The best African player on the planet.The CAF Awards 2025 ceremony, which honors the standout figures of African football for ...

Dembélé won the 2025 Ballon d’Or in September off the back of 51 goals and assists in 53 appearances last season, as PSG won ...

Mbappe captains France heading into the World Cup, and has a strong squad around him. Already the only player to score four ...

Idrissa Gana Gueye believes his Everton and Senegal team-mate Iliman Ndiaye could become the next African Ballon d'Or winner.

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African Ballon d'Or – AFCON: Achraf Hakimi makes a promise to Morocco ...

Achraf Hakimi’s win at the 2025 African Ballon d’Or in Rabat has been widely praised by French media, who described the award ...

Czech Ballon d'Or winner Pavel Nedved hinted that he was not thrilled to see his nation be drawn against Ireland in the World ...

There are only five broadly defensive players to have been dubbed the game's finest: goalkeeper Lev Yashin in 1963, Franz ...

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After Cristiano Ronaldo admitted that he doesn't dream of winning the World Cup, we take a look at 10 Ballon d'Or winners who did not win the World Cup in their careers.

Only Messi and Ronaldo have retained the Ballon d’Or since Marco van Basten way back in the late ’80s. With all due respect ...