Oct 25, 2024
El Clasico stats: Real Madrid vs Barcelona head-to-head, top scorers and records
The full El Clasico record: 307 meetings, the competition-by-competition head-to-head, top scorers and appearance makers, and every Clasico since 2024...
Football Features
Latest features articles covering football.
Oct 5, 2024
From the wild-card round to the MLS Cup championship – all you need to know about MLS Playoffs format
A total of 18 teams, top nine from the Eastern and Western conferences, qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs based on their regular season points total.
Oct 3, 2024
Most trophies won by a player: Lionel Messi’s 48, and the full list
Lionel Messi has won 48 trophies, more than any player in the men’s game. Every one of them listed, plus Dani Alves on 43 and why the counts below the...
Oct 2, 2024
Most goals in Champions League: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi headline legendary list
As many as 10 players have scored 50 goals in Champions League history. Ruud van Nistelrooy was the fastest to 50 goals while Lionel Messi was the qui...
Sep 28, 2024
Cristiano Ronaldo’s goals for Al-Nassr: Know how many the Portuguese star netted for Saudi Arabian giants
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 132 goals in 155 matches for Al-Nassr, 105 of them in the Saudi Pro League. The complete breakdown by competition, from h...
Sep 9, 2024
Most goals in football: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi headline legendary list
Cristiano Ronaldo leads the all-time list on 981 goals, 19 short of 1,000. Lionel Messi is second on 934. The full top 10, current to 12 October 2026.
Aug 31, 2024
Durand Cup winners list: East Bengal draw level with Mohun Bagan on 17
Every club and regiment to have won Asia’s oldest football tournament since 1888, updated after East Bengal’s 4-1 win in the 2026 final, with the arit...
Aug 29, 2024
A breakdown of Cristiano Ronaldo’s UEFA Champions League goals by club
Cristiano Ronaldo won the UEFA Champions League five times, four with Real Madrid and one with Manchester United.
Aug 27, 2024
SAFF U-20 Championship winners list: Know history and winners of every edition
Defending champions India are the most successful team in SAFF U-20 Championship history, having won the title on three occasions.
Aug 27, 2024
All you need to know about the new format for UEFA Champions League 2024-25
The UEFA Champions League 2024-25 new format will see as many as 36 teams compete in the league phase.
Aug 13, 2024
UEFA Super Cup: Know history, records and winners of every edition
Real Madrid hold the UEFA Super Cup record with six titles, and Carlo Ancelotti is the most successful manager with five.
Aug 10, 2024
Olympic football winners list: every men’s and women’s champion since 1900
Every Olympic football gold, silver and bronze medallist in the men’s and women’s tournaments, the all-time medal table, and why Los Angeles 2028 will...
Jul 15, 2024
UEFA Euro winners list: every European Championship champion since 1960
Spain lead the UEFA Euro winners list with four titles. The full list of champions since 1960, the records, and how Euro 2028 qualifying works for the...
Jul 15, 2024
All trophies won by Lionel Messi: the full list of his 48
Every trophy Lionel Messi has won, by team and by year: 35 at Barcelona, six with Argentina, three at PSG and four at Inter Miami, the latest the 2026...
Jul 15, 2024
Copa America champions: The complete honours list
Argentina lead the Copa America honours list with 16 titles, one clear of Uruguay. See every winner from 1916 to 2024 and the titles won by each natio...
Jul 2, 2024
What is extra time in football: How to decide games after regulation time
Extra time in football is two periods of up to 15 minutes after a drawn knockout match. How it works under the Laws of the Game, plus the golden goal...
Jun 29, 2024
Who is the King of Football? Why the title still belongs to Pele
The King of Football is Pele, O Rei since 1958. Why his goal total is disputed, why he could never win the Ballon d’Or, and where Messi and Ronaldo st...
Jun 27, 2024
Calcutta Football League winners: East Bengal, Mohun Bagan dominate list
Mohun Bagan are the Calcutta Football League champions after winning the 2026 title, their 31st. East Bengal lead the all-time list with 41 titles. Ge...
Jun 18, 2024
Youngest Euro scorers: Johan Vonlanthen, Wayne Rooney headline list
Pietro Anastasi is the youngest Euro scorer in a final. The former forward netted a right-footed volley to power Italy to a 2-0 win over Yugoslavia in...
Jun 18, 2024
Players with most appearances in Euro history: Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe top list
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to feature at six Euros in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024. Know players with most appearances in Euro...
Jun 17, 2024
Fastest goal in Euro history: Nedim Bajrami, Dmitri Kirichenko headline list
Albania’s Nedim Bajrami broke Russia striker Dmitri Kirichenko’s record for the fastest goal in Euro history. Kirichenko netted after 67 seconds again...
Jun 17, 2024
Euro top-scorers all-time: Cristiano Ronaldo, Michel Platini top list
Legendary French football player Michel Platini holds the record for the most goals in a single edition of the European Championship. He scored nine g...
Jun 17, 2024
Meet Martin Adam, the Hungarian who became an internet sensation at UEFA EURO 2024
Martin Adam made a cameo appearance for Hungary in their opening game against Switzerland and soon caught the attention of fans due to his body shape.
Jun 11, 2024
Cristiano Ronaldo leads Lionel Messi in race for most hat-tricks by active footballers
Cristiano Ronaldo leads active footballers with 66 career hat-tricks to Lionel Messi’s 62, but Messi now holds the men’s international record with 11...