The 2025 Ballon d'Or award will see a fresh winner for the second consecutive year, with last year's recipient Rodrigo ...

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were not included in the shortlist for the 2025 Ballon d'Or best soccer player, raising the question of when was the last time both were left out of the award's ...

After a spell of dominance by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the 2025 Ballon d’Or will crown a first-time winner for the ...

Messi and Ronaldo turned the competition into a near-two-way contest during the peak of their careers — winning it a combined 13 times from 2008. Ronaldo's first nomination was in 2004.

Messi was also left off the list in 2022, but powered back to inspire Argentina to the World Cup title later that year and won his eighth Ballon d’Or in 2023.

Manchester City are currently cautiously managing the recovery process of Rodri ahead of the new season following a minor ...

Neither Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo – winners of the prestigious individual award a combined 13 times – were in the running for this year’s prize – the first time that’s happened since 2003.

While Rodri is not a flamboyant player or a prolific scorer like Messi and Ronaldo, he had a huge influence on City's team with his ability to protect the defense and distribute passes cleanly ...

Neither Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo — winners of the prestigious individual award a combined 13 times — were in the running for this year’s prize — the first time that’s happened since 2003.

Lionel Messi may be considered by many as the greatest soccer player of all time, but the Argentina star was omitted from the list of nominations to win this year's Ballon d'Or award — the sport ...