The race for the 2023 Ballon d'Or is over, as Lionel Messi saw off competition from Erling Haaland to win his eighth Golden Ball
Wirtz made his first Ballon d'Or shortlist in 2024, and he is likely to become a staple over the next decade or so as the 21-year-old builds on his breakout campaign. He has begun the current season in similar form to the way he ended the previous one, with his performances in the...
Should Arne Slot's men win the league and European titles in the same season, Salah would have a strong case for finally getting his hands on the Ballon d’Or. The 32-year-old winger twice finished fifth in the rankings in 2019 and 2022, but this could finally be the year he is cro...
The England star remains among the contenders, but he may have to see how he gets on in the next couple of years if he wants to be the first Englishman to lift the Ballon d'Or since Michael Owen in 2001. 2. Rodri The game's new favourite player after Spain's s...
David Beckham ‘robbed’ of Ballon d’Or despite winning the treble ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad In 1999, David Beckham finished 2nd in the Ballon d’Or rankings, eventually losing to Barcelona’sRivaldo, who picked u...
Journalists rank their five choices and a number of votes are awarded based on those rankings, as seen below. How is it different from The Best Awards? The magazine France Football is responsible for the Ballon d'Or - while FIFA takes control of The Best. ...
The race for the 2024 Ballon d'Or is over - so which of the game's biggest stars are true contenders, and who are merely pretenders?
As France Football prepares to award the 2022 Ballon d'Or, GOAL has power ranked the top 20 contenders
Ballon d'Or Feminin 2021 Power Rankings: Can anyone stop Barcelona star Putellas? The race to succeed 2019 winner Megan Rapinoe is on, with the best players from around the world all vying for top spot on the podium After the award was cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic,...
With Lionel Messi having claimed his seventh Ballon d'Or, check out how GOAL's Power Rankings fared in predicting the final standings in 2021