Karim Benzema has said he believes former teammate Vinícius Júnior "will win the Ballon d'Or one day" after the Real Madrid ...

However, the Ballon d'Or has long generated as much controversy ... "It was unfair," the former France winger told the Gazzetta dello Sport in 2022. "It was an incredible season for me, and ...

Who, if anyone, has reached the sort of numbers in 2024 that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were posting when they were ...

Vinicius Junior did not win the Ballon d'Or in 2024, but Karim Benzema is convinced the forward will be acknowledged in the ...

"All the work I did, I never gave up. It was a childhood dream," Benzema said about winning the 2022 Ballon d'Or. Another decade likely needs to elapse before players grow up saying the same thing ...

Rio Ferdinand left Ally McCoist stunned by telling Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta to complete an incredible January transfer.

Napoli beat Jurgen Klopp's Reds 4-1 with Kvaratskhelia impressing after causing the Liverpool defence all sorts of trouble ...

Rodri addressed Cristiano Ronaldo's recent claims that Vinícius Júnior deserved to win the 2024 Ballon d'Or. / IMAGO/Xinhua Rodri did not hold back in his response to Cristiano Ronaldo's ...

Salah came closest to doing so in 2019 and 2022, when he finished fifth in ... one of the early favourite’s for next year’s Ballon d’Or, though, following a sensational start to the season.

Cristiano Ronaldo has fired a shot at the Ballon d’Or by criticising the credibility of the historic awards ceremony. Ronaldo labelled Vinicius Jr as the best player in the world while praising ...

Ronaldo's second spell at United ended in November 2022, with disagreements between ... "Vinicius deserved the Ballon d'Or," Ronaldo said. "It was unfair (to lose it). I say it in front of everyone." ...

Benzema won the Ballon d'Or in 2022 after a season in which he led Madrid to a LaLiga and Champions League double -- a feat which wasn't enough to see Vinicius handed the prize two years later.