Tag: Ballon d’Or
Ballon d’Or: Messi, Mbappe hail Dembele
The Argentine, who played with Dembélé at Barcelona, commented on Instagram in Spanish: “Great Ous!!! Congratulations, I’m so happy for…
Ousmane Dembele: From setback to success
People thought his career was over because of the injuries he had in 2023, Paris Saint-German offered to buy him…
Ballon d’Or: PSG named best team of the year
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have been crowned Best Team of 2025 at the Ballon d’Or awards in Paris on Monday night.
Ballon d’or: Arsenal crowned Women’s Club of the Year after
The award, organizers say, celebrates excellence, determination, and progress in the women’s game—qualities Arsenal displayed in abundance during their record-breaking…
Chiamaka Nnadozie ranked 4th best goalkeeper in 1st Women’s Yashin Trophy
Nigeria’s Super Falcons goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, has made history after finishing 4th in the maiden edition of the Women’s Yashin…
Ballon d’Or 2025: PSG stars clinch 9 rankings
French giants Paris Saint-Germain have turned the 2025 Ballon d’Or into their private party, flooding the prestigious shortlist with a…
Real Madrid set to snub Ballon d’Or again
Real Madrid are reportedly preparing to boycott the Ballon d’Or awards for the second year in a row, as tensions…
Ballon d’Or 2025: PSG set to miss ceremony
However, with the derby against Marseille now coinciding with the event, most of the players will likely have to focus…
Ronaldo fires fresh shot at Ballon d’Or selection process
Ronaldo has won the Ballon d'Or five times in his career but hasn't won it since 2017.
Ballon d’Or 2025: Justin Madugu nominated for Women’s team coach of the year
Madugu earned the nomination after guiding the Super Falcons to victory at the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON),…
New Era Begins: Messi, Ronaldo absent as Ballon d’Or 2025 nominees unveiled
New Era Begins: Messi and Ronaldo absent as Ballon d'Or 2025 nominees revealed
Super Falcons’ Nnadozie, coach Madugu earn Ballon d’Or nominations
Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie and head coach Justin Madugu have been nominated for top honours at the 2025 Ballon…
Ballon d’Or 2025: Full list of men and women nominees
France Football has unveiled the full list of nominees for the 2025 Ballon d’Or across both men’s and women’s categories. Here…
Ballon d’Or: Nigeria’s Lookman outshines Palmer, Williams, Saka, Rice, 12 others
Lookman’s Ballon d'Or nomination on 4 September 2024 came not only for his contributions to Atalanta’s UEFA Europa League win…
Nigerian sensation Ademola Lookman earns spot on 2024 Ballon d’Or shortlist
Bellingham is considered one of the frontrunners for the award, having won both the La Liga and Champions League with…
Karim Benzema in pole position to secure Ballon d’Or
Karim Benzema, Thibaut Courtois, and Gavi are set to return from their trip to Paris with gold and, in the…
2022 Ballon d’Or: Messi, Neymar left out of nominations (full list)
Despite scoring 11 goals in 34 matches for Paris Saint-Germain last season, Messi wasn't included in the list. His teammate…
Messi backs Benzema for Ballon d’Or
Benzema had the best season of his 13-year career at Real, scoring 44 goals with 15 assists in all competitions…
Burna Boy links up with Wizkid for ‘Ballon D’or’ video
The feel-good video starts with Burna Boy and Wizkid on a boat cruise, savouring the serenity of the cool atmosphere…
Messi confirmed winner of Ballon D’Or, Lewandowski wins best forward award
This year Messi beat Bayern Munich forward, Robert Lewandowski, who was earlier consoled with a new Best Forward award
Messi set to clinch 7th Ballon D’or today: Winner leaked
Italian journalist Matteo Moretto said in a tweet that Messi has been informed of his victory by the award organiser,…
Messi beats Ronaldo for sixth Ballon D’Or
Barcelona megastar Lionel Messi has won the 2019 Ballon d'Or, beating arch rival Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool defender Virgil van…
Mbappe speaks on winning Ballon d’Or
Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe has revealed that he is not ripe to win football's most prestigious individual award, Ballon…
Wijnaldum Backs Van Dijk For Ballon D’Or
Virgil van Dijk deserves to win the Ballon d’Or should the Netherlands beat hosts Portugal to lift the first ever…
Mbappe wins Ballon D’Or Young Player award
French teenager, Kylian Mbappe was named winner of the Kopa Trophy for young player of the year at the Ballon…
Luka Modric wins Ballon D’or
Luka Modric, the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder has added the Ballon D’Or to the trophies won this year, after…
Juventus boss Allegri says Ronaldo deserves Ballon D’Or
Massimiliano Allegri believes Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to win the Ballon D’Or, following media reports that the forward has not been…
Ballon d’Or: France Football apologises to Andres Iniesta
Andres Iniesta has received an apology from France Football, for never awarding the Barcelona midfielder the prestigious Ballon d’Or.
De Bruyne needs to win major titles with Man City to claim Ballon d‘Or, Guardiola says
Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne will be a serious Ballon d‘Or contender if he wins major titles with the…
Ballon d’Or: Disu prefers Ronaldo to Messi
A former Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Tunde Disu says he prefers Cristiano Ronaldo to his Ballon…