Of his eight Ballon d’Or wins, Messi managed to win five of them without winning the Champions League. However, even in those ...

David Ramos/Getty ImagesLionel Messi of FC Barcelona (C) holds the Ballon d'Or trophy flanked by his teammates Andres Iniesta (L) and Xavi Hermandez prior the Copa del Rey quarter final first leg ...

Instead, Ribery came third in the 2013 Ballon d'Or voting with 1,127 votes (23.36 per cent). Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi was second with 1,205 votes (24.72 per cent) as Cristiano Ronaldo took ...

The shortlist for world football's most prestigious individual award has been revealed ahead of the ceremony in Paris on October 28 The Ballon d'Or ... prize that Lionel Messi took home for ...

"F*** them,” Raphinha agreed. With Messi’s absence, Raphinha’s confidence feels all the more justified, especially amid the swirling Ballon d’Or chatter. During his discussion with Romario ...

What is the Super Ballon d’Or and who has won it? We look at this special award in more detail. Messi is widely considered to be the greatest player of the modern era and the Ballon d’Or ...

Real Madrid captain Luka Modric is the only current member of Ancelotti's squad to have won the award - following his success ...

The Ballon d'Or ceremony was held at 2:45pm ET Monday, October 28, at theThéâtre du Châtelet in Paris After Messi's eight and Ronaldo's five, there are three players who have won three awards ...