It used to be when a young player hit it big, got the fat contract and all the fame, they’d go splash some cash on a fancy ...

It was named the Ballon d'Or Dream Team, and it featured some absolutely incredible footballers. In a 3-4-3 formation, the line-up was as follows: Lev Yashin, Cafu, Franz Beckenbauer, Paolo Maldini, ...

From Ballon d’Or strikers George Weah, Marco van Basten, and Andriy Shevchenko to the impenetrable defensive trio of Paolo ...

Gian Piero Gasperini feels Atalanta learned that ‘incidents and moments’ are decisive in the Champions League after their ...

Cristiano Ronaldo turns 40 on 5 February, but which other players have still been going strong after passing that milestone?

Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Thierry Henry & Paolo Maldini all feature as the 15 greatest players to have never won the Ballon d'Or are named. Speaking ahead of the Spaniard's final El Clasico as a ...

GK: "One of the greatest in history" 👏 CB: "I would have loved to share a changing room with him." 🤩 CM: "One of my idols" ...

The Sweden international, formerly of Manchester United and AC Milan, waxed lyrical about Thiago Silva and four other stars.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner scored twice for Saudi Pro League ... named as assistant to then-manager Louis van Gaal. Paolo Maldini helped AC Milan beat Liverpool in the 2007 Champions League ...

Those who said life begins at 40 could have said so because of this legend, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, gifted to ...

Romario’s pursuit of 1,000 career goals took the Brazilian well past the age of 40s, achieving the feat for Vasco de Gama in 2007. While the achievement is somewhat disputed, not least by Ronaldo who ...

AC Milan pulled off a major coup when they signed Andrea Pirlo from rivals Inter in June 2001. His arrival marked the start of a new era for the Rossoneri, who had just brought in Carlo Ancelotti to ...