A hard-hitting defensive midfielder, the 28-year-old has been imperative in City's unbelievable form since joining the ranks of the Etihad elite - even bagging a Ballon d'Or this year thanks to ...

Former Scotland, Manchester United and Manchester City striker Denis Law – the only Scottish player to have won the Ballon d'Or – has died ... him United's third all-time leading goalscorer ...

I can only be proud of what I have been doing over all these years. It’s clear that Spanish football was owed one and I think my Ballon d’Or partly pays it off. I am very happy about it. It had been ...

Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo said that Vinícius ... because he knows better than anyone how this award works and, above all, how the winner is chosen. "This year the journalists who ...

Three-time Ballon d’Or winner Marco Van Basten did not take it ... “I think he is easily replaceable. With all due respect, he is not a particularly good player.” “He has no footballing ...

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