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

Then in 1970, when Pele once again inspired Brazil to World Cup glory, it was West Germany’s Gerd Muller who won the prize. Again, Pele’s achievements were bigger that year. Ballon d'Or named ...

Football, known as one of the most popular sports worldwide, has seen the rise of numerous legendary players who have profoundly impacted the game with their exceptional skills and remarkable ...

Angel di Maria is one of the few players to have been teammates with both of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Modern football has long been dominated by the rivalry between Lionel Messi and ...

The 33-year-old told The Grefg, “It’s not that I didn’t want to be a king, it’s that for me there is only one king, and that is Pele ... Messi has won eight Ballon d’Or, while ...

Brazilian legend Pele, who died in 2022 ... The 1972 European Champion won the Ballon d'Or twice and achieved top-flight success as both a player and a coach. His later years were marked by ...

The Ballon d'Or has always been a prestigious award ... Famously, he scored in all of his nation's games in the 1970 World Cup, which Brazil won by beating Italy 4-1 in the final.

Pele vs Maradona. The debate over who is the best soccer player ... both individually and with his club and country. Individually, he won the 1970 Ballon d’Or while finishing in the top-three on three ...

The Brazilian had a decorated career with Barcelona, winning the Champions League in the same year he claimed his sole Ballon d'Or mantle ... aggrieved by the fact Pele's halcyon days came ...

The former AC Milan goal machine tore apart defences in Italy and across Europe, leading his team to Champions League glory in 2003 and winning a well-deserved Ballon d’Or the following ... It’s a ...