Cristiano Ronaldo once named the five players he thought could beat him to the 2018 Ballon d'Or, including the man who went ...

The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award presented by French magazine France Football and is considered the greatest individual prize in football.

Lionel Messi promised to make Neymar a Ballon d'Or winner in a last-gasp attempt to keep the Brazilian at Barcelona prior to ...

A record of nine goals and 13 assists in 25 appearances across all competitions is outstanding for any player, let alone a teenager experiencing just their second full season at the elite senior level ...

Rodri addressed Cristiano Ronaldo's recent claims that Vinícius Júnior deserved to win the 2024 Ballon d'Or. / IMAGO/Xinhua Rodri did not hold back in his response to Cristiano Ronaldo's ...

Former Scotland, Manchester United and Manchester City striker Denis Law – the only Scottish player to have won the Ballon d'Or – has died at the age of 84. Born in Aberdeen, Law, who was ...

Karim Benzema has said he believes former teammate Vinícius Júnior "will win the Ballon d'Or one day" after the Real Madrid forward missed out on the award last year. Benzema, who left Madrid ...

Cristiano Ronaldo covered a lot of ground during his brief, on-stage appearance at the Globe ... The former Manchester United star, and five-time Ballon d'Or winner, also backed his former club's ...

“In my opinion, he [Vinícius] deserved to win the golden ball [Ballon d’Or award],” Ronaldo declared on stage. “It was unfair in my opinion. I say here in front of everybody. They give it ...

Liverpool star Ibrahima Konate has backed teammate Mohamed Salah to win the 2025 Ballon d'Or award. He has lavished praise on the Egyptian winger for his performances this season. Salah has been ...

Lamine Yamal enjoyed a breakout year in 2024, starring as Spain won a record-breaking fourth European Championship crown in ...

Ronaldo’s remarks about the Ballon d’Or weren’t the only controversial statements he made on stage. The 2016 European Championship winner also asserted that the Saudi Pro League, where he ...