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“Who said Messi is better than me?” — Cristiano Ronaldo’s viral response to Messi joke in Mr Beast collaboration video

The Ronaldo-Messi rivalry is still present to this day, even at the start of the Portuguese’s YouTube career. Well, kind of…

Cristiano Ronaldo sparked a buzz among fans with a witty response to taunts about Lionel Messi in a video with YouTuber, MrBeast.

USWNT fans hesitant to celebrate Netflix’s World Cup deal after Paul-Tyson fight debacle

FIFA and Netflix announced major news on Friday as the popular streaming service was awarded exclusive rights to broadcast the 2027 and 2031 Women’s World Cups in the United States. Fans have mixed feelings.

‘He’s not a dad, maybe by blood but nothing else’ says Trinity Rodman of her father Dennis

Olympic gold medalist and United States women’s national team star Trinity Rodman has made the situation surrounding her father, Dennis Rodman, clear. The 22-year-old appeared on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast and went into detail about him being absent in her life.

Trinity shared that his party lifestyle made her childhood incredibly difficult with her having to live in a car at one point.

Two-time World Cup champion Becky Sauerbrunn announces her retirement

United States women’s national team and Portland Thorns defender Becky Sauerbrunn is hanging up her boots after 16 incredible years with the national team. The 39-year-old announced her retirement via social media on Tuesday.

Becky Sauerbrunn retirement

USMNT Abroad: All action from Americans in Europe this weekend

Welcome to this week’s edition of USMNT Abroad, where we bring you the latest updates on American soccer players making waves across Europe. 

From standout performances to key transfers, rumors and injury reports, The18 has got you covered with all the action involving U.S. men’s national team players in Europe’s top leagues. 

C’mon, you yanks!

USMNT Abroad this weekend: The latest on American players in Europe

Christian Pulisic (AC Milan)

Brighton demand that lower-tier Croatian copycat club change their crest

A third-tier Croatian club have ruffled the feathers of Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion due to having a VERY similar looking crest. NK Jadran Galeb compete in Croatia and adopted a familiar look for the club’s logo.

The story gets funnier. Allegedly a member of the Croatian club visited the Brighton offices in England and informed them of the similarity between the clubs. The person in question then metaphorically swung for the fences and asked if Brighton would donate to NK Jadran Galeb in the form of equipment.

Viral: Fans were stunned to see UEFA put Serbia and Albania in the same WCQ group

UEFA must want to watch the world burn as groups for 2026 World Cup qualifying were drawn on Friday with one group catching everyone’s eye. Group K of UEFA WCQ features England and two incredibly bitter rivals… Serbia and Albania.

Serbia and Albania have intense political tension and have only played each other twice with the last meeting being in 2015. UEFA have rules in place during draws for certain nations and clubs not to face each other in fear of violence.

Leeds United fans cry and whine after Weston McKennie speaks about his time in Leeds

Weston McKennie is on Cloud 9 after scoring a fabulous scissor kick goal against Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday. His biggest haters, Leeds United fans, appear to be in shambles on social media.

After Wednesday's game McKennie did an interview with CBS and was asked by Micah Richards about his loan spell with Leeds United.

Arsenal complete U.S. takeover of most-viewed soccer teams by state

Football Reference (Fbref.com) released their 2024 statistics for the most-viewed soccer team pages by state and it’s evident that a Gooner takeover has happened.

American soccer fans were most interested in five Premier League teams, several local Major League Soccer clubs and three National Women’s Soccer League teams. The one outlier was West Virginia who loved Real Madrid in 2024.

Last year Arsenal were the most-viewed club in 11 states and D.C. This time around Arsenal dominated the map with 28 STATES. Arsenal would’ve won the electoral college with this map.

Lionel Messi set to receive his own skin on Fornite

Get ready to use Messi in the world of Fortnite.

It has been revealed that Lionel Messi is close to joining the gaming world and getting his very own own skin on the popular battle royale game, Fortnite.

Messi Fortnite skin: Inter Miami star collaboration coming soon

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