At the 2022 World Cup, Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball, securing his position as the competition's best player.Messi scored seven goals while guiding Argentina to their first World Cup victory and second international championship.Messi will take the title over any individual honors, despite missing out on the Golden Boot by one goal to Kylian Mbappe.Prior to the competition, Messi was projected to be the winner at +550, per DraftKings Sportsbook. He created the ma...

Cristiano Ronaldo is now the first player to ever score in five different men's World Cup competitions.The 37-year-old, whose Manchester United contract was terminated this week, scored Portugal's opening World Cup goal against Ghana on a penalty kick on Thursday night.Before the game, Ronaldo was one of five players who had found the net in four different World Cups, alongside Lionel Messi, Miroslav Klose, Uwe Seeler, and Pele.But Ronaldo’s goal against Ghana means...

Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo, has auctioned one of his four Ballon d’ors for a whopping €600,000 at a charity auction.Ronaldo is giving every penny made from the sale, to the Make-A-Wish charity.The organisation attempts to grant one wish to children fighting life-threatening conditions.Ronaldo first won the award with Manchester United in 2008 and then a further three times with Real in 2013, 2014 and 2016.The 32-year-old specifically asked f...