Ballon d’Or is considered the holy grail of individual awards in soccer. But the award also comes with a certain bias, that ...

There is no clear favourite to win this year's Ballon d'Or, with bookmakers left scrambling after Rodri claimed the Golden ...

Lionel Messi no longer plays in Europe. Yet another unforgettable World Cup run has suddenly reopened the biggest question of ...

The world-class World Cup Lionel Messi has produced with Argentina has put him back in the Ballon d’Or France Football race, ...

Messis Ninth Ballon dOr Possible as Non-European Leagues Gain Recognition Ballon dOr organizers confirm no league ...

As Spain takes the field in the World Cup final, it will be led by a teenage sensation like few we have ever seen. This is ...

“During the peak of their playing days, there was a genuine and heated debate” over who was the better footballer: Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, said US magazine The Sporting News. But with his ...

Rodri kisses his Golden Ball trophy given to the best player () A version of this article was first published on July 17 You ...

Ballon d'Or has issued a response on whether World Cup winners automatically win the Ballon d'Or award Lionel Messi is on course to win back-to-back World Cup titles, prompting questions on whether he ...

The historic 2026 World Cup is in the books, with Spain lifting the trophy after a hard-fought extra-time win over Lionel ...

Kylian Mbappe is considered to be out of the running for Ballon d'Or recognition in 2026, with Jeremie Aliadiere conceding to ...

SOME stories are simply too unbelievable to make up. Nineteen years ago, a fresh-faced Lionel Messi cradled and bathed a ...