Who is the best player in world football? For the best part of two decades, the answer has been a coin toss. No longer. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were the two greatest footballers of a ...

Nine years ago, Ousmane Dembélé was doing what he's doing now: wrecking Ligue 1. But back then, he was an 18-year-old playing for Rennes. It was his first season as a pro, and he was on his way ...

Ryan O'Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He's also the author of "Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game's Analytics Revolution." Nine years ago, Ousmane Dembélé was doing what he's doing now ...