You might have a strong opinion on who the best footballer in the world has been over the past five years, but what if someone decided to settle the debate objectively? The people at Ticket Source* have done just that, analysing the stats of all international players to have p...
With Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo having entered the twilight of their careers, debates regarding the best footballer in the world are now much more complicated. There are plenty of superstars across the planet, with the bulk of the most talented players plying their trade in Europe, but ...
He also won the Ballon d'Or award - an honor given annually to the world's best footballer - for the first time while being part of this team. In 2009, Ronaldo made a high-profile move to Real Madrid which further solidified his place as one of football's all-time greats. Du...
Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga (Spanish pronunciation: [teˈofilo kuˈβiʎas]; born 8 March 1949) is a Peruvian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was selected as Peru's greatest ever player in an IFFHS poll, in which he was also included in the world's...
The goalkeeper won Euro 1972 with West Germany and then the World Cup just two years later. Maier received the German Footballer of the Year award for his efforts in 1975 before claiming the honor again in 1977 and 1978. Maier's international achievements joined his long list of domestic ...
Iker Casillas never won a Ballon d'Or as the modern game shifted towards rewarding goalscoring over goalkeeping, but he won everything else a European footballer can achieve, including a World Cup, two European titles, and three Champions League crowns. And finally, Alfredo...
He was proud to be among the winners of this prize, Iliev said at the award ceremony. "This was my childhood dream," he said. Iliev also was named best forward, while Nedyalkov became best defender in the Balkan country. Two more prizes went to the team from Razgrad -- Plamen Iliev ...
The Best Women's Goalkeeper was Mary Earps of England and the Best Women's Coach went to Sarina Wiegman of England's women's national team. Marcin Oleksy, Poland's amputee footballer, won the Puskas Award (Best Goal) with his one-foot volley scored in a match between his team Warta Poz...
If one goal could capture Neymar's sheer effervescence as a footballer, this one against Atletico Mineiro might just do the trick. This scandalous sequence began with the then 20-year-old receiving the ball just past the center circle, and executing a lovely nutmeg with a wonderfully delicate ...
Marcin Oleksy, Poland's amputee footballer, won the Puskas Award (Best Goal) with his one-foot volley scored in a match between his team Warta Poznan and Stal Rzeszow on November 6, 2022. The Fair Play Award winner was Luka Lochoshvili of Georgia. In February 2022, while playing for Wolf...