The FIFA World Cup has long been the stage where legends are made, and its history shows that greatness can emerge at any point in a player's career. From teenage prodigies to seas ...

IT’S not easy living up to a name like “Pele” as a footballer. The Brazilian legend’s namesake certainly didn’t set the world alight at Southampton and West Brom. But ...

Mexico face Portugal at the Azteca Stadium on Saturday. But will the match determine once and for all which is the greatest nation on earth?

Pep Guardiola has coached some of football’s finest talents throughout a glittering managerial journey that’s taken him from ...

Roger Federer was delighted to meet football legend Pele in 2012, after declaring him a sporting hero throughout his career.

We all love to watch the players with the flicks and tricks, the mavericks with the magic manoeuvres. Here, BBC Sport ranks ...

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. soccer fans are being infected by World Cup fever and TNT Sports is now set to explore a similar happening 50 ...

Lionel Messi is all set to feature for Argentina in the upcoming international break, where the World Cup champions take on ...

Lionel Messi becomes only the second player in history to reach 900 official goals, triggering a fresh look at football’s ...

Inter Miami's Lionel Messi will soon have stands named after him at two different clubs. Here are other greats who've been honored in similar fashion.

After Lionel Messi scored his 900th career goal on Wednesday, BBC Sport looks at the numbers behind the "insane" achievement.

Pele's journey is a classic rags-to-riches story, battling poverty in his childhood to becoming a three-time FIFA World Cup ...