More importantly, Ronaldo had exorcised the ghosts of the 1998 final loss to France. Consequently, nobody else really stood a chance in the Ballon d'Or vote. Ronaldo's team-mate Roberto Carlos had ...

These five footballers didn’t wait around. From Ronaldo to Owen, here are the youngest players in history to win the Ballon d ...

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

The Ballon d'Or nominees list has been released with both Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo missing. It is the first time since 2003 that neither Messi, 37, and Ronaldo, 39, have made the nominations.

The race for the top individual accolade in men's soccer has never been more open. With Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's ...

Cristiano dos Santos, the eldest son of five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, was called up to the Portugal ...

1987 Ballon d'Or winner Ruud Gullit heaped praise on Al-Nassr superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. The legendary Dutch midfielder insisted that the 40-year-old was one of the greatest to ever play the ...

Real Madrid great Ronaldo Nazario insists Vinicius Junior deserved this year's Ballon d'Or. Manchester City midfielder Rodri was named the winner last month ahead of the Real star. Valladolid ...

After giving a European Championship title to Portugal and another Champions League trophy to Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo ends 2016 with something for himself – his fourth Ballon d’Or.

So will the Messi-Ronaldo duality be broken once again? Goal has all the details about when the Ballon d'Or will be awarded in 2019. It will be the 64th in the history of the prestigious award ...