The race for the 2026 Ballon d'Or is well and truly on - so who are the main contenders for the Golden Ball, and who has work ...

Lionel Messi leads football history with 8 Ballon d’Or awards, while Cristiano Ronaldo is second, capturing the iconic trophy ...

The Ballon d’Or is football’s most illustrious individual award; to win it means to be immortalized in football history forever. Essentially, voters get together to decide who should be considered the ...

The Ballon d'Or ceremony for 2026 will take place for the first time in London on October 26 to mark the 70th anniversary of ...

Lionel Messi, who won his first Ballon d’Or in 2009 and earned his eighth last year, is out of the running this time. Lionel ...

Cristiano Ronaldo's relentless drive to be the best is the stuff of legend, but new details have emerged showing just how extreme his dedication was during his time at Real Madrid. While most players ...

© Yu Chun Christopher Wong, FIFA, & Rich Storry/Getty ImagesCristiano Ronaldo (L) of Al-Nassr, Ousmane Dembele (M) of PSG, and Lionel Messi (R) of Inter Miami. After ...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — By the age of 19 Kylian Mbappe had won the World Cup, become one of the most expensive soccer players ever and was labeled the heir-apparent to Lionel Messi and Cristiano ...

The 2026 Ballon d'Or, celebrating its 70th anniversary, will be held in London, with Ousmane Dembele among the favourites as ...

Luka Modric won the Ballon d'Or award for the first time on Monday, ending the 10-year dominance of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Modric won the Champions League with Real Madrid and then guided ...

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have battled as rivals throughout much of their careers, jockeying for position in the ...