Neymar picks his winner for the 2024 Ballon d’Or
Neymar has backed Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior to claim the 2024 Ballon d’Or later this month. Vinicius is the favourite to claim the…
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Real Madrid believe Ballon d’Or foregone conclusion
Real Madrid believe there is ‘no other possibility’ but for Vinicius Junior to win the 2024 Ballon d’Or. The 2024 Ballon d’Or awards will…
When is the 2024 Ballon d’Or winner announced?
The 2024 Ballon d’Or will be awarded later this month with football’s finest talents competing for the ultimate individual honour. A new name is…
Ranking the five favourites to win the 2024 Ballon d’Or
Major tournaments often influence the Ballon d’Or vote and the European Championship and Copa America certainly shook things up. Spain were crowned Euro 2024…
Guardiola bangs the drum for Rodri Ballon d’Or win
Pep Guardiola believes Rodri is a contender for the Ballon d’Or and said Manchester City are ‘proud’ of the midfielder’s achievements. Rodri has placed…
Who should win the 2024 Ballon d’Or? Our top contenders
The Ballon d’Or is football’s greatest individual honour, awarded to the talent deemed football’s finest. Sure, politics play their part in the annual vote…
Mainoo backs Bellingham for Ballon d’Or success
Kobbie Mainoo has backed Jude Bellingham to win the Ballon d’Or and said the England midfielder sets high standards every single day. Bellingham began…
Arteta insists Messi deserved Ballon d’Or win
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes Lionel Messi deserved his Ballon d’Or win after the Inter Miami star claimed a record-extending eighth award. Messi was…
The 2023 Ballon d’Or vote – Final Rankings
Lionel Messi has been named as winner of the Ballon d’Or for a record-extending eighth time, with the 36-year-old recognised as world football’s finest…
The 10 players to win multiple Ballon d’Or awards
The Ballon d’Or is often called football’s most illustrious individual honour, an accolade which recognises the finest footballer on the planet. Previously known as…
The five youngest Ballon d’Or winners
The Ballon d’Or will be awarded this week with football’s finest player set to be recognised in a star-studded ceremony held in Paris. Lionel…
Haaland? Messi? Who should win the 2023 Ballon d’Or?
The winner of the 2023 Ballon d’Or is set to be announced on Monday evening, with the ceremony for football’s greatest individual honour to…
Creme de le creme: The nine players to win the World Cup, European Cup and the Ballon d’Or
Lionel Messi is celebrating after Argentina were crowned world champions in Qatar, with the South Americans beating France in an epic final. Messi was…
2020 Ballon d’Or scrapped due to ‘unordinary conditions’
France Football have announced that the Ballon d’Or has been scrapped for 2020 amid the ‘unordinary conditions’ brought on amid the coronavirus pandemic. The…
Ranking the five countries to produce the most Ballon d'Or winners
The world’s finest footballer is recognised each year with the award of the Ballon d’Or, with a host of the game’s greats having taken…
Picking the best XI from players to have won the Ballon d’Or
Hypothetical dream XI’s are a regular conversation amidst football fans and here at the Football Faithful we’re no different, though this latest line up…
Five of the worst players to be nominated for the Ballon d’Or
The greatest individual accolade in football, the Ballon d’Or recognises the best footballer in the world each year, with many of the game’s greats…
‘The boys deserved it’ – Klopp reacts to Liverpool’s seven Ballon d’Or nominees
Jurgen Klopp praised his Liverpool players, saying the inclusion of seven of the club’s stars on the list of Ballon d’Or nominees is ‘deserved’.…