The Ballon d'Or, awarded by France Football since 1956, and FIFA's World Player of the Year, launched in 1991, are prestigious football honors differing in origins, voting processes, seasons ...

Perez spoke to Madrid's general assembly for 85 minutes, including questions, on Sunday and covered some big issues ...

Messi, 36, beat City's Erling Haaland, 24, to the France Football award after winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup with Argentina.

Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez lashed out at various targets during the club's annual general meeting on Sunday including European and world football governing bodies UEFA and FIFA.

Perez, 77, has long been at odds with football’s governing bodies, particularly after the controversial Super League project spearheaded by Madrid and Barcelona in 2021.

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has accused UEFA and FIFA of “putting the health of players at risk” and ...

and it used to be known as the FIFA Ballon d’Or. During the 2023 Ballon d’Or ceremony, Lionel accepted his eighth trophy and applauded other younger football players. “I have no doubt that I ...

"This season we could play 82 matches - there are 63% more matches organized by UEFA and FIFA, from 22 to 36," said Perez ...

The Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year Award are two of the most prestigious individual honors in football, ...

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 11: The FIFA FIFA Ballon d'Or trophy prior to the FIFA Ballon d'Or ... [+] Gala 2015 at the Kongresshaus on January 11, 2016 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Stuart ...

FIFA has announced that the next Ballon d'Or gala will take place on Monday 11 January. The ceremony - in which the Coach of the Year, the Puskas Award for best goal and the FIFPro World XI are ...