The Ballon d'Or has become known as the most prestigious individual prize in football, bestowing the title of the best footballer in the world on its winner each year. It started out in 1956 as a ...
France Football decided Pele would have won seven times in 1958 ... he will be the first player from Brazil's current crop to lift the Ballon d'Or as Neymar has never managed it.
Karim Benzema has said he believes former teammate Vinícius Júnior "will win the Ballon d'Or one day" after the Real Madrid ...
The greatest football players and coaches in the world have two opportunities each year to scoop up coveted individual honours with both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA The Best awards on the calendar.