With the Ballon d'Or unveiling the 2025 rankings, Erling Haaland and Vinícius Junior have dropped significantly compared to their positions in recent editions. Erling Haaland has been one of the most ...

French star Michel Platini won it three times in a row - the first to achieve that feat - in the 80's. Messi won the 2021 Ballon d'Or, beating out Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho by a narrow margin ...

While Aitana Bonmatí made history by winning a third straight women's Ballon d'Or, Ousmane Dembélé won the men's award for the first time.

© Angel Martinez & Ryan Pierse/Getty ImagesVinicius Junior (L) of Real Madrid and Erling Haaland (R) of Manchester City. With the Ballon d’Or ceremony set for ...