Ballon d'Or

The Blues' shot-stopper did not make the 30-man shortlist for the biggest individual prize in world football despite a stellar year between the sticks

The Manchester United star faces tough competition for the prize this year but his agent is convinced he deserves to win it

Barca star Caroline Graham Hansen was surprisingly overlooked for the annual award in the latest in a string of concerning calls for the women's game

From Lionel Messi to Jorginho, from Cristiano Ronaldo to Harry Kane, here are all the possible contenders to win this year's Ballon d'Or

The Italy boss is convinced that a Champions League and European Championship winner should be the obvious choice to land a Golden Ball in 2021

While 30 of the world's best players will fight it out for football's most prestigious individual award, there are some who are unlucky to miss out

With France Football having taken a coronavirus-enforced break in 2020, anticipation is building ahead of the next awarding of a Golden Ball

Belgium face Italy in the Euro 2020 quarter-finals on Friday as a 'golden generation' of players again attempts to win a piece of major silverware

The Brazil international moved to France to win the individual prize, but he has yet to write himself into the history books in that way

Her phenomenal performances on the pitch last year have been followed by passionate championing off it in a year unlike any in recent memory

Robert Lewandowski was the frontrunner in Europe this season, but he won't be lifting the prestigious Ballon d'Or trophy this year

The Cameroonian star was left frustrated after not being recognised as a striker by France Football

While the prize for the best footballer of 2020 will not be handed out due to Covid-19, who would've been the favourite if it hadn't been cancelled?

The battle for the game's most prestigious individual honour is only likely to intensify in the future, given the elevated status it allows the winner

The Liverpool defender had been backed by many to claim football's ultimate individual prize in 2019 but was beaten out by the Argentine

The 28-year-old has been backed as a winner of the game's biggest individual prize - but only if PSG can land a major title

The defensive midfielder is confident his ex-Monaco team-mate will reach the top of the game and feels Sadio Mane deserved the big prize in 2019

From Lionel Messi to Cristiano Ronaldo and beyond, Goal brings you the contenders to win the next award for the world's best player

The United States' World Cup-winning winger certainly grabbed a lot of headlines in 2019, but shouldn't awards voting be based on more?

The Senegalese attacker has said sorry for his absence from football's night of nights, but hopes he can hold the major honour aloft in 12 months

The Liverpool defender responded to the English broadcaster's claim that he isn't in the same league as the Juventus star

The Barcelona star says that he believes that he can continue to compete at this level for quite some time.

The veteran has explosively accused his team-mate's former club of influencing the result of football's biggest individual award

The Dutch centre-half cracked a joke when asked about the Portugal star not having turned up for the ceremony in Paris

The Netherlands international may not have claimed football's biggest individual honour, but he is firmly on course for a Premier League title

The Barcelona idol continues to reach new heights on the pitch, and his consistent brilliance means he has few equals at the top of world football

The winger picked up another individual accolade to cap off a successful year

The Argentine forward has picked up yet another individual accolade after a stellar personal year, winning the prize for the first time since 2015

Welcome to Goal's live blog of this year's Ballon d'Or ceremony, where football's elite come together to be crowned the best in the game