He said: “In my opinion, he (Vinicius) deserved to win the golden ball [Ballon d'Or award]. It was unfair in my opinion. I say [it] here in front of everybody. “They gave it to Rodri ...

The last Barcelona superstar to win the Ballon d'Or was Messi in 2019 (he won two more at Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Miami respectively). It remains to be seen if Yamal can become the next one.

Three-time Ballon d’Or winner Marco Van Basten did not take it easy on Devyne Rensch who is being linked with a move to Roma. In light of the rumors suggesting Rensch wants out of Ajax in favor ...

Bill Shankly once said of Ron Yeats that he was so good, Liverpool could play Arthur Askey in goal. If Shankly had seen ...

Rodri’s season was said to be over by Manchester City boss when the Ballon d’Or winner Rodri limped off the Etihad Stadium ... Man City since arriving from Atletico Madrid prior to the 2019-20 season.

Meanwhile, when faced with Messi, Rodri has only achieved a single win from eight meetings - settling ... Messi has racked up eigh Ballon d'Ors across his career.

Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri sparked widespread debate after being awarded the 2024 Ballon d’Or. The selection ... and naming Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior as the rightful winner.

On top of that, Ted Knutson, the founder of Statsbomb, described the Lyon phenom as "a masterful dribbler and string-puller" ...

Football is such a sport of ups and downs that one can suffer the most serious injury in the game and win the Ballon d’Or a few days after. Exactly that happened to Rodrigo Hernández (Madrid ...

Like the Brazilian, Liverpool could sign the Lyon attacking midfielder for a reasonable fee, as £19m is hardly breaking the ...