both awards have often been won by the same players in the same years. The only variation to date in the men's game came in 2021 when Lionel Messi controversially won the Ballon d'Or and Robert ...

Cristiano Ronaldo won his fifth Ballon d’Or in 2017, but what happened to the four players who he named as his main rivals ...

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Cristiano Ronaldo appears to have taken a dig at the Ballon d'Or following ... won the award. He then emerged as the winner in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023. Ronaldo is the second ...

who won the award. Rodri emulates Cristiano Ronaldo with Ballon d'Or triumph Manchester City midfielder Rodri has emulated Cristiano Ronaldo with his win at the 2024 Ballon d'Or gala. The Spaniard ...

Karim Benzema has said he believes former teammate Vinícius Júnior "will win the Ballon d'Or one day" after the Real Madrid forward missed out on the award last year. Benzema, who left Madrid ...

Anna Csiki has won the first-ever Women’s Hungarian Ballon d’Or. Presented by Hungary's oldest online football ... her impressive performances for her country in 2024. An annual award in the eastern ...

Norway’s Erling Haaland from Manchester City and Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain were in second and third place, according to the vote PARIS, October 31. /TASS/. Superstar Argentinian ...

Speaking at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai on Friday, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner openly criticised the decision to crown Manchester City’s Rodri as the year’s top player.

Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday weighed in on the decision to hand the men's Ballon d'Or award to Manchester City's Rodri, saying Brazil and Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. deserved to win instead.