While defending Real Madrid's decision to boycott the 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony, Carlo Ancelotti also suggested that Rodri ...

Cristiano Ronaldo questioned the manner in which the Ballon d’Or is awarded and revealed that he felt Vinicius Jr. deserved it more than Rodri last year. Considered by many to be the greatest ...

Many believed ... also thought he should have won the coveted prize. Amid the controversy and heated debate, Messi Senior posted a picture of his son with the Ballon d'Or trophy on X (formerly ...

Lionel Messi has appeared strong and in prime form during ... there won’t be any rest on the horizon for the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner and Argentine World Cup champion.

A year later, Messi's father Jorge stuck up for his son in the wake of criticism over his seventh Ballon d’Or trophy. Ronaldo felt he was more deserving, while many others favoured Robert ...

Whenever the opposing fans do things like that they give me more strength to have a great ... "And even though Leo [Messi] won it, we were there clapping him because Ballon d'Or is a recognition ...

And unlike many ... Messi as well.” Now Mbappe may not be Real’s threat. There is an extra dimension to Real’s return to the Etihad after Rodri pipped Vinicius Junior to the Ballon d’Or ...

Former Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has provided his verdict on why Mohamed Salah is yet to win the Ballon d'Or ... what more can he do? But let's be honest, there are many great players ...

But it is foolish to compare him to Messi, because there will only be one. He's unique, just like there will only be one Xavi, an [Andres] Iniesta or [Sergio] Busquets. We have to make our own way ...