Tag: Ballon d’Or

Nigeria national football team fans are excited about the 2023 Ballon d’Or ceremony. This is because the Super Eagles and Super Falcons are ably represented by two of the best to have ever represented the...

The Ballon d'Or will not be awarded this year for the first time since it was launched in 1956 because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Barcelona star Lionel Messi won a record sixth Ballon d'Or last...

The ultimate individual prize in football, the Ballon d'Or, is a dream of every aspiring footballer. For many, one win is enough but for some others like Cristiano Ronaldo, multiple wins are where it is...

Borussia Dortmund forward Erling Haaland has recently broken Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s record. The striker, who scored in Dortmund’s 4-0 win over Schalke this weekend, has better goal stats this season than Ronaldo and...

To win the Ballon d'Or you need to have been the best player on the planet for a calendar year. Over the last 25 years, we've seen some special performances rewarded with the trophy, but...

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has been hyped to compete with Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe for the Ballon d'Or in the future. That is according to former Red Devils defender Matteo Darmian who spent...

Tension have continued to rise between the six-time Ballon d'Or winner and his current club

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo deserve their own Ballon d’Or award separate from the rest of the football world, that is the thinking of Real Madrid skipper Sergio Ramos. Ramos said this during an interview with...

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde has said that Lionel Messi’s retirement in the near future is something that must happen, adding that he will cherish being able to tell people he was able to coach...

Former Ivory Coast star, Didier Drogba, has finally made good on his promise to have a photo with Kylian Mbappe, after refusing in 2009. Mbappe, who was 10 years at the time, was present...

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi last night got his hands on his sixth Ballon d’Or and said he’s far from finished. “I hope to continue for a long time,” Messi said on Monday in Paris from behind...

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has insisted there will be "no losers" when the Ballon d'Or winner is announced in Paris today. The 28-year-old ranks among the leading contenders to take home the most prestigious...

With just a few hours until the Ballon d'Or is given out, someone has leaked the supposed 2019 Ballon d'Or results, confirming the predictions of many. It was taking a while for there to be...

Barcelona star, Lionel Messi, appears to likely win this year's edition of Ballon d'Or award for the record of sixth time if the report from Spain is anything to go by. As per Givemesport,...

Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe believes he doesn’t merit to win this year’s Ballon d’Or but thinks he could clinch the honour as his career progresses. Mbappe was among 30 players chosen for the award,...

Austrian-American politician cum filmmaker, Arnold Schwarzenegger believes Juventus ace Cristiano Ronaldo should be honoured with a new nickname. The 34-year-old has won five Ballon d’Or and five Champions Leagues along with a number of other...

Kylian Mbappe cannot win the Ballon d'Or with Paris Saint-Germain, according to former Liverpool forward El Hadji Diouf. The talented 20-year-old finished fourth in the voting in 2018 after winning the World Cup with France. Mbappe...

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has revealed two players he will be supporting to emerge winners in the 2019 Ballon d’Or. The 30-man shortlist for this year’s Ballon d'Or was revealed on Monday, October 21, by...

Nigeria international, Samuel Chukwueze has been nominated for the Ballon d’Or award for the best U21 player of the year. The 20-year-old was among the 10-strong shortlist for the Kopa Trophy, which is Ballon d'Or’s...

The France Football magazine has released the 30-man shortlist for the Ballon d’Or 2019 in 4 categories on Monday, October 21. Champions League winners Liverpool dominate the nominations with seven players while Manchester City are...

France Football will announce a 30-man Ballon d'Or shortlist today with Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Virgil van Dijk among the favourites for the top gong. The most coveted individual prize in football - won...

Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes Sadio Mane deserves to win the Ballon d’Or ahead of the likes of Lionel Messi and team-mate Virgil van Dijk. Messi is bidding to win the prize for the...

Lionel Messi has given Virgil van Dijk a lustrous commendation with the two set to battle it out for this year’s Ballon d’Or. The Argentina international put in a magical display at the Nou Camp...

Football fans have asked questions about Ballon d'Or winners list many times into the popular search engines and social media. "What players have won the Ballon d'Or?" "What countries have the most Ballon d'Or?" "What players have...

Newly-retired Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has named his top picks for the 2018 edition of the prestigious Ballon d'Or award. In case you didn't know, Drogba announced his retirement from football earlier this month, having...

For the past decade, the Ballon d'Or has been passed between two men for an astonishing 10 times between them: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Thus, we are going to look at eight other big...