"In my opinion he deserved to win the Ballon d'Or," Ronaldo said ... I thank Real Madrid, Flamengo and the Brazilian National Team for allowing me to fulfil my dream of playing football.

For football fans of a certain vintage, it can be difficult to remember a time before Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominated the highest level of the game, a duopoly that collected Ballon ...

Ronaldo Nazario was chosen by FIFA to present ... Vinicius should have won the Ballon d'Or, which has missed a great opportunity to crown Vinicius as the best in the world. It has nothing to ...

Lamine Yamal is lighting up soccer at just 17, drawing comparisons to Messi and Ronaldo. Can he rewrite history by becoming ...

Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit has slammed Neymar for failing to take over from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Only 17 years old, Yamal looks destined to become the youngest Ballon d’Or winner and overtake the legendary Ronaldo (The Phenomenon), who won the award at 21 while incidentally wearing the ...

Jorge Mendes, the former agent of Cristiano Ronaldo, has said Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal deserves to win the Ballon d’Or award this year. Yamal’s club team-mate, Raphinha, is widely seen as ...

where Brazil are among the favourites to land the crown in the United States. Rivaldo, who won the Ballon d'Or in 1999, concurred with Ronaldo, and thinks the 23-year-old would be guaranteed the ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has already named five players he thinks will be in the running for the 2025 Ballon d’Or - although just one is likely to pick up the coveted award. Ronaldo, 40, is no stranger ...

In 1998, Zinedine Zidane led France to conquer the World Cup and, consequently, won the Ballon d’Or that year. Subsequently, in 2002 the same thing happened with Ronaldo Nazario and in 2006, with ...

Real Madrid great Ronaldo Nazario insists Vinicius Junior deserved this year's Ballon d'Or. Manchester City midfielder Rodri was named the winner last month ahead of the Real star. Valladolid ...