The Ballon d’Or debate is set to heat up as the 2025-26 football season is now underway. At the center of the conversation ...

Barcelona forward Raphinha enjoyed a meteoric rise to superstardom under Hansi Flick and had the best season of his career, ...

Across Europe's top five leagues in 2024-25, only Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (57), who is also up for the award, registered ...

Three former winners and the main protagonist of this summer’s transfer window have been snubbed by France Football.

Tensions have been running high at PSG in recent days between Achraf Hakimi, Ousmane Dembélé, and the French club's fans over ...

Barcelona star Raphinha has spoken about his chances of winning the Ballon after he was nominated for the award following a ...

Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay earned himself a place on the short list for the 2025 Ballon d'Or award, but which other ...

Aitana Bonmati has won a third of the six women’s Ballon d’Or awards, and three in a row is now on the cards. The 27-year-old ...

Another star-studded Ballon d'Or nominees list has been announced. So The Athletic’s experts made their cases for who should ...

The 2025 Ballon d'Or nominees for world's best soccer player are out, with USWNT stars Lindsey Heaps and Emily Fox among those in the running.

Nigeria WNT goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie and head coach Justin Madugu say their historic Ballon d'Or nominations go beyond ...