Mexican referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava found out the hard way that there are consequences for seeking an autograph from ...

Karim Benzema buried his World Cup nightmare with two late goals as Real Madrid defeated Valladolid 2-0 on Friday to go top of Spain's La Liga. Ballon d'Or winner Benzema was selected in the French ...

Ada Hegerberg (Lyon) – £331,000 per year The Lyon striker continues to make history, holding the record for most goals in a single UEFA Women’s Champions League season (15) and remaining the ...

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti vehemently defended his sides’ decision to boycott the Ballon d’Or award ceremony last year ...

The Egyptian wants and deserves the sport's biggest individual accolade but he will not get it by moving to Saudi Arabia ...

Real had cancelled their plans to attend the Ballon d'Or ceremony in anticipation of Vinicius not winning ... Vinicius went ...

Real Madrid stars opted to skip the ceremony in October, believing Vinicius Jr. should have been named the world's best ...

Former Real Madrid star Angel Di Maria has rebuffed Cristiano Ronaldo's recent claim of being the GOAT, explaining why Lionel Messi is the best in history.

However, individuals can take home awards as well. In football, no individual award carries more cache than the Ballon d’Or. It’s been handed out every year since 1956 and most of the best to ...

Former Barcelona midfielder and 2005 Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldinho has named the greatest players in football history.