Lionel Messi won a record-extending eighth Ballon d'Or in 2023, but was the Argentina icon in contention this year?
Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d'Or five times in his career, but his relationship with the award has been a chequered ...
Though playing at a lower level in MLS, the Argentine consistently put in remarkable performances and also won a top ...
GIVEMESPORT Key Statistic: Since 2008, only three players besides Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have won the Ballon d'Or, as they have taken home 13 of the last 16 mantles. But with neither ...
Ronaldo came in second to Kaka at the age of 22 in 2007, but his first Ballon d'Or came the following year when he was 23. Messi, meanwhile, was third behind Kaka and CR7 in '07 and second to ...