The Brazilian's teammate and friend Lionel Messi is the most decorated Ballon d'Or recipient in history with eight wins to his name.

Robert Lewandowski still doesn't quite understand why he was denied the opportunity to win the Ballon d'Or in 2020 ...

Zinedine Zidane previously claimed that Barcelona icon Lionel Messi did not deserve to win the 2010 Ballon d’OrThe legendary midfielder believed that another Barcelona star, not Messi, was more ...

Liverpool star Ibrahima Konate has backed teammate Mohamed Salah to win the 2025 Ballon d'Or award. He has lavished praise on the Egyptian winger for his performances this season. Salah has been ...

9) Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) England captain Kane will presumably need to win a trophy to be considered for the Ballon d’Or. And with that, we will automatically rule him out. 7=) Erling ...

Lionel Messi promised to make Neymar a Ballon d'Or winner in a last-gasp attempt to keep the Brazilian at Barcelona prior to his move to PSG. The Brazilian made up one-third of football's most ...

Going from something rather ridiculous to a transfer that could feasibly happen, we can see Barcelona legend Lionel Messi returning to the club on favourable terms for the money-stricken La Liga ...

Then the call from Matt Busby and the beginning of the legend with United, feats that would also lead him to win the Ballon d'Or in 1964, the only Scottish player to do so.

Zidane claimed that the recipient of the 2010 Ballon d'Or should've been someone other than eventual claimant, Lionel Messi. Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Thierry Henry & Paolo Maldini all feature as the ...

The new year is here and, with it, comes a brand new race for the most coveted individual accolade in football - the Ballon d'Or. Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri pipped Brazilian winger ...

Al-Hilal star Neymar Jr will go down as one of the greatest and most talented footballers across all generations The Brazilian attacker is also one of the all-time greats who never had the honour of ...