The Bayern Munich striker was rewarded for his remarkable achievements between July 20, 2019 and October 7, 2020 with the top individual prize available for a male footballer this year.
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The former Real Madrid striker and his Argentina counterpart traded Ballon d’Or wins for a decade between 2008-2017 and were figureheads for the duelling Spanish giants, but there was only one winner at the Camp Nou as they met for the first time since Ronaldo’s departure for Juve in 2018
Despite winning trophies in three countries with United, Real Madrid and Juventus, however, Rooney believes that one-club man Messi edges it in terms of being the better player
Lionel Messi has reportedly urged new Barcelona boss Quique Setien to move for Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero as a replacement for Luis Suarez.
The Argentine, who attended with his wife Antonella Roccuzzo and his two sons Thiago and Mateo, went into the evening in Paris level with Ronaldo on five Ballon d’Or awards each but now stands alone with six
It’s hard to imagine anyone but Rapinoe walking out of the Chatelet Theatre with the women’s prize after spearheading the USA to a fourth World Cup crown in the summer
The Argentina international, who has been at Barcelona since he was 13 and is their all-time top scorer, said he felt “badly treated” by Spain when he was investigated for tax fraud in 2013.
Ronaldo left Real Madrid as the club’s all-time top scorer to join Juventus in a €100 million transfer in the summer of 2018.
Ronaldo, 34, has won the renowned France Football magazine trophy for the world’s best player five times – as many as Messi – but is eager for more as he moves into the twilight of his career.
Egypt head coach Javier Aguirre has told Mohamed Salah that leading his country to Africa Cup of Nations glory will significantly boost his prospects of winning the Ballon d’Or.
Mbappe, 20, was recognised by France Football, who also award the Ballon d’Or, after a successful 12 months with club and country, winning a domestic treble with Paris Saint-Germain and the World Cup with France
Croatian captain, Modric broke Messi and Ronaldo’s decade-long stranglehold on the prestigious prize last month.
The midfielder is this year’s Ballon d’Or winner and Real president Florentino Perez is eager to extend his contract.
Former Brazil forward, Pele, has stated that Diego Maradona was a “much better player” than Lionel Messi, adding that the Barcelona No. 10 “only shoots with one leg, only has one skill and doesn’t head the ball well.”
Luka Modric has had perjury charges against him dropped by a Croatian court after it was alleged the Real Madrid star gave a false testimony in a corruption trial last year.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister claims “rottenness, the mafia and money grabbers” were behind the Juventus forward not retaining the Ballon d’Or.
The Portugal international has won the prize, run by French magazine France Football and awarded to the world’s best player annually, five times and finished as runner-up five times since 2007.
Atletico Madrid and France star Antoine Griezmann has said winning the Ballon d’Or award would be “incredible”.
Cristiano Ronaldo claims he ‘deserves’ the Ballon d’Or, Juventus were “good move” and that Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez “never spoke from the heart.”
Antoine Griezmann is fixated on winning the Ballon d’Or because he believes it would fulfil his “dream” of ranking among Atletico Madrid’s all-time greats.