BREAKING: Cristiano Ronaldo wins 2017 Ballon d'Or to equal Lionel Messi's record of fiveIt is the fifth time the Portuguese winger collects the prize - after 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2016, to equal Barcelona star Lionel Messi's record of 5 titles.Ronaldoscored 42 goals across all competitions during the 2016-17 season, leading Real Madrid to a La Liga and Champions League double. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});The 3...

Former Spanish football star Roberto Jimenez has opened up about the challenges he faced when playing against Lionel Messi, admitting that it was much harder to stop the Argentine legend compared to Cristiano Ronaldo.In a recent appearance on the Los Fulanos podcast, Jimenez, a former goalkeeper, described Messi as a "nightmare" to defend against. He recalled that, during their seven encounters, Messi scored an impressive 13 goals against him, making him nearly unst...

After netting a goal in his team's 2-1 World Cup loss to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Argentina captain Lionel Messi matched one of Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo's records.Messi scored his first World Cup goal in Qatar this year in less than 10 minutes.After Saud Abdulhamid fouled midfielder Leandro Paredes in the box during Argentina's World Cup Group C opener against Saudi Arabia, the 35-year-old converted the penalty early on.Messi’s goal against Saudi Arabia me...