Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo can boast of five Ballon d'Ors to his name but he made the rare decision to auction ...

Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or last year at age 36. We take a trip down memory lane and remember the five oldest players to ...

As we approach the final phase of the campaign, it is fair to say that Raphinha has been one of the best performers in ...

Barcelona midfielder Pedri is enjoying a remarkable season, something he has not experienced since his breakout campaign with ...

Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati is a player very familiar with the Ballon d'Or trophy as she won it back-to-back in 2023 and 2024.

Ribery was at the pinnacle of his career, leading Bayern Munich to a historic treble, which included victories in the Champions League, Bundesliga, and DFB-Pokal. Despite his sweeping success, the ...

The race for the 2025 Ballon d'Or has never been more wide open. With no Euros or Copa America in the summer, much of the ...

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With Barcelona into the quarter-finals of the Champions League and top of La Liga, Raphinha has taken his spot at the top of the Ballon d’Or race right now. The Brazilian has been excellent this ...

Comparatively, other nominees have achieved remarkable feats—winning intercontinental championships and smashing world records—while Messi's performance in 2023 seems relatively mediocre. His ...

We can do our best to win and have the final in our hands Kerolin adds: "When I was looking for the list of the Ballon d'Or (nominees), I was looking at where the players were playing.

With that in mind, we've listed - and ranked – 20 potential nominees for the 2025 Ballon d'Or based on how they've performed ahead of this October's gala.