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Ballon D’or
Benzema becomes oldest Ballon d’Or winner since 1956 as De Bruyne, Mane and Lewandowski miss out
Karim Benzema became the first Frenchman since 1998 to claim the Ballon d’Or following a scintillating year with Real Madrid.
Arsenal forward Mead denied Ballon d’Or crown by history-maker Putellas who claims award for second time
Barcelona and Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas has won the women’s Ballon d’Or for the second successive year.
Ronaldo slumps to lowest Ballon d’Or ranking since 2005; still ends up higher than Kane
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been ranked 20th in the Ballon d’Or, marking his lowest placing in 17 years.
Nunez and Cancelo among six players to finish joint-last in Ballon d’Or ranking with zero votes
Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez and Man City’s Joao Cancelo failed to receive any votes in the 2022 Ballon d’Or and finished joint 25th.
Ballon d’Or: Ronaldo in as Messi snubbed for first time since 2005; three Lionesses nominated
Ronaldo has been nominated for this year’s Ballon d’Or but there is no place for Messi or Neymar…
PSG star Lionel Messi wins his seventh Ballon d’Or
Lionel Messi received more votes than the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho and Mo Salah…
Premier League heavily represented on Ballon d’Or shortlist
England stars Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling are among the nominees for this year’s Ballon d’Or award.
France Football rules out 2020 Ballon d’Or winner
There will be no winner of the Ballon d’Or in 2020, the organisers France Football magazine have announced.
De Bruyne: I’m ‘pretty close’ to challenging for Ballon d’Or
Man City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne doesn’t think he’s “too far” away from challenging for the Ballon d’Or.
France Football list eight reasons for Neymar Ballon d’Or snub
The publication representing the Ballon d’Or list eight reasons for Neymar snub.
Murray criticises Ballon d’Or co-host over sexist question
Andy Murray wrote on Instagram: “Why do woman [sic] still have to put up with that s***?”
Luka Modric ends Messi and Ronaldo’s Ballon d’Or dominance
Luka Modric won the second biggest award to be dished out on Monday night…
The 30-man Ballon d’Or 2018 shortlist is revealed
All 30 Ballon d’Or nominees were revealed on Monday. Liverpool represent.
Ballon d’Or selections don’t bother Lewandowski
Bayern Munich striker not fussed about the award – but then complains about where he finished last year…
Mails: Ballon d’Or list, WC Winners and Losers, Mexico ladder
What a Mailbox. Mexico, Winners and Losers, Bath City, USA, Engand and Ballon d’Or chat..
It’s not crazy to suggest I could win Ballon d’Or – Ramos
Sergio Ramos thinks it “would be historical” if he was rewarded with the Ballon d’Or title.
Ballon d’Or 2016: A full breakdown of voting
We have a full voting breakdown of the 2016 Ballon d’Or, including which 11 players didn’t receive a point.
‘Lack of goals means Pogba will never win Ballon d’Or’
That is the view of Deschamps, who doesn’t think Pogba scores enough goals to be considered.
Dier surprised by Kane’s Ballon D’Or snub
Eric Dier has expressed his surprise that Harry Kane was not nominated for the Ballon D’Or.
Pogba: The Ballon D’Or will come with time
Paul Pogba is eyeing the Ballon D’Or, but first wants to win a title at Manchester United
Balotelli: I will still win the Ballon D’Or
Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli still believes that he can win the Ballon D’Or. Which is ballsy.
Well, obviously: Messi wins Ballon D’Or
Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or award for an unprecedented fifth time, beating Cristiano Ronaldo
Wenger: Messi? Ronaldo? The Ballon d’Or is rubbish
Wenger has criticised the Ballon d’Or for ‘encouraging selfishness’ after asked of his opinion on Messi v CR7.