both awards have often been won by the same players in the same years. The only variation to date in the men's game came in 2021 when Lionel Messi controversially won the Ballon d'Or and Robert ...

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 ...

However, team awards were scarce ... Mohamed Salah and Karim Benzema. It is Messi's Ballon d'Or in 2021 though, and it seems that Copa America success is what tipped it in his favour.