Cristiano Ronaldo took the world's most prestigious award wanted by every soccer player in the world this year. Could this mark the end of Messi's era?
Soccer fans can be pretty cruel at times. After Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or award this week for a record fifth time in his incredible career, fans showed their approval by defacing a statue of his primary competitor.
Barcelona is now in first place in La Liga. With their 3-0 win over Villarreal, Barcelona is now in first place in the La Liga standings. Neymar once again stole the show with two goals in the second half.
Neymar is playing incredible right now in Lionel Messi's absence. So good, he could win the prestigious Pichichi Trophy as Spain's top goal scorer. Can Neymar bring the trophy back to Brazil or will Cristiano Ronaldo win it yet again?Vote in our fan poll.
After going scoreless in the opening two matches of La Liga, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi opened their goalscoring accounts in the third week, both in decidedly different ways.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are regarded as the two best soccer players in the world. Latin Post compares the two great soccer players stats by season and career.
Real Madrid and Barcelona will battle in the El Clasico rivalry this weekend with the winner taking over first place in the Spanish League standings. Latin Post compares the two teams and lets you vote on who will win.
Barcelona and Real Madrid will play each other in the biggest game of this La Liga season. The winner of that game will automatically take over first place in the standings. Latin Post lists the schedule and previews Week 28 of the Spanish Premier Division and provides game streams.
Real Madrid and Barcelona will square off for the second time this La Liga season. beIN soccer analyst Andres Cordero sits down with our sports team to answer 10 questions about the upcoming El Clasico soccer game, and gives his prediction.
Real Madrid and Barcelona are huge soccer rivals with by far the best players in the world today, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Pele, arguably the greatest player of all-time, seems to think Ronaldo has overtaken the top spot ahead of Messi.
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo has been the leading La Liga goal scorer this entire season. He was on pace to smash Lionel Messi's single season scoring record, but has fallen off lately. Latin Post breaks down the superstar strikers stats and lets you vote on whether or not he will break the scoring record this season.
La Liga has officially reached Week 22 of the season. Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona look to keep their winning streaks alive. Latin Post lists a full schedule of games for Week 22.
Soccer superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar each share a birthday on Feb. 5. Puerto Rican baseball great Roberto Alomar also shares the same birth date. Latin Post honors the three incredible Latino athletes, as well as others born on Feb. 5 such as Hank Aaron, Kelvin Benjamin and Roger Staubach.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended two games because of his actions last week against Cordoba. With Ronaldo out, Lionel Messi and Barcelona must take advantage of this golden opportunity. Now we get to see Ronaldo's true value, and just how good his teammates are.
On Monday Cristiano Ronaldo continued to cement his legacy as one of the best players of all time by winning his third Ballon d'Or and second straight. It was a feat that the superstar celebrated with an emphatic shout during his acceptance speech, drawing ire, joy and confusion from fans the world over.
James Rodriguez has won the 2014 FIFA Puskas Award for his outstanding goal against Uruguay in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Lionel Messi may be the best soccer players in the world, but many believe Rodriguez is the future of soccer. Take a look at the goal that gave Rodriguez the 2014 FIFA Puskas Award.
It was another great soccer week in La Liga. Both Real Madrid and Barcelona picked up big wins, but Atletico Madrid lost. For the first time in a long, Cristiano Ronaldo was held scoreless. Latin Post.com breaks down Week 18 of the 2014-15 La Liga season.
Last year was a major breakthrough for Cristiano Ronaldo. After four straight years as number two in the world (and in one year he was not even in the top three), the Portuguese superstar is in the running to finish up 2014 as the top player in the world for the second straight year. That would put him in an exclusive group that includes Lionel Messi, Johan Cruyff, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Michel Platini and Marco van Basten as the only players to win the award in back-to-back years. Moreover, his third trophy would unite him with Cruyff, Platini, van Basten and Messi as the only players to win the award three times.
Anytime that the idea of best player in the world is brought up the list starts and ends with two names - Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. When looking at 2014, picking the top player between Messi and Ronaldo seems like a futile and uninteresting task. So instead, Latin Post.com's David Salazar and Edwin Molina, as part of our Best of Soccer in 2014 feature series, are looking at players not named Ronaldo or Messi, who deserve some credit in 2014.
The 2014-15 La Liga season is 16 weeks complete, and multiple storylines have stood out. We've seen amazing goals, records broken and big disappointments. Latin Post.com lists the five biggest stories of the season so far.
Germany national team striker Thomas Muller wants his compatriot Manuel Neuer to win the Ballon d’Or award, but he admitted that the race for the prestigious award is too close.
