Ronaldo may have landed five Ballon d'Or awards in his career but that has not stopped the superstar from having a controversial past with the prestigious FIFA ceremony

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d'Or five times in his career, but his relationship with the award has been a chequered one.

Cristiano Ronaldo was one of the big names to miss the 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony and also did not vote for the Kopa Trophy, an award given to the best young player of the season.

The Ballon d'Or is the most prestigious individual soccer award. Lionel Messi has won a record eight times. Check out the all-time winners list now.

Messi won a record-extending eighth Ballon d'Or last year after leading Argentina to triumph at the World Cup in 2022. Wilson, who wrote about the history of Argentinian soccer in his book “Angels With Dirty Faces,” sees no obvious successor to the Barcelona great, now at Inter Miami.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has explained why Xavi and Andres Iniesta didn't win the Ballon d'Or, thanks to multiple-time winners Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo shared the Ballon d'Or for over a decade. Now, new stars like Vinicius Jr. are vying for the award. Here’s a look back at Messi and Ronaldo’s wins at the Brazilian’s current age.

GOAL runs through every edition of the Golden Ball since 2000, outlining which players were most worthy winners - and who was robbed