Despite Lionel Messi's legendary global status and his recent move to Major League Soccer (MLS), his popularity in the United States still lags behind that of Kansas City Chiefs qu ...

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Cristiano Ronaldo has come a long way from his humble origins on the Portuguese island of Madeira. His boyish face when he started playing football changed over the years as he became the soccer star ...

Andrea Pirlo played with and against the greatest players of his generation, but three world-class superstars stood out as ...

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anne Marie Belgrave, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.