Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals with a 4-1 win in a penalty shootout after drawing ...

With a brace against Villarreal, Kylian Mbappe surpassed a Ballon d'Or winner's milestone at Real Madrid, closing in on ...

Ronaldo Nazario has previously named the six players who deserved to win the Ballon d'Or but never did, including former Real ...

Ronaldo Nazário, a two-time Ballon d'Or winner, is uniquely positioned to comment on those who were overlooked. He himself ...

Xavi formed a legendary midfield partnership with Iniesta and Sergio Busquets. Despite his on-field success, Xavi never won ...

Ousmane Dembele is arguably the best footballer since the calendar turned to 2025. The Frenchman has scored 21 goals this ...

ECHO writers debate Mohamed Salah's chances of winning the Ballon d'Or after Liverpool's defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the ...

Xavi opens up about the years he came close to winning the Ballon d'Or against Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

In the post-match of Barcelona-Benfica, Thierry Henry spoke out on the Ballon d'Or issue: "For me, Raphinha is ahead thanks ...

Messi was given a 120th-minute red card with his side 3-2 down in the Spanish Super Cup final, which had a big ol’ effect on ...

Salah’s highest Ballon d’Or ranking was when he came 5th in both 2019 and 2022, which is coincidently when Liverpool reached ...

Xavi has stated that he never deserved to win a Ballon d'Or during his career as it was the peak of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.