of the Portuguese goalscorer hanging up his boots anytime soon. Now with Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr, Ronaldo … Read more
Lionel Messi once sent out Christmas gifts to 160 different players back in 2020, including 13 from the Premier League. Just days before Christmas, Messi scored his 644th goal for Barcelona against Real Valladolid – breaking the legendary Pele’s record for the most strikes for one club. Beer company Budweiser, who Messi was associated with, … Read more
We all love re-living our youths and the current yearn for nostalgia has seen a boom in the sports trading card industry. Nothing ever beat that feeling of opening a pack of stickers and finding the player you needed to complete the set – imagine if that was a job? 4 Jack Whyte has gone … Read more