Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski came out on top for the European Golden Shoe with a record 41 Bundesliga goals, seeing off Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Lionel Messi has been crowned the top scorer of the 2025 Major League Soccer season—an achievement he had already accomplished in other leagues. But how does that compare to Cristiano Ronaldo?

Lionel Messi had bid a tearful goodbye to FC Barcelona, the club whose academy he had attended and had represented at the senior level for 17 years, in the summer of 2021. Club president Joan Laporta,

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are used to dominating the Ballon d'Or ballot but have had their own say on the award in the past.

Despite his 38 years, Lionel Messi still ranks among the world's elite players, surprising with his all-around impact. Yet, the Inter Miami star is vocal about the top 10 rising talents in soccer, notably excluding Lamine Yamal and Franco Mastantuono.

Lionel Messi is a generous donator to charitable causes and Goal looks at just some of the foundations he is involved with.

Mortensen scored in 15 straight First Division matches for Blackpool in 1950–51, a record that lasted over 60 years. He finished the season with 30 league goals and later hit a hat-trick in the 1953 FA Cup final. A former RAF man, he scored 197 league goals for Blackpool and remains one of their all-time greats.