Kylian Mbappe of France scored a goal against Croatia in 2018 final and netted a hat-trick against Argentina in 2022, making him the highest goal-scorer in the FIFA World Cup finals with four goals. Four players, Brazil’s Pele and Vava, France’s Zinedine Zidane and England’s...
Over 20 years into his professional career, Ronaldo has become the first man to score in five World Cups. So perhaps it's no surprise he ranks near the top of the list of highest-paid football players in the world. Back in the summer of 2021, he became the highest-paid player in the...
And when it comes to soccer, we must know about FIFA. The full form of FIFA goes as Fédération Internationale De Football Association. Found in 1904 in Paris to unite seven national soccer associations: Belgium, Spain, Netherlands, France, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland, today counts amongst...
Little, who retired from international football in 2021, was named in the PFA WSL team of the year after her six goals for the Gunners during the league season. No one above her on the scoring charts had a better shot-to-goal conversion rate, as she netted 77% of her attempts. -- ...
Cameroon legend Roger Milla, the oldest goal-scorer in a FIFA World Cup match, and Portugal ace Cristiano Ronaldo, who recently became the third-oldest footballer to score in a World Cup match, are fine examples. Here are the 10 oldest World Cup goal-scorers in the histor...
× 17. Wayne Rooney Soccer | EnglandSalary/winnings: $18MEndorsements: $7MFacebook likes: 25.5MTwitter followers: 12.8M IT'S GOOD TO BEBeing the top all-time international goal scorer for the country who gave soccer to the world ought to be enough, but it's been the Manchester United st...
Today, he’s the top-scorer player in the world, a pluri-record holder and one of the most famous names ever in the football industry. The crowds chant his name and his kick strikes true to score goal after goal, but that may not be enough for Cristiano Ronaldo, who has an a...
The record currently stands at 16. Müller has scored five goals in each of his first two global tournaments (winning the Golden Boot for highest goalscorer in South Africa 2010). Could he score six this year to match his former teammate? You wouldn’t bet against it, and...
Pele, Brazilian football (soccer) player, in his time probably the most famous and possibly the best-paid athlete in the world. He was part of the Brazilian national teams that won three World Cup championships (1958, 1962, and 1970). Learn more about Pe
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