The Ballon d'Or award is synonymous with world ... While the famous football trophy's name literally translates to "Golden ...

Salah favourite to lift golden ball - We take a closer look at the 2025 Ballon d’Or betting odds as bookmakers reveal their ...

Stats Perform has chosen a shortlist of 14 players who could make themselves Ballon d'Or favourites should they sparkle over the next month... Remarkably, Karim Benzema failed to win a trophy with ...

FILE - Argentina's soccer star Diego Maradona, left, and West German goalkeeper Harald Schumacher are holding their World Cup Soccer Ball awards ... he bought the trophy years ago he was not aware it ...

Back-to-back Yashin Trophy winner Emiliano Martinez was ranked in 18th place for the Ballon d'Or, while Federico Valverde was 17th and Granit Xhaka, 16th. Nico Williams was rewarded for his fine ...

Liverpool agreed on a club-record 34 million pounds fee for Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah from Roma. Before his Liverpool transfer, Salah had played for Chelsea before joining Italy’s capital club.

The nominations for the 2024 Ballon d'Or spotlight five exceptional African ... COSAFA Women’s Cup in September 2022, earning the Golden Ball for the best player of the tournament with ten ...

Ronaldinho was the clear winner of the Ballon D'Or from the strong shortlist that ... come true," said Ronaldinho after receiving the golden ball trophy at a ceremony in Paris attended by several ...

Aitana Bonmati won the Ballon d'Or Feminin for the second year in a row on a successful night for Barcelona, after Lamine Yamal won the Kopa Trophy, given to the best men’s under-21 player.

Record eight-time Ballon d'Or winner and current holder Lionel Messi ... Messi hasn't been put forward for the golden ball he won last in 2023. Furthermore, this is the first time since 2003 ...