Ballon d'Or

While all the players who were named as Golden Ball nominees were deserving of their place, there were others who had decent claims to a spot, too

Real Madrid star Rodrygo, who savoured La Liga and Champions League glory last season, has reacted to being left off the 30-man Ballon d’Or shortlist.

The shortlist for world football's most prestigious individual award has been revealed ahead of the ceremony in Paris on October 28

Cristiano Ronaldo finished 20th on the 2022 Ballon d’Or list, but it has been revealed that the Manchester United forward received no votes.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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