"You deserve your Ballon D’Or," Messi said in 2021. "Last year, everyone was in agreement to say that you were the big winner. I think France Football should give you your Ballon d'Or.

Haaland has had a less-than-impressive season so far, like the whole City team, but nobody dares to say that he won’t deserve ...

Rodri has claimed that Lionel Messi is a better footballer than Cristiano ... the ranks of the Etihad elite - even bagging a Ballon d'Or this year thanks to his remarkable performances on the ...

"Now we know that the person competing with Messi for the Ballon d'Or was Florentino Pérez and not Cristiano Ronaldo," Ibrahimovic had said to Fox Sports back in December 2018. Ibrahimovic’s ...

The 2024 Ballon d'Or winner Rodri joined the never-ending football debate - who is GOAT among Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, and shared his thoughts on Saturday. Rodri claimed the latest ...

The Messi-Ronaldo era, though, has been over for some time now. Ronaldo last finished in the top three in Ballon d'Or voting in 2019, and while Messi did win the Ballon d'Or just last year ...

Lionel Messi has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, adding another rare honor to a list that includes World Cup lifter and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner. Messi, 37, was honored along with ...

The ranking, however, reveals a notable shift in the top positions with Lionel Messi dropping significantly from previous years. Rodri, who also won the Ballon d’Or earlier this year, takes the top ...

Thanks to his remarkable achievements, Messi has racked up eigh Ballon d'Ors across his career.