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Lionel Messi has broken many records in his glittering career with Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Miami and Argentina, however, there is one list where he is not in the top three. On Tuesday, the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) announced the list of players who have played the most Game s so far in the 21st century and Messi is in fourth place, with 1,047 Game s played. Cristiano Ronaldo first Cristiano Ronaldo tops the list with 1,204 games and the Portuguese forward is still playing for both club (Al Nassr) and country, making his record quite difficult to beat. Current Fluminense goalkeeper Fábio is second on the list with 1,202 appearances in his career to date. He has also played for Brazilian sides Vasco da Gama and Cruzeiro. In third place is Brazil’s Dani Alves, with 1,056 appearances for Bahia, Sevilla, Barcelona, Juventus, PSG, Sao Paulo and Mexican side Pumas UNAM. Full screen Cristiano Ronaldo in action with Al Nassr. STRINGER...

Cesar Azpilicueta became the sixth player ever to make 500 appearances in a Chelsea shirt in the 0-0 draw with Liverpool on Saturday. Chelsea signed the Spanish full-back from Marseille in the summer of 2012, paying the French club around £7m to get him. He immediately became a first-team player and has remained one ever since, playing at least 40 times in each of the ten full seasons he has spent at the club. Even at the age of 33, he is still an important player for them and has already played 24 matches this season, with the 24th taking him onto a significant milestone. Prior to the match against Liverpool, which ended 0-0, only five player s had played 500 times for Chelsea: Ron Harris, Pet er Bonetti, John Terry, Frank Lampard and John Hollins. Azpilicueta has now become the sixth man to do so, further cementing his place in the club's history books after being brought on with nine minutes left of the match at Anfield to help his team hold on to a point. Given his age, it...