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

He had proven it on the game's grandest stage. As third-placed Mbappe said, "When Messi wins the World Cup, Messi has to win ...

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 ...

After Rodri edged out Vinicius Junior to win the Ballon d'Or, we looked at the numbers behind ... Rodri also made his mark on the international stage. He is the first Spanish player to win ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Barcelona winger and captain Raphinha has heaped praise on his teammate Lamine Yamal, predicting a future filled with ...