For over a decade, the Ballon d'Or ceremony was synonymous with ... as the frontrunners to take over the mantle from Messi and Ronaldo. These young talents have already shown immense promise ...

Eight-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi, 37, left Barça in 2021 after winning a record 34 titles in 21 years at the club. Named Young Player of the Tournament at Euro 2024 after helping Spain claim ...

"You deserve your Ballon D’Or," Messi said in 2021 ... Owen was unquestionably a media darling at the time, the most exciting young attacker in world football, and his heroics in those two ...

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have won a combined 13 Ballon d'Or awards so far Ronaldo and ... with thousands of young footballers looking up to them for inspiration. Ronaldo's greatest ...

During a ceremony at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Messi was awarded the 2023 Ballon d'Or, beating Erling Haaland, who finished second, and Kylian Mbappe. He had already won in 2009, 2010 ...

Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or for the eighth time in his career at a star-studded ceremony in Paris on Monday. Messi, 36, succeeds Karim Benzema as winner of the prize, awarded for his ...

Lionel Messi, a global football legend ... However, before fully disconnecting, the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner made a stop in his schedule to participate in the event hosted by his sponsor.