Every touch carried a sense of history. Lionel Messi scored twice against Austria on Monday to become the FIFA World Cup’s all-time leading scorer, while leading an Argentina side that looks more dangerous and connected with each match. For the first time in his career, Messi is no longer weighed down by questions about winning … Read more
History has been rewritten. Lionel Messi has cemented his legacy as the greatest to ever play the game, adding the ultimate goal-scoring crown to an already legendary résumé. After scoring against Austria on Monday afternoon, Messi recorded his 17th FIFA World Cup goal to become the all-time scoring leader in the men’s tournament. He’s officially … Read more
Barcelona sensation Lamine Yamal has predicted that he will eventually transition into a central role, following in the tactical footsteps of club legend Lionel Messi. The 18-year-old high-flyer is currently tearing up the wings for club and country but believes moving inside is inevitable to escape the constant triple-marking he faces. Mirroring The Messi Evolution … Read more
From ageless wonders to breakout stars, the first week of the World Cup provided some outstanding performances. We’re to highlight, position by position, players who deserve some recognition after each of the 48 teams in the tournament have played a game. Matteo’s Top Performers Going with a 4-4-2 formation, there are plenty of recognizable names … Read more
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has already seen plenty of absolute bangers, incredible moments and surprises … and we’ve only completed Match Day 1. Mexico opened up the tournament with a strong showing against South Africa, the U.S. men’s national team arguably had its best win ever at a World Cup and Lionel Messi tied … Read more
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé — two of the biggest stars in the world — combined for five goals on the same day in Match Day 6 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. With his first career World Cup hat trick, Messi tied Miroslav Klose for the most goals in men’s World Cup history with … Read more
Back in the heyday of their greatest moments, at the top of their game, South Americans birthed a saying in Spanish when talking about Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. But, for the sake of brevity, I will translate it. Ronaldo may be the best player in the world, but Messi? He’s from another planet. On Tuesday evening, … Read more
Tuesday was a day full of superstars at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. However, one player continued to show why he’s the greatest of all-time. Lionel Messi scored a hat trick in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria on Tuesday night, netting his first hat trick ever in a World Cup match. His three goals came … Read more
Greatest ever or second-best behind Cristiano Ronaldo? It doesn’t matter. Zlatan Ibrahimović and Thierry Henry are tired of discussing where Lionel Messi, their former FC Barcelona teammate, ranks among the top footballers of all time.  “For me, that has to stop,” Henry said during FOX’s pregame show prior to Argentina’s 2026 FIFA World Cup … Read more
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever, its loveliness increases, it will never pass into nothingness.” — John Keats Sometimes, the timing of things is so perfect that you can’t help but think about its poetic significance. A butterfly landing on your shoulder or the sound of ocean water crashing against the backdrop of … Read more