"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 ...

Carlo Ancelotti will become Brazil’s head coach after the current season with Real Madrid wraps up. Although his official ...

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.

Brazilian football legend and president of Spanish club Real Valladolid Ronaldo Nazario has come under fire after being spotted leaving a restaurant in Madrid over the weekend appearing unsteady and ...

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 ...

Yamal is widely seen as a strong candidate to win this year’s Ballon d’Or, although his hopes could depend on ... he would be the youngest by some distance, beating the Brazilian Ronaldo, who won it ...

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 ...

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes previously named one player who could potentially win the Ballon d'Or ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Ronaldo and Messi will forever be ...