A look at the state of play as the world's best players jostle to win the sport's most prestigious individual award ...

After the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, the battle for the Ballon d'Or is beginning to take shape. Unlike the last update in ...

After winning the Ballon d’Or in 1999 and playing a key role in Brazil’s 2002 World Cup victory, he capped his European success with a Champions League title at AC Milan, showcasing his ...

Barcelona winger, Lamine Yamal has said he wants to win the Ballon d’Or, World Cup and Champions League before age 21. Yamal finished eighth in the 2024 Ballon d’Or rankings. The 17-year-old ...

Ballon d'Or?🏆 PSG won ALL the competitions they competed in 2024/2025: Champions, Ligue 1, French Cup, and French Super Cup. And started strong in search of another by thrashing Atletico Madrid ...

Vinicius Jr has commented on missing out on the Ballon d'Or following Real Madrid's FIFA Intercontinental Cup triumph in Qatar.. Vinicius, who was the favorite to win the prize, was beaten to the ...

The closest Totti was to winning the Ballon d’Or award was in 2001 when he placed fifth in the voting. That year, the award went to Michael Owen, who was playing for Liverpool FC.

Kaka is uniquely qualified to weigh in on this debate. As a player, he reached the pinnacle of soccer, winning the 2002 World Cup with Brazil, the UEFA Champions League with the Rossoneri in 2007, and ...

Rayan Cherki says he chose to sign for Manchester City as he believes he can fulfil his dream of winning the Ballon d’Or at the club. The 21-year-old joined from Lyon this week for a fee of € ...

Rapinoe, 34, succeeds Norway's Ada Hegerberg, the inaugural winner of the women's prize last year, after starring on and off the field as the US retained the World Cup in France in July.