Manchester City midfielder Rodri added the 2024 Ballon d'Or to his impressive list of honours won in his illustrious career. The Spaniard had a terrific season for club and country, helping City win ...

“Individual trophies count too, like the Ballon d’Or. I know what I have to do to win it, a lot of things on and off the field. When I do everything I need to do to win it, I will win it ...

Lionel Messi promised to make Neymar a Ballon d'Or winner in a last-gasp attempt to keep the Brazilian at Barcelona prior to his move to PSG. The Brazilian made up one-third of football's most ...

Best, Law and Charlton together scored 665 goals in 1,636 games for the club. And each won the Ballon d'Or between 1964-68 — with Cristiano Ronaldo in 2008 the only United player to do it since.

Rodri won the 2024 Ballon d'Or, becoming the first Spaniard since 1960 to do so. Vinicius Jr was left frustrated by not winning the award, but is one of the favourites for 2025. Lamine Yamal could ...

It’s odd in a different way to arrive and spot the 81-year-old actor Robert De Niro dressed in a pair of shorts and a tiny bucket hat, waiting for you at a table in the back. But this is his ...

Karim Benzema has said he believes former teammate Vinícius Júnior "will win the Ballon d'Or one day" after the Real Madrid forward missed out on the award last year. Benzema, who left Madrid ...

The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award presented by French magazine France Football and is considered the greatest individual prize in football. Manchester City midfielder Rodri was most ...

Kylian Mbappe believes he should have won the Ballon d’Or in 2018 and he was only denied the 2023 award because France lost the World Cup final in a penalty shootout. “Mbappe’s quest for ...

Rodri has spoken out after Cristiano Ronaldo questioned his Ballon d'Or triumph. The Manchester City star was crowned the best men's player of the year in October after a stellar 12 months which ...

Bayern Munich’s Sadio Mane and Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne finished second and third respectively. Barcelona and Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas retained the Women’s Ballon d’Or ...