While defending Real Madrid's decision to boycott the 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony, Carlo Ancelotti also suggested that Rodri ...

Lionel Messi has won more Ballon d’Or – eight – than any other footballer in history. But who did the Argentinian icon vote ...

Back in 2007, Ronaldo and Messi finished runners-up to AC Milan’s Kaka in both the Ballon d’Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year. Fast forward 12 months, and Ronaldo won the first of ...

Lionel Messi once stated that he wanted to share his Ballon d'Or trophy with his Barcelona teammate Xavi. The comments were made after the Argentinean won the coveted prize in 2011. La Pulga was ...

Ronaldo, while not having Messi's World Cup medal or matching his eight Ballon d'Ors, is the all-time leading scorer of international goals, with 135 to his name. The former United and Juventus ...

Messi also boasts eight Ballon d’Or titles and two Copa America triumphs, further solidifying his claim in the GOAT debate. Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror ...

Lionel Messi's father Jorge Messi once reponded to backlash over his son winning the Ballon d'Or ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo. The incident occured after La Pulga had clinched the coveted award for ...

A year later, Messi's father Jorge stuck up for his son in the wake of criticism over his seventh Ballon d’Or trophy. Ronaldo felt he was more deserving, while many others favoured Robert ...

A legend of the game who was robbed of the Ballon d'Or has taken up a completely new career since hanging up his boots last year. Andres Iniesta is widely regarded as one of the greatest ...

Zinedine Zidane previously claimed that Barcelona icon Lionel Messi did not deserve to win the 2010 Ballon d’Or The legendary midfielder believed that another Barcelona star, not Messi, was more ...

Legendary midfielder Zinedine Zidane once named the player he believed was robbed of ... of the 2010 Ballon d'Or should've been someone other than eventual claimant, Lionel Messi.