Having been coaxed out of international retirement, Lionel Messi made a match-winning return for Argentina with the only goal in their win over Uruguay.
After a grueling summer of spending time with beautiful women by the poolside, on Saturday Cristiano Ronaldo was finally reunited with his real true love - his dog!
As Goal's Yearbook Battle reached its final stage, the class of 1992 could prove no match for Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez's class of 1987, who ran out comfortable winners...
Goal's Yearbook Battle has kicked off and the world's best players are battling for recognition across 16 star-studded teams.
Our experts have compiled the best XIs based on the year players were born, from the golden oldies of 1981 to the new kids on the block of 1996, and Monday sees the last 16 games get under way in the week-long fantasy tournament.
Lionel Messi unveiled a new hair colour on Sunday, though the silvery tone has seen him mocked for the series of international final defeats he has suffered in recent years...
From choker to joker: Ronaldo's form has taken a dramatic turn for the better at Euro 2016 while eternal rival Lionel Messi faces prison time for tax fraud...
After Lionel Messi's decision to retire from international football following Argentina's Copa America defeat to Chile, many in the football world have called on him to reconsider, chief among them Diego Maradona who said Messi "has to stay"...
Lionel Messi's missed penalty helped Chile win the Copa America in a shootout, with the Barcelona star set to retire from international football having lost three major finals in as many years...
Lionel Messi continued his fine Copa America form in Argentina's 4-1 win against Venezuela but he also managed to equal Gabriel Batistuta's goal record for the country with his 54th strike...
Lionel Messi may be one of the games' greatest ever players but that didn't stop Diego Maradona and Pele suggesting that he has "no personality" and is not fit to be a leader.
Cristiano Ronaldo has amassed numerous individual accolades over his career but now Forbes have named him the world's richest athlete for 2016, taking the crown from Floyd Mayweather to place ahead of Lionel Messi and Lebron James.