Ronaldo and Messi spent almost two decades at the centre of football's greatest individual rivalry, competing for major trophies and individual honours while representing Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively.

Cristiano Ronaldo and his longtime partner Georgina Rodriguez have finally tied the knot, with the Portugal superstar and the Spanish-Argentine becoming husband and wife in a private civil ceremony in Portugal on Tuesday.

Their contrasting styles helped define one of football's greatest rivalries, with both players setting new standards over nearly two decades while inspiring discussions over different paths to greatness.

Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo is set to make his television drama debut as both an executive producer and cast member in “Day Is”, a new series centred on British football.

For more than two decades, world football has been shaped by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s extraordinary rivalry. Their brilliance defined an era, rewriting records, collecting trophies and inspiring generations of fans.

A new study spanning 26 countries and more than 10,000 people, conducted by researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, suggests there's a correlation between your political ideology, your media habits, and which of these two mega-stars you back.

Portugal appointed Jorge Jesus as their new national team coach on Friday and he said he would continue to call on veteran superstar Cristiano Ronaldo if he is available, insisting the forward will "never" be a problem.

The Spanish wunderkid believes his best performances come when the stakes are highest.

The day I finally saw Cristiano Ronaldo live, it was his last match in a Portugal shirt at the World Cup -- against Spain in a Round of 16 clash in Dallas last Monday.

“I was always very competitive since I was young, and I hated losing.” Few football fans would need long to identify the speaker. Cristiano Ronaldo has built an extraordinary career on that relentless competitiveness -- a man who rarely accepted defeat and never settled for being second best.

Cristiano Ronaldo spent more than two decades deciding matches, dragging teams through difficult moments and defying time itself to remain among soccer's elite even past his Real Madrid, Manchester United and Juventus prime.

Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo's final World Cup ended with a Spanish sting in the tail, courtesy of Mikel Merino's last-gasp winner that earned a 1-0 round-of-16 win on Monday, but he was unwilling to make a hasty call on his international future.

Portugal manager Roberto Martinez said he was leaving his role after Spain beat his side 1-0 in the World Cup last 16 on Monday, calling the defeat the end of a cycle for the team.

Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal will be facing another tough test when they take on in-form Spain in a blockbuster Round of 16 clash of the FIFA World Cup 2026 at Dallas Stadium tonight.

Uncover Lamine Yamal's legendary origin story involving Lionel Messi, a bathtub, and a viral photograph. This compelling narrative highlights how the Barcelona prodigy faces Cristiano Ronaldo, bridging football's greatest rivalry with an iconic generational torch-passing moment.

He is no longer the winger who breezed past defenders at will for Manchester United. Nor is he the unstoppable force Real Madrid relied upon to change a game in an instant.

Cristiano Ronaldo admitted this World Cup will be his last and stressed he leaves with no regrets ahead of Portugal's last-16 clash with neighbours Spain in Dallas on Monday.

It was supposed to be a farewell for a legend in Toronto.

It was a blockbuster drama that may have been headlined by the icons, but was ultimately decided by an ensemble of supporting cast.

Portugal coach Roberto Martinez defended the technology that ruled out Croatia's dramatic stoppage-time equaliser against his side, saying the "chip" inside the match ball left no room for debate, while Croatia boss Zlatko Dalic lamented that VAR is stripping football of its emotion.