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The race for the 2026 Ballon d'Or is well and truly on - so who are the main contenders for the Golden Ball, and who has work to do to keep up?
World Cup heroics and remarkable scoring records have not been enough to earn the Real Madrid star soccer's top individual honor.
Former England defender Jamie Carragher has made a strong case for Harry Kane to be crowned Ballon d’Or winner, arguing that the striker’s performances over the past year have been worthy of
France captain, Kylian Mbappe, currently has the biggest chance to win the 2026 Ballon d'Or award. Mbappe is the top scorer at the ongoing World Cup, as
Cristiano Ronaldo has received a fresh Ballon d'Or message after Portugal's World Cup 2026 elimination following their 1-0 defeat to Spain in the Round of 16.
Several of soccer's superstars have enhanced their Ballon d'Or case during the first stage of the World Cup. We run through the contenders
Ballon d'Or organisers have responded to the long-running debate over whether footballers must play for European clubs to stand a realistic chance of winning the prestigious award, insisting that while history favours Europe-based players,
Thiago Alcantara reveals on Rio Ferdinand’s podcast that everyone at Bayern Munich thought Douglas Costa was going to win the Ballon d’Or.
The Ballon d’Or award will be announced on September 22. For those unaware, the Ballon d’Or is international football’s greatest individual prize. While players can be nominated from across the globe, the list of finalists for the 2025 award ...
Lineker is still regarded as one of England's greatest ever strikers, with his most memorable tournament coming at the 1986 World Cup. He claimed the Golden Boot despite England exiting at the quarter-final stage after Diego Maradona scored two of the most famous goals football has ever seen.
What if being the reigning Ballon d’Or holder at the World Cup was a curse? It’s a stat Les Bleus could have done without. It’s simple: since 1956 and the creation of the prestigious trophy awarded to the best player of the season,
