Between winning their 15th Champions League title at Wembley on June 1 and Tuesday’s 5-2 victory, also against Borussia Dortmund, a lot has changed at Real Madrid. But one thing has remained the same: ...

Vinicius Junior was named Ballon d...oh, wait a minute. Rodri was named Ballon d'Or winner for 2024 on Monday night, toppling the threat of Real Madrid duo Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham, who ...

The Ballon d’Or, established in 1956, stands as the pinnacle of individual honours in football, yet over the past two decades, it has mostly been reserved for two players. As we walk away from the era ...

If you thought the days of the Ballon d'Or generating headlines were over after Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's era of dominance came to an end, then think again. After one of the most ...

With the Lionel Messi-Cristiano Ronaldo duopoly presumably disappearing into the rearview mirror, the battle for the Ballon d'Or hasn't felt so open for the best part of 20 years, with countless ...

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 contenders' case to win the annual award handed out by France Football will be ...

Next Monday, football’s great and powerful will descend on Paris, bestowing the Ballon d’Or on the prestige player of the 2024-25 season. While opinions are mixed on the trophy’s merits, it clearly ...

The AI model gave Dembele dominant 63% chance of lifting the prestigious trophy, far ahead of rising Spanish star Yamal who holds just 13%. All other top contenders have reportedly been eliminated ...

The European club season is done and, unless you happen to be particularly exuberant on the importance of the Club World Cup (you shouldn't be), there is nothing more that the best players on the ...

The World Cup is the greatest collective prize available in world soccer, but it often comes inextricably linked with the grandest individual honor on offer—the Ballon d’Or. Guiding your nation to ...

The Ballon d'Or is the ultimate individual prize in world soccer. Awarded each year to the player judged by top journalists across the globe as the best on the planet over the past season (it used to ...