announced Friday that the award will now follow the regular European season rather than the calendar year. That means that the next Ballon d’Or will encompass the 2021–22 season, which ends ...

Football fans all around the world know Lionel Messi's quality. The Argentine is one of the greatest players of all time, and ...

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, and Luka Modric are all off the shortlist and the only players to win the award since Kaka took home the honor in 2007. [ BALLON D’OR: Men’s shortlist | ...

Pep Guardiola once named Xavi and Andres Iniesta as two players who never won the Ballon d'Or because of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Henry collected numerous individual honours throughout his career, including winning the European Golden Shoe twice and the ...

Advertisement At its roots, the Ballon d’Or is a subjective award. Handed out every October ... a fixture which will require Mbappe to channel his inner 2021-22 Karim Benzema.

The Barcelona and Spain dynasty in the Ballon d’Or Feminin award remains alive and well following Aitana Bonmati’s 2024 win on Monday in France. Bonmati is the second-straight Spanish player to go ...

Everton midfielder, Amadou Onana, has named Liverpool talisman, Mohamed Salah as a frontliner in this year’s Ballon d’Or award. He also sees the Egyptian as the toughest opponent he has ever ...

Attacking players almost always win the Ballon d'Or. A defender hasn't taken home the award since Fabio Cannavaro ... tally since leaving Bayern Munich in 2021. He'll surely reach 40 with at ...