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Argentina captain Lionel Messi is reportedly set to win his 8th Ballon d’Or. Lionel Messi has been the favourite to win the Ballon d’Or ever since the nominees were announced in September. The ex-Barcelona man led Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar, almost single-handedly, scoring 7 goals and providing …

15 minutes on the clock, 222 players to guess – though some appear multiple times, of course. Remember to tweet your scores @FourFourTwo – spoiler-free, please! – and share with your friends. NOW TRY Quiz! Can you name every player to finish in the Ballon d’Or top three from 1995 to 2022? The Ballon d’Or was conceived …

The Napoli hitman spoke exclusively to Pulse Sports on his Ballon d’Or nomination, being the frontrunner for CAF POTY, and his readiness to take up Rashidi Yekini’s mantle at next year’s AFCON These are, without a doubt, the best of times for Victor Osimhen.  The form that saw him deliver …

12 minutes on the clock, 73 players to guess. Remember to tweet your scores @FourFourTwo and share with your mates. THEN TRY Quiz! Can you name every Ballon d’Or 2023 nominee? We use Kwizly for our quizzes – find out more here 2008 was the year that the Ballon d’Or changed forever. It was to be the first of many …

The Ballon d’Or 2023 power ranking makes for intriguing reading – as we might see our first-ever Major League Soccer winner. We’re well and truly out of the duopoly era, now. From 2008 to 2021, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi dominated the Ballon d’Or with only Luka Modric breaking their …

The shortlist for world football’s most prestigious individual award, Ballon d’Or, has been revealed.      Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, who played a pivotal role for Napoli and also helped win the Scudetto for the first time in 33 years, made the 30-man shortlist alongside Lionel Messi and 28 …

Erling Haaland claims the PFA Player of the Year award with the 2023 Ballon d’Or in view Manchester City’s Erling Haaland has been rewarded for his exceptional 2022/23 season by being named the PFA Player of the Year, to go with his Premier League Player of the Year and EPL …

Super Falcons forward Asisat Oshoala has been recognised for her humanitarian work in Nigeria alongside four other football stars led by Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford and Real Madrid stars. Nigeria International and Barcelona Femeni forward Asisat Oshoala has been nominated for the Socrates Award by France Football. Oshoala leads a …

PSG forward Kylian Mbappe has suggested that he might need to leave the club to stand a chance of winning the Ballon d’Or French forward Kylian Mbappe has labelled his club side Paris Saint Germain as “divisive” and claimed playing for them has been a factor in failing to win …

Mythbuster is a series that critically fact-checks preconceived footballing notions and myths. This edition takes a trip down memory lane to the 2010 Ballon d’Or which Lionel Messi won but many believed to have been Wesley Sneijder’s year. The Ballon d’Or and other awards in general are typically controversial and …