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Ballon d'Or

Player Recognition Candidates Nominees 2025 Nominations Lamine Yamal Ousmane Dembélé Winners 2026 Lionel Messi

Ballon d'Or Race Heads to London With Four Clear Frontrunners

Sealed jury ballots will decide whether raw goalscoring or team trophies define 2026's best player.

Messi's Ballon d'Or Attendance in Doubt After Conflicting Reports

Ronaldo Declares Himself Football’s Greatest as He Nears 1,000 Goals

Yamal Challenges Goals-Only Measure in Ballon d'Or Race

Flick Declares Lamine Yamal Will Be the Best Player in the World

Tchouaméni Names Mbappé, Dembélé and Olise as His Ballon d'Or Choices

Thomas Müller Backs Michael Olise and Kylian Mbappé Over Kane and Yamal for Ballon d'Or

Messi Returns to Argentina Ahead of Oct. 6 Monumental Farewell

Michael Olise Becomes Bundesliga’s Most Valuable Player at €180m

Dembélé Rejects Rift With Mbappé and Will Captain France

Courtois Praises Raphinha, Backs Mbappé and Reaffirms Club-First Belgium Break

Yamal’s Brace and Assist Reinforce His Ballon d’Or Candidacy

Yamal Drives Spain to 4-1 Nations League Win Over Croatia

Kane Close to Bayern Extension With Premier League Get-Out and Tottenham Matching Right

Ballon d’Or Race Goes Down to Last-Day Votes as Yamal, Kane and Mbappé Vie for Title

Yamal’s Wembley Goal and Post‑Match Photo Tighten Ballon d'Or Race

Messi To Play One Final Match for Argentina at the Monumental

Bayern Back Harry Kane as Ballon d’Or Front‑Runner

Ballon d'Or Race Narrows to Yamal, Kane and Mbappé as Voting Nears

Harry Kane Reopens Plan to Become NFL Placekicker and Suggests MLS as a Bridge