As the most prestigious individual award in global football, the Ballon d'Or dominates the annual conversation throughout ...
Here are the top 10 players in the Ballon d'Or ranking 2025 poised to claim football’s most prestigious individual honor.
Vinicius Junior faces stiff competition if he is to go one further in his quest for the 2025 Ballon d’Or. The Real Madrid star was narrowly beaten to the prestigious individual award by Manchester ...
So, who will it be? Here, Sports Illustrated ranks the top 15 players most likely to win the Ballon d'Or in 2025 based on their form so far this season. Since joining Sporting Lisbon in the summer ...
Ousmane Dembele is arguably the best footballer since the calendar turned to 2025. The Frenchman has scored 21 goals this ...
Mbappé’s arrival at the Bernabéu has not diminished the significance of Vinícius Júnior, who finished second in last year’s Ballon d’Or standings and is among this season’s top goal ...
Here is every instance of an English football player finishing in the top three in Ballon d’Or voting.
That means that the next Ballon d’Or will encompass the 2021–22 season, which ends with the women’s Euros in July, and will not include the 2022 World Cup.
Recall that Manchester City’s Rodri won the 2024 Ballon d’Or ahead of Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior. According to Flick, the Brazilian international is a candidate for the top individual prize.
Here are the top 10 players in contention for the Ballon d'Or, ranked by how The Sporting News would hand out the award if the season ended today. Julian Alvarez's first season at Atletico Madrid ...