More importantly, Ronaldo had exorcised the ghosts of the 1998 final loss to France. Consequently, nobody else really stood a chance in the Ballon d'Or vote. Ronaldo's team-mate Roberto Carlos had ...

The Ballon d’Or may have lost some of its shine following the end of the Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo era, but it ...

Without Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominating the Ballon d’Or conversation, a new generation of stars are battling for football’s highest individual honour. Seven months from the 2025 ...

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and all the Ballon d'Or winners so far... The era of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo is coming to an end and the Ballon d'Or has been held aloft by ...

Atletico Madrid and France star Antoine Griezmann graduated to the top three in the world as we run down the full 2016 Ballon d'Or results. As expected, Cristiano Ronaldo claimed his fourth Ballon ...

France Football revealed the identity of the best player on the planet, with a 30-man shortlist being narrowed down to just one winner Cristiano Ronaldo has come out on top in the Ballon d'Or 2017 ...

Pep Guardiola once named Xavi and Andres Iniesta as two players who never won the Ballon d'Or because of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The two Spanish midfielders are often considered among ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has already named five players he thinks will be in the running for the 2025 Ballon d’Or - although just one is likely to pick up the coveted award. Ronaldo, 40, is no stranger ...

Real Madrid great Ronaldo Nazario insists Vinicius Junior deserved this year's Ballon d'Or. Manchester City midfielder Rodri was named the winner last month ahead of the Real star. Valladolid ...

The Ballon d'Or ceremony was held at 2:45pm ET Monday, October 28, at theThéâtre du Châtelet in Paris After Messi's eight and Ronaldo's five, there are three players who have won three awards ...

Between them, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo boast 13 Ballon d’Or crowns – Messi has eight while Ronaldo has five – which they won between 2008 and 2023, with just Luka Modric, in 2018 ...