Ballon d’Or

EXCLUSIVE: Ferdinand slams ‘cruel’ decision to take Ballon d’Or away from favourite Lewandowski

Ferdinand has told TEAMtalk why Ballon d'Or favourite Robert Lewandowski should still be given the lucrative award...

Van Dijk shuts down Piers Morgan following row over Ballon d’or

Virgil van Dijk took to Twitter to respond to Piers Morgan's claims that the Liverpool man isn't in the same league as Cristiano Ronaldo....

Messi wins Ballon d’Or for record sixth time after pipping Van Dijk, Ronaldo

Barcelona forward Messi has won the 2019 Ballon d'Or for a record sixth time, pipping Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo to the prize....

Brazil star rates Liverpool attacker as world’s best and his Ballon d’Or pick

Brazil defender Thiago Silva has no doubts in mind who he thinks should win the 2019 Ballon d'Or....

Int’l coach on why Mohamed Salah is certainty to win 2019 Ballon d’Or

Egypt coach Javier Aguirre claims Mohamed Salah is a certainty to win the Ballon d'Or - and believes success at AFCON will help his cause....

Ballon d’Or host apologises after twerk quip to women’s winner

Ada Hegerberg, the first winner of the women's Ballon d'Or, has received an apology after being asked to 'twerk' by the event's co-host....

Modric wins 2018 Ballon d’Or; four Prem stars make top 10

Luka Modric has been crowned the world's best player of 2018 after winning the annual Ballon d'Or crown at an awards gala in Paris. The R...

Shock as reports name Ballon d’Or final three without Messi, Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have not made the top three in the Ballon d'Or this season, according to reports in France and Italy....

Prem well represented as all 30 Ballon d’Or nominees are revealed

All 30 nominees for the 2018 Ballon d'or have been finalised, after a process that saw the players announced in groups of five over Monday....

Kane joins two Liverpool stars in Ballon d’Or nominations

Two Liverpool players have been named among the nominees for this year's men's Ballon d'Or award....