He was also awarded the European Golden Shoe. In December 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year awards for the first time in his career. He had ended on ...

After an illustrious career, France and Bayern Munich legend Franck Ribery admits feeling snubbed by Cristiano Ronaldo and ...

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have unsurprisingly ... by which point he’d already won a European Cup (1962), the Ballon d’Or (1965) and a World Cup Golden Boot (1966).

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 ...

The Ballon d'Or went to a new home this year, as Manchester City and Spain star Rodri outlasted three Real Madrid stars to be ...

With Messi and Ronaldo no longer dominating European football, several stars are vying to claim the title of the world’s best player. Kane, who has been in excellent form this season, was asked about ...

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 ...