Despite not being at the same competitive level as Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, Balotelli remains confident in his own abilities. Mario Balotelli is still active in soccer and plans to keep playing for a few more years.

In many people's eyes, Messi solidified himself as the best player of all time when he helped Argentina win the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The monumental accomplishment not only led the former Barcelona superstar to his record-eighth Ballon d'Or award, but also helped the Argentine on his road to winning the most trophies in soccer history.

Former Barcelona star Ivan Rakitic didn’t hold back when naming the greatest soccer player of all time during a discussion with Bolavip. Former Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic, who spent six seasons with the Spanish club and won 13 trophies,

The International Federation of Football History and Statistics has weighed in on the GOAT debate, picking between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have reignited the long-standing debate over who is the greatest soccer player of all time.

No soccer players made more money than Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in 2025. Although the next generation of superstars, including Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal and Ousmane Dembélé, have taken center stage in soccer this year,

PSG forward Khvicha Kvaratskhelia recently named the two soccer legends who inspired his career, and surprisingly, Lionel Messi isn’t one of them.