Ballon d'Or

The Barcelona star is head-to-head with his old foe and the new pretender, once again, for the right to be crowned best in the world

In an exclusive interview, the Lyon star discusses an eventful season made up of a serious health scare, three titles and an agonising World Cup exit

The Real Madrid star believes the trophy should return to Anfield after the Reds' Champions League success this year

The magazine that awards one football's most prestigious awards revealed why the Brazilian was absent from the nominees

The Spanish goalkeeper has teamed up with a commanding Dutch defender at Anfield after linking up with the Reds as a free agent over the summer

The son of the former Real Madrid and Barcelona attacking midfielder has already netted twice during his nation's remarkable run to the semis

The Liverpool winger's international manager thinks that winning the AFCON would help him claim the Golden Ball for a stellar 2019

The Paris Saint-Germain striker, who is already a World Cup winner, would prefer to land top team prizes than prestigious individual awards

The Juventus forward would not be drawn into debate over the award when pressed by reporters following his second international trophy

Juventus' Champions League exit paves the way for the Barcelona star to beat his arch-rival to a record sixth Ballon d'Or

The 21-year-old midfielder believes he can overcome the disappointment of the last couple of seasons and win football's top individual award

The 40-year-old goalkeeper has been impressed by his Paris Saint-Germain team-mates and believes they can develop into the best players in the world

The France international forward continues to set Ligue 1 alight and his team-mate at the French champions feels he can become an all-time great

With the Copa America, Women's World Cup, African Cup of Nations & much more to look forward to, the next 12 months will be huge for football fans

The veteran goalkeeper feels his Paris Saint-Germain team-mate has yet to get the global recognition his talent deserves

The left-back believes the Argentine's impressive showing against Espanyol proves that the annual award does not always go to the deserved candidate

The Croatian signaled out past stars who were unable to win the award, including the former Inter midfielder

The Juventus manager says the star forward will look to prove himself once again after finishing second in the voting

The Croatia captain beat out Messi and Ronaldo to win the top individual honour in football, but who's in contention to scoop up the award in 2019?

The Atletico Madrid and France star admitted he was frustrated having won two bits of silverware in 2018, but still only finished third in the voting

The Lyon star became the first woman to win the award, but the night was dampened by accusations of 'sexual harassment' against the DJ

The Croatia and Real Madrid star becomes the first player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to win the award since Kaka in 2007

The Croat has become the first man other than Ronaldo or Messi to win the prize since Kaka in 2007 but is this really the end of an era?

The 23-year-old was rewarded for her excellent scoring record for continental champions Lyon as she scooped the inaugural women's award

Despite his dominance of the award alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, the Argentine has dropped down the list and finished outside the top three

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both have five Ballons d'Or apiece, so who could win the award this year to break up their decade-long dominance?

The former striker feels that Croatia's captain deserves to win the individual gong ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

The pair played together for a season at Lille before the Belgium international swapped Ligue 1 for the Premier League and Stamford Bridge.

The Atletico Madrid striker believes that the coveted award should be given to a member of the World Cup-winning team