Ballon d'Or

KarimKarim Benzema has revealed that his former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo is yet to offer his congratulations for his Ballon d'Or win in October.

Mathieu Valbuena has congratulated Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema, despite the Madrid man previously being found guilty of blackmailing him.

Cristiano Ronaldo finished 20th on the 2022 Ballon d’Or list, but it has been revealed that the Manchester United forward received no votes.

Neymar claims Brazil team-mate Vinicius Junior should have finished in the top three at the 2022 Ballon d'Or awards.

Beth Mead finished as runner-up in the Women's Ballon d'Or but was labelled as a 'nameless guest' of partner Vivianne Miedema

Thibaut Courtois has hit out at the Ballon d'Or voting process, claiming that it is impossible for a goalkeeper to win the coveted prize.

Florentino Perez said that Karim Benzema is a mix of Ronaldo Nazario and Zinedine Zidane after seeing the Real Madrid star win the Ballon d'Or.

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema paid tribute to iconic rapper Tupac Shakur with his stylish throwback look at the 2022 Ballon d’Or ceremony.

Toni Kroos has been left a bit miffed after seeing his team named the third best club in the 2021-22 season at the Ballon d'Or ceremony on Monday.

The Real Madrid striker picked up the trophy in Paris on Monday, but where did the rest of the 30 nominees place on the final list?

The Real Madrid striker claimed his first Golden Ball in Paris on Monday after a remarkable 2021-22 season for both club and country.

Former Ukraine international and Ballon d'Or winner Andriy Shevchenko gave a powerful speech at the 2022 ceremony before presenting the women's award.

The Barcelona captain has been crowned the best female player in the world for the second year running.

The Real Madrid star is the clear favourite to win the award for the first time ahead of Monday's ceremony in Paris

GOAL has been tracking the race for the most coveted individual award in men's football all year, and here's our final standings...

The Barca star took home the prize in 2021, but one of England's Euros heroes and Lyon's Champions League-winner Ada Hegerberg are in also contention

The cancellation of the 2020 Ballon d'Or - which Robert Lewandowski would have likely won - clearly still plays on the Barcelona striker's mind.

Dani Alves has revealed that he was involved in a "scuffle" with Cristiano Ronaldo at a Ballon d'Or ceremony during his time at Barcelona.

The PSG star was not among the stars named to the final list unveiled on Friday

The final contenders for the most prestigious individual accolade in the game have been revealed

Barcelona's captain became only the third female winner of the prize last year, but has she done enough to retain it?

Real Madrid's No.1 has been tipped to take the gong after a stellar season with the Spanish giants that saw him become a Champions League winner

The contenders for the title of best U21 player on the continent have been confirmed

The former Bundesliga star remains aggrieved by the call to award the forward the prize over him after voting was famously extended

Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or a record seven times...

The Egyptian forward is yet to make the top three in any Golden Ball vote, but his sights remain locked on a prestigious individual prize

The Brazil international forward expects a club colleague to land a prestigious individual prize in 2022, but wants a global crown for himself

The PSG star also talked about comments made by Robert Lewandowski and criticism from the fans in Paris

The Frenchman feels his compatriot is a shoo-in for the individual prize after a stellar 2021-22 campaign