Lionel Messi has won more Ballon d’Or – eight – than any other footballer in history. But who did the Argentinian icon vote ...

"You deserve your Ballon D’Or," Messi said in 2021. "Last year, everyone was in agreement to say that you were the big winner. I think France Football should give you your Ballon d'Or.

However, beyond the current candidates, the history of the Ballon d'Or is deeply marked by two legendary figures, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Both players have dominated the football scene ...

Record eight-time Ballon d'Or winner and current holder Lionel Messi has been snubbed by France Football for its prestigious gong awarded to the best male player in the world. The list of nominees ...

That doesn't mean we don't respect Rodri, because he is an outstanding player, but I feel he should have won the Ballon d'Or in 2023." Messi won his eighth Ballon d'Or in 2023 for his World Cup ...

Lionel Messi was once again named the top footballer in the world when he won the 2019 Ballon d'Or. It was the sixth time in Messi's career that he has won the award, moving one ahead of his chief ...

Kylian Mbappe is "the rightful successor" to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, according to David Trezeguet, who has backed the Paris Saint-Germain star to win the Ballon d'Or.

However, Lionel Messi's father joined in the act in 2021. The Argentinean superstar was awarded the Ballon d'Or ahead of Robert Lewandowski that year, with Cristiano Ronaldo failing to make it ...

During a ceremony at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Messi was awarded the 2023 Ballon d'Or, beating Erling Haaland, who finished second, and Kylian Mbappe. He had already won in 2009, 2010 ...

His comment was also an indirect dig at Messi winning more Ballon d’Or awards than him. Ronaldo has bagged five Ballon d’Or trophies and Messi has won it on seven occasions. “There is no ...

The FIFA World Cup-winning Argentina legend Lionel Messi was crowned with the prestigious Ballon d'Or award for the eighth ... 2015, 2019 and 2021. The young boy from Santa Fe who made his first ...

As expected, Cristiano Ronaldo claimed his fourth Ballon d'Or on Monday, beating Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann to the accolade. Ronaldo added to his 2008, 2013 and 2014 awards after a stellar ...