Ballon d'Or

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

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

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 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

Dani Alves has revealed that he was involved in a "scuffle" with Cristiano Ronaldo at a Ballon d'Or ceremony during his time at Barcelona.

The final contenders for the most prestigious individual accolade in the game have been revealed

Barcelona's captain became only the third female winner of the prize last year, but has she done enough to retain it?

Everything you need to know about the 2022 Ballon d'Or, including when it is, nominees & more

Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or a record seven times...

The PSG star also talked about comments made by Robert Lewandowski and criticism from the fans in Paris

The enigmatic Swedish striker claims he was always going to be overlooked for prestigious individual honours because he likes to speak his mind

The criteria for landing a prestigious prize will be tweaked slightly from this season and has an impact on performances at the 2022 World Cup

The striker's Bayern team-mate is in no doubt that his spectacular talent in front of the net merited the prize

The Liverpool star has already elevated himself to world level but now he wants the medals and individual awards to cement his legacy

There was widespread surprise when the on-form Egyptian forward finished only seventh in the Ballon d'Or voting, well behind the top two

The prolific Bayern Munich striker is not expecting to be handed a Golden Ball for his efforts in 2020 despite having the support of an all-time great

The Bayern Munich striker finished behind Lionel Messi in the France Football vote but nobody has been playing with greater consistency than the Pole

The Argentine wizard - as predicted by GOAL - won his seventh Golden Ball on November 29, beating the Bayern Munich star into second place

Two years after the last Ballon d'Or was awarded to Lionel Messi, the ceremony has returned to recognise exceptional individual talent in football

The race to succeed 2019 winner Megan Rapinoe is on, with the best players from around the world all vying for top spot on the podium

The Italy international was taken advantage off as a youngster at Hellas Verona, but could now find himself on the podium for 2021's best footballer

The Blues No.1 is excelling every week on the field for his club but his impact off the field is even more significant

The Blues' shot-stopper did not make the 30-man shortlist for the biggest individual prize in world football despite a stellar year between the sticks

The Manchester United star faces tough competition for the prize this year but his agent is convinced he deserves to win it

Barca star Caroline Graham Hansen was surprisingly overlooked for the annual award in the latest in a string of concerning calls for the women's game

From Lionel Messi to Jorginho, from Cristiano Ronaldo to Harry Kane, here are all the possible contenders to win this year's Ballon d'Or

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The Italy boss is convinced that a Champions League and European Championship winner should be the obvious choice to land a Golden Ball in 2021