A Manchester United player can win the Ballon d’Or after one of his former coaches made a compelling parallel to current holder, Ousmane Dembele. On four occasions have players playing for Man Utd won ...

Ousmane Dembele was recognised as the best men’s player for the first time, while Aitana Bonmati won the women’s award for a third straight year. Last week’s Ballon d’Or ceremony honoured players and ...

Mohamed Salah’s relationship with the Ballon D’Or has always been defined by a sense of what might have been. On Monday evening in Paris, as Europe’s elite gathered at the Théâtre du Châtelet, the ...

The greatest football players and coaches in the world have two opportunities each year to scoop up coveted individual honours with both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA The Best awards on the calendar. Each ...

So now we fully transition from the Lionel Messi-Cristiano Ronaldo era to the modern equivalent of Florian Albert or Allan Simonsen. That isn’t to be disrespectful to two genuine greats, or to the ...