Dec 29 (Reuters) - Before Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo came along, the enduring debate in soccer about who was the greatest player centered on two men: Pele and Diego Maradona. It was an ...

Pelé was defined in the last couple of decades by what he wasn’t — namely, Diego Maradona. Pelé was soccer’s straight-edged counter to Maradona, the outspoken cocaine addict who fraternized with ...

Determining the greatest footballer of all time is a notoriously subjective task, often sparking endless debate. However, a recent simulation using EA SPORTS FC24 has attempted to settle the argument ...

The most heated wrangling over the title of soccer’s greatest player could be found between Diego Maradona and Pelé themselves. So often, their squabbling would descend into acrimonious barbs and ...

Maradona and Pele both left an indelible mark on the World Cup, but who will get your vote in the GOAL50 World Cup Wonders? The headline showdown in this year’s inaugural World Cup Wonders category is ...

In 2013, during a visit with Pope Francis, legendary Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon touched Lionel Messi’s face and stated “I wanted to make sure he was human like us. For me, Lionel Messi is an ...

The Messi vs Ronaldo debate has long been a source of intense division among football fans worldwide. Fans of both football ...

The debate behind who the greatest soccer player of all time is has many twists and turns but now Pope Francis has weighed in. From Argentina, Pope Francis was asked if Lionel Messi or Diego Maradona ...

Pele may be best known to American soccer fans as the Brazilian legend who brought the game stateside. Maradona, the man whose Hand of God won Argentina the quarterfinal against England in the 1986 ...

Picking an XI of the greatest World Cup players of all time. Sounds straightforward, right? But maybe not. To ease the pain as we endure a men’s international football-less 48 hours after 17 ...

Pelé was defined in the last couple of decades by what he wasn’t — namely, Diego Maradona. Pelé was soccer’s straight-edged counter to Maradona, the outspoken cocaine addict who fraternized with ...