When Messi received his 8th Ballon d'Or in 2023, he said, "I have always supported Barcelona, and I will continue to do so. Barcelona is the club I love, and it has my lifelong affection.

Lionel Messi won his eighth Ballon d'Or. In a career that's spanned over 15 amazing years, we decided to take a look back at ...

Despite being one of the greatest soccer stars of all time and the most decorated Ballon d'Or winner in history, Lionel Messi ...

"F*** them,” Raphinha agreed. With Messi’s absence, Raphinha’s confidence feels all the more justified, especially amid the swirling Ballon d’Or chatter. During his discussion with Romario ...

Instead, Ribery came third in the 2013 Ballon d'Or voting with 1,127 votes (23.36 per cent). Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi was second with 1,205 votes (24.72 per cent) as Cristiano Ronaldo took ...

Despite his treble success, Ribery finished third in the Ballon d’Or race, trailing behind both Ronaldo and Messi. While the result was close, the voting pattern revealed that Ribery had significant ...

After his response about Messi and the Ballon d'Or, Totti was interrupted by the interviewer, who told him that he did not win the award because he had rejected Real Madrid, to which Francesco ...

Bayern Munich legend Franck Ribery has claimed that he was better than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in 2013 after he missed out on the Ballon d'Or to the latter. Ribery made the podium but ...

Former Leeds United winger Raphinha remains focused on team honours with Barcelona as talk of a Ballon d’Or grows louder after he equalled a long-standing Lionel Messi record overnight.

Messi is sidelined with a minor muscle injury and therefore cannot play against Brazil. The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner was forced to withdraw from Argentina's squad ahead of the March ...