Ballon d'Or

Erling Haaland is already “incredible” but needs to keep working hard in order to become a Ballon d’Or winner, says Ilkay Gundogan.

Neymar claims Brazil team-mate Vinicius Junior should have finished in the top three at the 2022 Ballon d'Or awards.

Beth Mead finished as runner-up in the Women's Ballon d'Or but was labelled as a 'nameless guest' of partner Vivianne Miedema

Thibaut Courtois has hit out at the Ballon d'Or voting process, claiming that it is impossible for a goalkeeper to win the coveted prize.

Florentino Perez said that Karim Benzema is a mix of Ronaldo Nazario and Zinedine Zidane after seeing the Real Madrid star win the Ballon d'Or.

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema paid tribute to iconic rapper Tupac Shakur with his stylish throwback look at the 2022 Ballon d’Or ceremony.

Toni Kroos has been left a bit miffed after seeing his team named the third best club in the 2021-22 season at the Ballon d'Or ceremony on Monday.

Karim Benzema has been named Ballon d’Or winner for 2022, with the Real Madrid striker enjoying an incredible calendar year.

The Real Madrid striker picked up the trophy in Paris on Monday, but where did the rest of the 30 nominees place on the final list?

The Real Madrid striker claimed his first Golden Ball in Paris on Monday after a remarkable 2021-22 season for both club and country.

Former Ukraine international and Ballon d'Or winner Andriy Shevchenko gave a powerful speech at the 2022 ceremony before presenting the women's award.

Thibaut Courtois has won the Yachine Trophy for 2022, with the Real Madrid star being recognised as the best goalkeeper on the planet.

The Barcelona captain has been crowned the best female player in the world for the second year running.

The Real Madrid star is the clear favourite to win the award for the first time ahead of Monday's ceremony in Paris

The Barca star took home the prize in 2021, but one of England's Euros heroes and Lyon's Champions League-winner Ada Hegerberg are in also contention

GOAL has been tracking the race for the most coveted individual award in men's football all year, and here's our final standings...

The cancellation of the 2020 Ballon d'Or - which Robert Lewandowski would have likely won - clearly still plays on the Barcelona striker's mind.