There was a common theme among the top-10 ranked players for this year's Ballon d'Or, with one exception in the form of ...

Lionel Messi has once again proven that class is permanent after securing a stunning fifth-place finish in the 2026 Ballon d’Or rankings. Despite playing his football in Major League Soccer with Inter ...

The Ballon d’Or returns on Monday night, bringing together the leading names in world football for the 70th edition of an award that has long shaped ...

The 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony has concluded, and FootballTransfers runs through the top 30 men's and women's rankings as they ...

Many of soccer's top stars are in London for the Ballon d'Or ceremony, but Lionel Messi opted against attending the ceremony ...

Messi received the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports in Oviedo. He said Barcelona means a lot to him and he feels special love for it. He holds Barcelona records of 778 games and 672 goals.

The English champions almost exist as a counter to the individual qualities the Ballon d'Or glorifies. Arsenal won the league ...

Lionel Messi holds the record for most Ballon d'Or trophies won. The award goes to the best soccer player of the year.

Arsenal lost their Messi Cup opener on Sunday, but the young Gunners will immediately get the chance to turn things around on ...

Stanley Matthews remains the oldest men’s Ballon d’Or winner, having received the inaugural award at 41. Other winners who ...

At the same time, Musa (22 goals) drew within three goals of Messi (25 goals) atop the Golden Boot race with three matches remaining. "Tonight was, I thought, maybe arguably our best performance of ...

AFP, OVIEDO, SpainLionel Messi received Spain’s most prestigious sports award on Friday in recognition of his glittering ...