Zinedine Zidane has voiced his disagreement with a past Ballon d'Or decision, arguing that a certain player was unfairly ...

Soccer legend Zinedine Zidane shared his belief on who should have claimed the 2010 Ballon d’Or, a year when Lionel Messi ...

For football fans of a certain vintage, it can be difficult to remember a time before Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo ...

The Spaniard has managed several elite players during his time at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City ...

If Ronaldo's second Ballon d'Or had been debatable at best ... Atletico Madrid and Juventus as Zinedine Zidane's side retained their European crown. It felt like there was no greater 'big-game ...

Zinedine Zidane believed the player was robbed. Pep Guardiola adored him and counts him as one of two players who should have ...

The Brazilian Ronaldo remains the youngest Ballon d'Or winner, having captured the prize at the age of 21 (1997). Yamal's meteoric rise means that record is in serious jeopardy, maybe as early as ...

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

He was heavily backed to win multiple Ballon d'Or awards and dominate the football world after the era of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. He appeared to be following that path during his time ...

Zidane’s heroics in the 2001–02 Champions League captured the imagination of a young Mbappe, and years later, Cristiano Ronaldo’s dominance helped cement Real Madrid’s appeal. Now, as a Madrid player ...

Between them, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo boast 13 Ballon d ... and he never won a Ballon d’Or, but he deserved one," said Zidane. "He should have won it the year he won the World Cup.