Ballon d’Or
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Quick Reads
Every player Cristiano Ronaldo has voted for in the Ballon d’Or and FIFA’s ‘The Best’ award: Messi, Xavi, Bale…
Featuring a few names you might not expect.
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Every player Lionel Messi has voted for in the Ballon d’Or & FIFA ‘The Best’: Ronaldo, Modric…
A mix of his best pals and fierce rivals.
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Trending
We’re delighted to inform you that Kylian Mbappe is still rattled by Emi Martinez
The Ballon d'Or ceremony was quite something.
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Quizzes
Can you name every player to make the Ballon d’Or podium in Messi’s eight wins?
Full marks are achievable on this one.
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Quick Reads
12 unbelievable stats that show why Lionel Messi deserves his 2023 Ballon d’Or
Lionel Messi had one hell of a 2022-23 campaign.
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Comparing the stats from Lionel Messi’s 8 Ballon d’Or-winning years
Lionel Messi really was unstoppable in 2012.
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9 football icons who have backed Lionel Messi to win the 2023 Ballon d’Or: Henry, Ronaldo…
His eighth Ballon d’Or is on the way.
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13 players we can’t quite believe were nominated for the Ballon d’Or
God bless Asamoah Gyan.
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Quizzes
Can you name every player nominated for the 2016 Ballon d’Or award?
Some rogue names on this one.
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Quizzes
Can you name every player nominated for the 2013 Ballon d’Or award?
There's 23 names to get here.
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Can you name the 30 nominees for the 2009 Ballon d’Or award?
Featuring some surprise names and lots of legends.
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Can you name every player nominated for the 2007 Ballon d’Or award?
Much more frustrating than we anticipated.
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Quizzes
Can you name every player nominated for the 2008 Ballon d’Or award?
We'll be very impressed if you get all of these.
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Quizzes
Can you name every player nominated for the 2005 Ballon d’Or award?
Twenty-four players received at least one vote.
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Can you name every player nominated for the 2017 Ballon d’Or award?
Can you remember all 30 nominees?
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Quizzes
Can you name every player nominated for the 2004 Ballon d’Or award?
A strange year for the award.
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Quick Reads
Real Madrid’s 8 Ballon d’Or winners: Di Stefano, Figo, Ronaldo, Benzema…
Eight very special players.
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Messi next? 6 players who won the Ballon d’Or after a great World Cup
An *eighth* is surely due Messi's way in 2023.
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Every Ballon d’Or winner from 2008-2021 if Messi & Ronaldo didn’t exist
The football world would've looked very different.
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The 50 Ballon d’Or contenders the last time Messi wasn’t nominated – & the three still playing today
Only two are still playing today.
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Videos
Watch: The African players with the most votes in the last 10 Ballons d’Or
These African players went close to a Ballon d'Or.
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Quick Reads
A brilliant Xl of players that didn’t make the Ballon d’Or top 10 in 2021
This team would undoubtedly win the lot.
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Videos
Watch: Mo Salah laughs at Ballon d’Or result; says he has ‘no comment’
He couldn't help but laugh at his finish.
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Videos
Watch: Messi gets spooked by fireworks after parading Ballon d’Or
Don't think he was expecting the big bang.
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Quick Reads
Mo Salah next? The 10 PL players who made the Ballon d’Or podium
It's actually something of a rarity.