Ballon D'or

Dembele, Kane, Mbappe lead Ballon d'Or race as Putellas leads womens field

Last year's winner Ousmane Dembele, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe are among the top contenders for the men's Ballon d'Or. The 30 men's and 30 women's nominees were revealed by France Football magazine on Tuesday, with the winners to be announced at a ceremony in London on Oct. 26. In the women's field, two-time winner Alexia Putellas, Ewa Pajor and Melchie Dumornay are among the favorites. Aitana Bonmati, the winner of the past three awards, did not make the cut after missing most of the season through injury. She returned at the end of Barcelona's quadruple-winning season that included another Champions League title. Dembele and Mbappe both played for France at the World Cup, where their team lost to eventual champion Spain in the semifinals. Although it's difficult to win the accolade without a major trophy, Mbappe made history when he overtook Lionel Messi for the most all-time World Cup goals (22), in fewer games. After claiming a second straight Champions League title with Pari

Ousmane Dembele crowned Ballon d'Or winner as PSG dominate award night

Barcelona's Aitana Bonmatí continued her dominance in women's football by clinching the Ballon d'Or Feminin for the third year running

Ballon d'Or 2025: Live event time (IST), contenders, live streaming details

The live streaming of the Ballon d'Or 2025 ceremony will be available on the Sony LIV app and website in India

Ballon d'Or 2025 award ceremony date, time, venue and live streaming

In a significant step forward, new categories have been added specifically for women's football, including awards for Best Goalkeeper, Best Young Player, and Top Scorer at club or national level.

From 1956 to 2024: Full list of Ballon d'Or award winners in men's football

Rodri becomes the first Premier League player to receive the Ballon d'Or since Ronaldo did so in 2008 while at Manchester United. Lionel Messi has won Ballon d'Or award for the most time, i.e. eight.

No Messi or Ronaldo in Fifa Ballon d'Or 2024 nominees, check full list

The Fifa Ballon d'Or 2024 nominees are out with both Messi and Ronaldo not included in the shortlist for the award which will be presented on October 28 in Paris

Football legend Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or award for record eighth time

Aitana Bonmati, the Spanish footballer representing Barcelona and the winner of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup got the Women's Ballon d'Or award, which was presented by Serbian tennis legend Djokovic

Messi to Bonmati: Check the full list of Ballon d'Or nominees this year

Interestingly, Cristinao Ronaldo and Neymar Jr. could not make it to the list. In women, two-time winner Alexia Putella is a notable exclusion

Fifa World Cup 2022: Tonight's Messi vs Modric match goes beyond trophies

Messi-led Argentina will clash with Modric-led Croatia at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar in the Fifa World Cup 2022 semi-final today

Ballon d'Or 2022: Karim Benzema, Alexia Putellas clinch top honours

Real Madrid Star Karim Benzema walked away with the Ballon d'Or trophy in a ceremony held at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France

Ballon d'Or 2022: Live streaming, timing, nomination list, and more

Indian football fans can watch the live telecast of Ballon d'Or, which will be available in the early hours of Tuesday

Karim Benzema leads Ballon d'Or nomination, Lionel Messi left out

Karim Benzema was among the 30-man list of nominees for the 2022 Ballon d'Or award while seven-time winner Lionel Messi was omitted from the list for the first time since 2006

Lionel Messi wins record 7th Ballon d'Or as Putellas claims women's award

Argentina's Lionel Messi has bagged the Ballon d'Or award for a record-extending seventh time

Cristiano Ronaldo slams Ballon d'Or chief over Lionel Messi 'lie'

Ronaldo has hit out at Ballon d'Or chief Pascal Ferre for claiming that the Manchester United star told him that he wished to retire with more Ballon d'Or than the Argentine superstar Lionel Messi

Ballon d'Or award reignites the Ronaldo-Messi rivalry

The award has sparked the debate whether it is bestowed according to personal merit or team performance