Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal scooped the 2024 Kopa Trophy during October's Ballon d'Or ceremony, beating the likes of Arda Guler, Kobbie Mainoo and Savinho to be crowned the best men's player ...

Lionel Messi has won the men’s Ballon d’Or, soccer’s biggest individual prize, for a record-extending eighth time. After missing out on the trophy in 2022, Messi, who is widely regarded as ...

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi holds his Ballon d'Or trophy before the team's club friendly soccer match against New York City FC, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Credit: AP ...

One year after Lionel Messi took home his eighth Ballon d'Or trophy, the Argentine international failed to make the list of nominees for the award in 2024. The official list of nominees for the ...

Lionel Messi's Ballon d'Or wins. After finishing third in 2007 and second in 2008, Messi won his first Ballon d'Or in 2009, before going on to win the award for the following three successive years.

Messi became the first active Ballon d'Or winner from Major League Soccer in 2023, and while it's not impossible for the Argentine to go and win a ninth trophy, it's thought to be highly unlikely.

As third-placed Mbappe said, "When Messi wins the World Cup, Messi has to win the Ballon d'Or. Haaland had a great season, me too, but next to winning a World Cup, it doesn't weigh much.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi held the Ballon D’Or over his head as fireworks lit up the sky to bring a pregame ceremony to a close. And with that, Inter Miami got to celebrate the ...

One year after Lionel Messi took home his eighth Ballon d'Or trophy, the Argentine international failed to make the list of nominees for the award in 2024.

Lionel Messi held the Ballon D’Or over his head as fireworks lit up the sky to bring a pregame ceremony to a close. And with that, Inter Miami got to celebrate the game’s greatest player one ...