In the pantheon of football greatness, one award stands above all others in rarity and prestige: the Super Ballon d'Or.

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 awar ...

The official Ballon d'Or social media account posed a question that immediately triggered a debate among fans of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Four of Cristiano Ronaldo's five Ballon d'Or trophies are currently located at his personal 'CR7' museum in his birthplace of Madeira, while the other belongs to Israel's richest man. But why?

On 11 occasions, players have won the Ballon d’Or after winning the Champions League/European Cup the same year. Lionel Messi and Alfredo Di Stefano have done so on multiple occasions.

Alfredo di Stefano, Franz Beckenbauer, Kevin Keegan, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Ronaldo Nazario – each with two - are the only others to have won the men's Ballon d'Or more than once.

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 day. 1956: Stanley Matthews ...

Di Stefano won the Ballon d'Or in 1957 and 1959. He is also the only player to be awarded the Super Ballon d'Or.

Lionel Messi has overtaken legends of the game like Pele, Diego Maradona, and Cristiano Ronaldo in IFFHS’s All-Time Greats list ...

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated the Ballon d'Or over the years. While they both won the award for the first time relatively early in their careers, they are not the youngest to ...

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.

This would make only the most dominant stars of recent decades contenders, including Brazilian legend Ronaldo Nazario, Real Madrid and France great Zinedine Zidane and three-time Ballon d'Or ...