After winning a record-breaking sixth Ballon d'Or, Lionel Messi said, "I am very lucky." He was speaking generally, but many felt those words could also be applied to his victory in the France ...

"Now we know that the person competing with Messi for the Ballon d'Or was Florentino Pérez and not Cristiano Ronaldo," Ibrahimovic had said to Fox Sports back in December 2018. Ibrahimovic’s ...

The only variation to date in the men's game came in 2021 when Lionel Messi controversially won the Ballon d'Or and Robert Lewandowski was awarded FIFA's The Best. Only a few votes separated the ...

Fast forward to 2018, and Messi became the captain of FC Barcelona, followed by winning his sixth Ballon d’Or in the following year. When he played his best years with Barcelona, Lionel Messi ...

Lionel Messi was ranked sixth in The Best FIFA ... eligible due to his status as Portugal's captain. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner closed out his 2024 with a tally of 43 goals after scoring ...

The ranking, however, reveals a notable shift in the top positions with Lionel Messi dropping significantly from previous years. Rodri, who also won the Ballon d’Or earlier this year, takes the top ...

Former Manchester United forward thinks Cristiano Ronaldo might be persuaded to join MLS and compete with his longtime rival.

But what is the difference between the FIFA awards and the Ballon d'Or which also celebrates the ... The record recipient is Lionel Messi, who is going for a ninth award later following last ...

After Cristiano Ronaldo claimed that Rodri’s 2024 Ballon d’Or win was unfair, the Manchester City midfielder had a strong ...

Rodri addressed Cristiano Ronaldo's recent claims that Vinícius Júnior deserved to win the 2024 Ballon d'Or. / IMAGO/Xinhua Rodri did not hold back in his response to Cristiano Ronaldo's ...