Ballon d'Or 2026 Power Rankings: Harry Kane out in front ahead of Champions League final as Ousmane Dembele, Declan Rice and more eye Europe's biggest prize

The race for the 2026 Ballon d'Or is well and truly on - so who are the main contenders for the Golden Ball, and who has work ...
The New York Times

The Ballon d’Or and why football has become so obsessed with individual awards

It is almost a quarter of a century since Michael Owen won the Ballon d’Or, and the story of his coronation as Europe’s best footballer belongs to a different era. Word of the young forward’s ascent ...
Sports Illustrated

Mohamed Salah’s 2025 Ballon d’Or Ranking Revealed

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah had to settle for a fourth-place finish in this year’s Ballon d’Or. Only Vitinha, Lamine Yamal and eventual winner Ousmane Dembélé finished above the Egyptian star. The ...
The New York Times

How Ousmane Dembele and Aitana Bonmati won top 2025 Ballon d’Or awards at Paris ceremony

Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembele and Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati have won the top prizes at the 2025 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony in Paris, France. Dembele, who helped PSG become the first French ...
World Soccer Talk

The Best vs. Ballon d'Or: What's the difference between the two major soccer awards?

© Pascal Le Segretain/Philipp Schmidli/Getty ImagesLionel Messi holding the Ballon d'Or trophy and Cristiano Ronaldo kissing The Best FIFA award. This Tuesday, The ...