A fan favourite and possibly the greatest defender in history, Maldini ranks as the second most capped Italian outfield ...

The Ballon d'Or shortlist looked a little bit different ... ahead of Arsenal forward Thierry Henry and AC Milan rock Paolo Maldini. Andriy Shevchenko and Zinedine Zidane completed the top five ...

Manchester United legend Denis Irwin has named a “clever player” and a Ballon d’Or winner among the three most difficult opponents he faced in his career.

Samuels-Smith was even likened to Italian legend Maldini, with Chelsea fans on ... with @NyumahStewart posting: "Ballon d'Or loading." It remains to be seen if Samuels-Smith will be involved ...