England may have officially gifted the world with soccer, but the sport has since been transformed by many nations, each ...
24. Gianni Rivera Italy's 'ragazzo d'oro' – or Golden Boy for you and I – Rivera was a playmaker who spent his career at AC Milan, where his vision, precision passing, and leadership earned him the ...
The Ballon d'Or went to a new home this year, as Manchester City and Spain star Rodri outlasted three Real Madrid stars to be ...
From the last 10 European Golden Shoe winners, only one of them has managed to win the Ballon d’Or which isn’t a great omen for Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian forward is currently ...
Former Chelsea forward Adrian Mutu believes his cocaine addiction cost him the Ballon d'Or. The Romanian forward arrived at Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2003 from Parma in a reported £16 ...