1/5: Cristiano Ronaldo holds ... Instagram/Lionel Messi 3/5: Josef Bican / UEFA.com 4/5: Romario secures the fourth position ...

Either would be the first winner to be born since December 1987. Such was the dominance of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who have respectively won eight and five of the last 15 Ballon d’Or ...

Lewandowski and Benzema have been prolific in the Champions League but it is nearly impossible task for them to match Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of goals scored in the competition, needing ...

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are nearing 40 and still scoring ... One of the greatest ever and a three-time World Cup winner. Pele only played for two clubs while leading Brazil to glory ...

Cristiano Ronaldo is undoubtedly one of the biggest media figures in the history of football. For many, the Portuguese is nothing less than the best European footballer of all time, while others ...

Also excluded was Messi’s great rival, five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo. It was the first time since 2003 that neither player made the list. Vinicius Junior, Rodri, Jude Bellingham, ...

Former Nigeria captain, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha has given his opinion in the debate over who is the greatest footballer of all time, GOAT, Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi and Ronaldo ...

and the Norway striker can challenge the standards set by both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Haaland scored the 10th hat trick of his City career in the 4-1 win over Ipswich Town on Saturday.

Both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been left off the nominees list for this year's men's Ballon d'Or, paving the way for a new champion. Leading the nominations are Jude Bellingham and ...

At 19 years old, Ronaldo was nominated for the Ballon d’Or for the first time, finishing 12th in the rankings, with Ukraine’s Andriy Shevchenko taking the prize. Messi entered the Ballon d ...

Lionel Messi may be considered by many as the greatest soccer player of all time, but the Argentina star was omitted from the list of nominations to win this year's Ballon d'Or award — the sport ...