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Lionel Messi has become the first footballer to win The Best FIFA Men’s Player award three times.   The Argentine superstar, 36, was confirmed as the 2023 winner at The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in London on Monday, January 15.       Messi was recognised for his achievements, having …

Manchester City and Chelsea are set to face competition from Barcelona for Palmeiras sensation Estevao Willian, who is also known as “little Messi”. Messinho, who turned 16 in April, is the club’s next exciting talent after Endrick, who will join Real Madrid when he reaches 18 in 2024. Like Endrick, …

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has weighed in on the captivating GOAT debate involving Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The ongoing debate over who is the greatest between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo has intrigued footballing figures for years, and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is no stranger to the discussion. Klopp …

Chelsea and Manchester City are both keeping a close watch on teenage sensation Claudio Echeverri after the Argentine excelled at the recent Under-17 World Cup. Echeverri, an attacking midfielder, has been dubbed ‘the next Lionel Messi’ and is beginning to break into River Plate’s senior team at just 17 years …

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will play against each other for a 38th time on February 1, when Inter Miami take on Al-Nassr in the Riyadh Season Cup in Saud Arabia.  Both players are in the twilights of their careers, though, plying their trades in completely different continents and seemingly …

Super Eagles and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen has been shortlisted for the best player award in the men’s category by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics for 2023.      The IFFHS unveiled a shortlist of 24 players for the award on its official website.      Lionel Messi, …

  French foorballer Karim Benzema has named his dream 11-a-side lineup and left out both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.     The former, 35, joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad on an £86m-per-year deal in the summer from Real Madrid.     Benzema was asked to give his dream …

  Masters champion Jon Rahm has reportedly become the highest-paid athlete in the world after signing a sensational deal to join LIV Golf.      The Spaniard signed for LIV Golf,  penning terms on an eye-watering deal worth at least £400million ($500m).     The Masters champion had been one of the highest-profile …

Manchester City attempted to sign the world’s best players when Sheikh Mansour took over the club on transfer deadline day in September 2008. Despite being a mid-table Premier League side, Manchester City‘s new owners were hugely ambitious and wanted to exacerbate the progress of the club, with even Lionel Messi …

Osimhen will go head-to-head with Inter Miami star Lionel Messi and Al-Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo in this year’s award. Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen will battle Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for this year’s Best Men’s Player prize at the Global Soccer Awards.  Osimhen might have achieved Nigeria’s highest-ever finish …