GOAL runs through every edition of the Golden Ball since 2000, outlining which players were most worthy winners - and who was ...

Ronaldo may have landed five Ballon d'Or awards in his career but that has not stopped the superstar from having a ...

Messi or Ronaldo? This question always sparks a passionate response from soccer fans around the world. Why does this question spark passionate debates? Simply b ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d'Or five times in his career, but his relationship with the award has been a chequered ...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — No Lionel Messi. No Cristiano Ronaldo. When the Ballon d'Or is presented at a gala ceremony in Paris on Monday, it will feel like the start of a new era in soccer.

Former England striker Gary Lineker has shared his opinion on the GOAT debate between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Paraguayan, was also dubbed the "new Messi" in 2011, though he was never comfortable with the nickname. His career took him ...

Behind him is Messi's long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo with five Ballons d'Or. Only 10 players all-time have claimed multiple Ballon d'Or awards. There have been 34 other players who have ...

Messi left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2021 having scored 120 goals for the Spanish club in the Champions League – a record that even Cristiano Ronaldo, with his 105 for ...

“Messi has eight Ballons d’Or well ... in such awards have a history of voting for their friends, voting tactically, or both. Ronaldo, for example, has never cast a single vote for Messi ...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — No Lionel Messi. No Cristiano Ronaldo. When the Ballon d’Or is presented at a gala ceremony in Paris on Monday, it will feel like the start of a new era in soccer.