Messi scored 60 goals for club and country in 2010, but even he didn't expect to win his second successive Ballon d'Or. "It was already just great to be here next to my two friends," he said as he ...

Cristiano Ronaldo said he respects fans who prefer Lionel Messi, Pelé or Diego Maradona, but that statistics show he's the ...

Lionel Messi's father Jorge Messi once reponded to backlash over his son winning the Ballon d'Or ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Brazil and FC Barcelona legend Romário admitted to being better than several Ballon d'Or winners, including Cristiano Ronaldo ...

Known for flirting with controversy, former Sweden and Barcelona footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic made one of his most characteristic comments on Ballon d'Or in ... and Lionel Messi win the award ...

Zinedine Zidane once voiced his opinion on a major Ballon d’Or snub, naming a player he felt was overlooked for football’s ...

Eight-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi has missed out ... Rodri and six England internationals making the 30-man shortlist. Messi helped Argentina win a record-breaking 16th Copa America ...

Meanwhile, when faced with Messi, Rodri has only achieved a single win from eight meetings - settling ... Messi has racked up eigh Ballon d'Ors across his career.

The game’s greatest active player — a seven-time Ballon d’Or winner and a World ... Cup title defense with a 3-0 win over Vietnam in Auckland, New Zealand. Messi signed a 2½-year contract ...

Real Madrid icon Cristiano Ronaldo has this week spoken out on current Blancos star Vinícius Jr’s recent Ballon d’Or ...