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Lionel Messi has failed to score in just over 360 minutes of Spanish top flight football, which is his longest goal drought in club games in over six years. The Argentine has drawn blanks in each of FC Barcelona's last four La Liga games against Valencia, Levante, Real Betis, and Getafe. The last time he went as long without a league goal was during...

Manchester United's latest signing Odion Ighalo has been forced to train away from the club's other players amid coronavirus fears, according to the BBC. Ighalo joined United from Chinese side Shanghai Greenland Shenhua at the end of last month, however has since been confined to training alone at the National Taekwondo Center. The BBC reported that he has been omitted from United's winter training...

David Beckham's Inter Miami CF may already have to change its name after it lost a key legal battle against Italian giant Inter Milan. Milan is suing the MLS club for trademark infringement, claiming the term "Inter" is synonymous with itself only, according to NBC Sports. On Monday, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) dismissed one of Miami's arguments against the case, according...

Cristiano Ronaldo made history on Monday night as he scored his first ever Serie A hat-trick for Juventus.  His three goals against Cagliari saw him became the only player in history to have hit hat-tricks in Italy, England, and Spain's top divisions, as well as the World Cup.  The 34-year-old managed one in the Premier League for Manchester United, one at the World Cup...

A statue of Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been sawn off at the ankles and overthrown by angry fans in response to the striker investing in a rival team. The 38-year-old bought shares in Hammarby shortly after his statue was erected in October last year, according to the BBC, prompting backlash from Malmo fans.  Vandals first defaced the statue with a toilet seat in November, cut...

Arsenal's Nicolas Pepe scored a stunning goal from open play on Monday night against West Ham United to bring to an end his drought. He also handed Freddie Ljungberg his first win as interim manager. Arsenal was level 1-1 when the Ivorian cut inside and bent home a superb strike from the edge of the area give his side the lead. It was his...

AS Monaco's Tiemoue Bakayoko inadvertently tried to substitute himself off the field on Saturday after forgetting his shirt number. The 25-year-old is in his second spell with Monaco, this time as number six after being 14 previously. When number 14 was called at the weekend, Bakayoko wandered over to the sidelines, clapped the home fans, and tried to exit the field. Only when manager...

Some of the world's biggest soccer stars are approaching the end of their careers. Lionel Messi is 32, Cristiano Ronaldo 34, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic is 38.  As we enter the new decade, Business Insider has taken a look back at what some of the globe's most famous players looked like as youngsters. Find out who has changed the most over time below.  Read more...

Riyad Mahrez's stunning solo goal completed a fine Manchester City comeback against Chelsea on Saturday. The Algerian dribbled between two Chelsea defenders, before taking a moment to look up and subsequently passing the ball nonchalantly into the back of the net in the 37th minute.  City had gone behind in the 21st minute courtesy of an N'Golo Kante goal, however, was level just eight...

Chris Smalling says football authorities are beginning to listen to players who have been racially abused. UEFA implemented a "three-step protocol" to combat racism, which was first used in England's 6-0 win over Bulgaria last month. "Now it's being highlighted, which I think is a good thing," Smalling told Business Insider. "I think the football federations are starting to listen." However, on Sunday, Serie...

A catalogue of errors, including two of the worst goalkeeping displays of the season, saw Liverpool FC beat Arsenal FC in a 10-goal Carabao Cup thriller on Wednesday.  The two teams scored five goals each in regular time, before Liverpool eventually won the match on penalties to seal a quarterfinal meeting with Aston Villa. "We can talk about tactics but who cares on a...

Jamie Vardy's two goals at the weekend mean he has now scored more Premier League goals than former Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo. The 32-year-old's brace against Newcastle United for Leicester City took his top flight total to 85, one more than Ronaldo. He tallied this haul in 13 fewer games than Ronaldo, who is currently at Juventus. Read more of our soccer coverage...

Cristiano Ronaldo has never voted for Lionel Messi as one of the top three soccer players in the world at either the "FIFA Best" or "Ballon d'Or" awards. Messi was voted as "The Best FIFA Men's Player" for a record sixth time on Monday night.  However, Ronaldo omitted the FC Barcelona forward from his top three choices — something he has done for almost...

An Argentine soccer coach who was fined $248,000 for cheating in February has just won FIFA's annual Fair Play Award. Marcelo Bielsa, who manages Leeds United, admitted in a press conference that the club had been spying on opposition training sessions prior to matches at the start of the year. After an investigation launched by the English Football League (EFL), Bielsa and Leeds were...

Virgil van Dijk should be named as the winner of The UEFA Men's Player of the Year, ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Dutchman excelled for Liverpool and the Netherlands last season, reaching the final of the UEFA Nations League, winning the Champions League, and also claiming the PFA Player of the Year award. The 28-year-old defender also scored six times for...