2020 — FC Barcelona’ Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi scores his 700th career goal in a 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid. 2021 — Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner ties the major league ...

Fluminense, Botafogo, Palmeiras, and Flamengo — all from Brazil’s Serie A — have qualified for the knockout rounds of the ...

1957 — Jackie Pung loses the U.S. Women’s Open when she turns in an incorrect scorecard. Betsy Rawls is declared the winner.

After more than 50 years in soccer, legendary coach Carlo Ancelotti chose the best player in history between Lionel Messi, ...

As Lionel Messi's boyhood club Newell's Old Boys announce a stand will bear his name, here are other greats who've been ...

Cole Palmer revealed two of the players that inspired him to switch to the No. 10 shirt at Chelsea, one of whom is eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi.

Star of Manchester United, Manchester City and Scotland, he’s the only Scottish player to have won the Ballon d’Or. Dubbed ...

From pioneers who shaped the early years of the sport to modern stars redefining the game, these soccer legends represent the pinnacle of soccer excellence.

Famous black soccer players, including Pele, Samuel Eto’o, Brianna Scurry, and Didier Drogba, left an indelible mark on the sport. They played on the biggest stage, broke records and won ...

SAO PAULO — No player of Brazil’s Santos team will wear the number 10 jersey made globally famous by the late Pelé as long as the club plays in the country’s second division, the new club ...

FILE -Soccer players Pele, right, and Bobby Moore meet before a game on Sept. 22, 1970 in Mexico. No player of Brazil’s Santos will wear the shirt the late Pelé made globally famous as long as ...