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Messi vs. Ronaldo GOAT scorecard: The ultimate year-by-year comparison

Lionel Messi will play in his third World Cup final on Sunday, a match that feels like the definitive end of an era for ...

Looking back at every World Cup final ahead of Spain-Argentina

The World Cup final is among the biggest single-day sporting events on the planet and each has had moments forever etched in ...

This hit-and-miss penalty technique can make the World Cup’s best players look cool — or silly

The stutter-step penalty has been a feature of this World Cup. Leading adopters of the technique are superstars Lionel Messi, ...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup career ends in tears as Portugal suffer late defeat to Spain

Spain ended Portugal’s World Cup adventure and Cristiano Ronaldo’s career on the most gilded stage in football. A precise ...
The New York Times

Cristiano Ronaldo thanks detractors, confirms final World Cup: ‘From the biggest criticisms, we grow the most’

Ronaldo confirmed this will be his last World Cup, speaking ahead of Portugal's last-16 tie against Spain. Stacy Revere / Getty Images ARLINGTON — Cristiano Ronaldo has heard the eulogies for his ...

Did he say 'Bismillah'? Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty whisper ignites global debate

Superstar striker Cristiano Ronaldo’s whisper broadcast live around the world before the decisive penalty against Croatia sparked a global debate over whether it was an Arabic-inspired sacred ...