The collaboration saw the accolade renamed the 'FIFA Ballon d'Or' before both parties went their separate ways in 2015 and FIFA launched The Best in 2017. Previously, FIFA awarded its World Player ...

Germain, and now at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, star Ousmane Dembele made something clear on his Ballon d'Or chances. Ousmane Dembele has cemented his status as one of the world’s top performers in ...

Increasingly, the Ballon d’Or is losing its purpose, and the split away from FIFA has done little to restore its value. This is not an attack on Ronaldo or Messi, who are clearly the two best ...

The Ballon d'Or, the most prestigious individual prize in football, is awarded annually by France Football magazine to the ...

Ballon d'Or and the Best FIFA Football Awards, one and the same, right? Wrong! It's award season in the global football calendar where the honour of top player. 90 Min | Sep 24, 2018.

It looks like the Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will end up going down in history as the only two FIFA Ballon d’Or winners. That’s because France Football, the magazine that established ...

An aura of political disrepute surrounds FIFA’s coveted Ballon d’Or this year. Unfortunately, for both fans and players, it seems it’s not so simple. Looking at the official, “Rules of ...

On Monday, January 12, 2015, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer will attend FIFA's 2014 Ballon d'Or award ceremony at the Kongresshaus in Switzerland.

The Spanish sensation has ascended to the top of women’s soccer stardom. Now, her sights are set on claiming the UEFA ...

Why Ballon d'Or is a bigger deal than FIFA The Best. With more than 50 years of extra history, the Ballon d'Or holds a special place in the heart of the footballing world as an annual tradition.

Why Ballon d'Or is a bigger deal than FIFA The Best. With more than 50 years of extra history, the Ballon d'Or holds a special place in the heart of the footballing world as an annual tradition.