21. Raymond Kopa The French maestro won three European Cups with Real Madrid and was the first Frenchman to win the Ballon d'Or in 1958. Known for his dribbling and creativity, Kopa was instrumental ...

The landscape of the Ballon d’Or race has changed dramatically following the Champions League quarter-finals. Several early favourites such as Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr., Erling Haaland ...

Former player Jerome Rothen has hit out at Kylian Mbappe and opined that the Real Madrid star will not win the Ballon d'Or this year. The former PSG winger believes the 2018 World Cup-winner has ...

As the most prestigious individual award in global football, the Ballon d'Or dominates the annual conversation ... After winning the 2023/24 Kopa Trophy as the world's best young player, Lamine ...

Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martinez has restated his case to win the Ballon D’Or with his heroics in the Champions League this season. This is the view in today’s print edition of Turin-based ...

Peruse that list of Ballon d'Or candidates and most of the others were teenage sensations. Raphinha's own route to the top has been less linear. Consider, for example, that it was only three years ...

Declan Rice will have to be in Ballon d’Or form to prevent Liverpool from winning the title, while Newcastle are definitely beating Aston Villa 6-1. The Premier League’s Big Weekend is ...

Luka Modric won the 2018 Ballon d'Or, becoming the first player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the award in more than a decade Luka Modric has made a career of seeing passes ...

Former France international and pundit Emmanuel Petit has spoken on Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr's struggles since failing to win the Ballon d'Or last year. The Brazil international has failed to ...