Years of Waiting vs 60 Years of Defending Champions Curse Even though Argentina returned victorious in 1986, the desire for another championship has lingered like a shadow for the past 36 years.

Across the last two World Cups, Messi and Mbappe are the players to have generated the most chances following a carry – moving at least five meters with the ball – with 27 and 22 respectively.

Good morning! It was a night for the No 9s. Well, some of them at least. On the way: 3️⃣ Mbappe sinks City 🧊 Messi melts the ice 😬 Darwin’s theory of devolution 🇺🇸 USMNT stars up ...

After the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Mbappé finished as the tournament’s top scorer with eight goals, one more than Lionel Messi, and became one of only two players to score a ...

Kylian Mbappe is a modern-day football icon, but how does his Champions League knockout record compare to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo? Real Madrid signed Mbappe hoping that the World Cup winner ...

The pair now have some of the numbers achieved by the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema in their sights. Mbappé's favourite opponents in the ...

While his attacking team-mates Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele were ineffective, Mbappe was a one-man whirlwind Argentina’s defence could not contain. Lionel Messi put Argentina back in ...

He has now scored 22 goals and three assists ... He also has 187 assists, meaning Mbappe totals 500 goal contributions. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Neymar all failed to reach that number ...

Julio Aguilar/Getty ImagesHead coach Mauricio Pochettino of the United States waves to fans prior to a game against the Costa Rica at Inter&Co Stadium on January 22, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. During ...

Twelve years after being awarded the Middle East’s first Fifa World Cup, host nation Qatar is revelling in the aftermath of a classic finale, which culminated in Argentina captain Lionel Messi ...