The Ballon d'Or ... ever winner. That was Blackpool's (yes, Blackpool's) Stanley Matthews, who won the award in its inaugural year in 1956 after edging out Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano.

Lyon and Norway forward Ada Hegerberg had just won the inaugural Women's Ballon d'Or when the host, DJ Martin Solveig, asked her to twerk. The award - voted for by journalists - recognises the ...

Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or a record seven times... Ballon d'Or is perhaps the greatest individual award in football, with the winner considered the best player in the world at the time.

Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal underlined his status as football’s most exciting talent with an exhilarating performance in ...