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The Manchester United star has denied claims that his career ambition is to win the award more times than the Paris Saint-Germain attacker

Goal takes a look at the biggest transfer news and rumours from the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and around the world

Welcome to GOAL's coverage of the 2021 Ballon d'Or, where Lionel Messi beat out the likes of Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo for an astonish…

The Manchester United star came in sixth in the rankings for the 2021 award as Lionel Messi took the award home for the seventh time

Which effort will come out on top? The Manchester City winger and the former Tottenham star are in the mix for the prize

New trophies were given out to the best goalscorer of the year in world football and to the 'best club'

Here's how the winner of this year's highest individual honour was determined

The Spanish midfielder has been recognised after a playing a key role in the Blaugrana's treble winning 2020-21 campaign

The Brazil international was forced from the field on a stretcher after landing awkwardly during the Ligue 1 clash with Saint-Etienne

The midfielder hobbled off the field midway through the second half of the Serie A match

If you're wondering what sort of coach the German is and what success he has enjoyed, read on...

Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea are among the teams in the mix for the crown of the world's top club

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 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 Red Devils secured a point at Stamford Bridge, but there were positives and negatives for their incoming manager to mull over

The German head coach has hailed the midfielder for his "courage" after a testing evening against the Red Devils

The former Red Devils captain was stunned to see the five-time Ballon d’Or winner named among the substitutes for the Premier League trip to Chelsea

The winger belted his side into the lead in the 87th minute on Sunday with a strike from outside the box

Join GOAL for all the latest updates from the Premier League, La Liga and more as Man Utd, Chelsea, Real Madrid and all the top teams play

The defender backed his new team-mate to claim the individual prize after many years as rivals

Goal takes a look at the biggest transfer news and rumours from the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and around the world

The Spurs striker reached out on social media to an American couple whose trip to England was soured by poor weather

The bizarre incident came in the final moments of what ended as a 3-2 win

The Ligue 1 side saw victory marred by the exit of one of their star men on a stretcher - and GOAL takes a look at just how long he could be out

With the visitors likely to be missing a number of key players, their barren run at the Bernabeu looks set to continue this weekend

The Red Devils’ interim boss left the Portuguese superstar out of his starting XI for a heavyweight encounter at Stamford Bridge

The Brazilian could be facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after being forced to withdraw late on in the Ligue 1 fixture