The Ballon d’Or is widely considered the most prestigious individual award in football. The Golden Ball trophy has honoured the best in the world for 68 years but has taken on a new level of ...

Italy legend Francesco Totti has chosen Diego Maradona ahead of Lionel Messi in a recent Instagram chat. The former AS Roma skipper also chose the 1986 World Cup winner ahead of himself.

Lionel Messi remains in control of his 2026 World Cup destiny with fitness no issue ... The only two-time adidas Golden Ball winner. The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner suffered an unfortunate ...

One of FC Barcelona’s brightest young talents is Lamine Yamal. Following in the footsteps of Lionel Messi, he emerged from La ...

Xande Silva scored the game-winning goal in extra time (90’+4’), and Atlanta United beat Inter Miami 2-1 on Saturday night to ...

Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí won the men's and women's Ballon d'Or award on Monday as the world's best soccer players, while Real Madrid snubbed the star-studded ceremony in ...

Lionel Messi has offered a coy response regarding his participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup ... winning the Golden Ball award for his exploits at the tournament. The 37-year-old lifted the ...

(Reuters) - One of the top honours awarded at the 2022 FIFA World Cup was the Golden Boot which is presented ... one more than Argentina's Lionel Messi, after bagging a hat-trick in the final ...

Following the confirmation that Lionel Messi's Inter Miami will compete at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, relive his most ...

GOAL runs through every edition of the Golden Ball since 2000, outlining which players were most worthy winners - and who was ...