Ballon d'Or

The striker's Bayern team-mate is in no doubt that his spectacular talent in front of the net merited the prize

The Liverpool star has already elevated himself to world level but now he wants the medals and individual awards to cement his legacy

Bayern Munich's star striker has clarified that Messi did not use "empty words" after claiming he should have won the 2020 Golden Ball

There was widespread surprise when the on-form Egyptian forward finished only seventh in the Ballon d'Or voting, well behind the top two

The prolific Bayern Munich striker is not expecting to be handed a Golden Ball for his efforts in 2020 despite having the support of an all-time great

The Bayern Munich striker finished behind Lionel Messi in the France Football vote but nobody has been playing with greater consistency than the Pole

A small Polish town historically known for salt mining wants to give the Warsaw native something to smile about

The Liverpool star fired a brace just days after finishing seventh in the voting

The German midfielder has questioned the decision to hand the Argentine his seventh Golden Ball and feels Karim Benzema was more deserving

The Argentine wizard - as predicted by GOAL - won his seventh Golden Ball on November 29, beating the Bayern Munich star into second place

The Manchester United star has denied claims that his career ambition is to win the award more times than the Paris Saint-Germain attacker

Welcome to GOAL's coverage of the 2021 Ballon d'Or, where Lionel Messi beat out the likes of Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo for an astonish…

The Manchester United star came in sixth in the rankings for the 2021 award as Lionel Messi took the award home for the seventh time

New trophies were given out to the best goalscorer of the year in world football and to the 'best club'

Here's how the winner of this year's highest individual honour was determined

Two years after the last Ballon d'Or was awarded to Lionel Messi, the ceremony has returned to recognise exceptional individual talent in football

The Italy international was taken advantage off as a youngster at Hellas Verona, but could now find himself on the podium for 2021's best footballer

The defender backed his new team-mate to claim the individual prize after many years as rivals

The Blues No.1 is excelling every week on the field for his club but his impact off the field is even more significant

The race to succeed 2019 winner Megan Rapinoe is on, with the best players from around the world all vying for top spot on the podium

France Football is preparing to hand out a prestigious prize in 2021, but the publication’s editor insists no victor has been determined as yet

The Blues star took his exclusion from the individual award in his stride and he plans to just continue what he has always done

The France star wants to add his name to the list of Real Madrid stars to have claimed the award

The Blues' shot-stopper did not make the 30-man shortlist for the biggest individual prize in world football despite a stellar year between the sticks

The Manchester United star faces tough competition for the prize this year but his agent is convinced he deserves to win it

Barca star Caroline Graham Hansen was surprisingly overlooked for the annual award in the latest in a string of concerning calls for the women's game

From Lionel Messi to Jorginho, from Cristiano Ronaldo to Harry Kane, here are all the possible contenders to win this year's Ballon d'Or

The Italy boss is convinced that a Champions League and European Championship winner should be the obvious choice to land a Golden Ball in 2021

While 30 of the world's best players will fight it out for football's most prestigious individual award, there are some who are unlucky to miss out