Kings of Instagram: Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Lionel Messi tops in followers among footballers
One of the surest ways to gauge the relative popularity of various soccer players is to compare how many Instagram followers they have. In […]
Soccer tykes: Can you identify Robin van Persie, Mario Balotelli and Neymar as kids?
With their images plastered everywhere from train station ceilings to ferris wheels you might think it would be impossible not to recognize the world’s […]
First Pope Francis got his own baseball card; now he has a retro soccer card too
A photo posted by phillies (@phillies) on Sep 15, 2015 at 1:33pm PDT Even divine intervention couldn’t rescue the 2015 Philadelphia Phillies — they […]
Brother’s Keeper: Can you identify Cristiano Ronaldo’s siblings?
Soccer stars may possess some of the most recognizable faces in the world, but would you be able to pick out your favorite player’s […]
Throwback Thursday: Tracking Kylian Mbappe from Parisian prodigy to France’s best
Years before he became the youngest French player to score at a World Cup and second teenager, after Pelé, to score in a World […]
Tattoo Tuesday: Check out the best Barcelona FC fans’ ink from Spain and beyond
In our #TattooTuesday series we scour fandom to highlight the most-impressive tattoos celebrating a particular team from one of the big-five sports — soccer, […]
Lionel Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar top Forbes’ 2019 ranking of world’s highest-paid athletes
At the upper end of financial compensation spectrum are chief executive officers of the world’s biggest corporations, but not much below them are the […]
15 soccer stars reveal their favorite goal: Zlatan Ibrahimovic cites bicycle kick vs England
TalkSPORT put together a video of fifteen of the world’s best soccer players identifying their favorite goal of their sporting careers. Before watching, try […]
Throwback Thursday: Tracking Lionel Messi from Argentine child prodigy to Barcelona’s best
Years before he led Barcelona to nine La Liga titles and won five each Ballon d’Or and European Golden Shoe awards, Lionel Andrés Messi […]
Lionel Messi-Bojan Krkic and other soccer stars you didn’t know were related
In an earlier piece we looked at the little-known siblings of soccer stars, but here we take a look at famous footballers that are […]
Today in Sports History: Barcelona’s Lionel Messi wins fourth Ballon d’Or award in a row
On this day in 2012, Barcelona striker Lionel Messi became the first footballer in history to win the prestigious Ballon d’Or award four times […]
Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Lionel Messi top Forbes’ 2018 ranking of world’s highest-paid athletes
At the upper end of financial compensation spectrum are chief executive officers of the world’s biggest corporations, but not much below them are the […]