Handed out annually in October to the best player in world football the previous season, the Ballon d'Or is the pinnacle of individual football achievement.

Football fans worldwide are counting down to the Ballon d’Or 2025 ceremony hosted by France Football on Monday 22 September at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. The event begins at 6 pm. GMT and will ...

Lionel Messi leads football history with 8 Ballon d’Or awards, while Cristiano Ronaldo is second, capturing the iconic trophy ...

In a world without Lionel Messi, there is a good chance Neymar has more than one Ballon d’Or in his trophy cabinet. One of ...

The magazine and organizers of the Ballon d’Or ceremony revealed the parameters they used to select the winner ahead of the 2025 award ceremony. The Ballon d’Or gala will take place on Monday, and ...

With the biggest prizes in domestic and international football up for grabs in the next few months, it is the perfect time for this year's men’s Ballon d’Or favourites to show why they deserve to lift ...

According to a recent leak, Real Madrid’s Vinicius is reportedly set to be awarded the prestigious 2024 Ballon d’Or award. This news comes ahead of the official ceremony, which is scheduled to take ...

For all the shock at neither Mariona Caldentey nor Alessia Russo winning the 2025 Ballon d’Or, Arsenal’s collective achievement should not go unnoticed. They were named Women’s Club of the Year ...

The 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony kicks off on Monday, October 28, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Viewers can watch the annual event — which is presented by France Football magazine — via streaming ...

Monday’s Ballon d’or Awards are among the most exciting in a long time. Many new names are competing for the Men’s and Women’s prizes, signalling a changing of the guard across football. As ever, it’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Sanderson has been primarily based in Barcelona since 2019. FC Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal won the Kopa Trophy at France ...