The exclusive 'Super Ballon d'Or,' held only by Di Stefano, drew a remarkable £187,500. Ronaldo's last Ballon d'Or win came in 2017, allowing Lionel Messi to pull ahead in their rivalry with ...

The Ballon d'Or is the most important individual award in football. This video looks back at the winners of the Ballon d'Or from its inception in 1956 to the present ...

Every Real Madrid Player to Win the Ballon d'Or. Karim Benzema (2022) Luka Modrić (2018) Cristiano Ronaldo (2017, 2016, 2014, 2013) Fabio Cannavaro (2006) ...

Di Stefano won two Ballon d'Or awards, in 1957 and 1959, and is regarded by some as Madrid's greatest ever player. He was a key part of a team that won five consecutive European Cups from 1956 to ...

The Ballon d'Or is the most prestigious individual soccer award. Lionel Messi has won a record eight times. Check out the all-time winners list now.

In 2017, Cristiano Ronaldo, renowned for his on-field brilliance, showcased an equally remarkable act of generosity by auctioning his replica 2013 Ballon d’Or trophy for charity.

In 1989 they awarded the ‘Super Ballon d’Or’ to Di Stefano, having decreed that he was the best of the multiple winners (at the time), then in 1995 truly tipped into the realms of the absurd ...

Ronaldo and Messi dominated the Ballon d'Or for ten years Credit: ... with Di Stefano's having been auctioned off in September 2021 for £187,500 alongside other iconic memorabilia from his ...

Messi and Ronaldo are two of the most decorated footballers in history (Pictures: Koji Watanabe/Getty Images, Jan Kruger/Getty Images) The 2022 Ballon d’Or ceremony takes place in Paris on ...

Alfredo Di Stefano won the only Super Ballon d'Or to date. / Colorsport/IMAGO The Super Ballon d'Or was a one-time award given out on Dec. 24, 1989, by France Football to honor the best player of ...

The eternal debate over who is the greatest player of all time, Leo Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, could come to an end with the awarding of the Super Ballon d'Or, which would be ...

In December 2008 a 23-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo lifted the first of his five Ballon d’Or awards. The following year Lionel Messi, then just 22 , won the award for the first time. Lionel Messi ...