In the world of football, few accolades hold as much prestige as the Ballon d'Or—a recognition defined not only by individual performance but also by the narratives that unfold each year. The 2010 ...

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated individual awards across this generation and we’ve decided to look at who Messi voted for across the past six years in FIFA’s Best Player award.

Despite these achievements, voting nuances played a significant role. While Messi's early season performance did not match Sneijder's, the timing of the Ballon d'Or voting favors those peaking at the ...

The Ballon d’Or doesn’t matter. No individual awards matter other than to those obsessive fans who have only to see Messi earning praise to take to social media in defense of their man (or ...