The race for the 2026 Ballon d'Or has begun - so who are the main contenders for the Golden Ball, and who has work to do to keep up?

Barcelona forward Raphinha said he was upset that he didn't win the 2025 Ballon d'Or award after his outstanding season.

Between now and October, when the recipient of the latest Ballon d’Or is announced, there is a lot of football still to be played, of course. Another World Cup year is upon us. The groups and the ...

It has become increasingly clear that the Vinicius Jr. seen today is not the same player who came agonisingly close to ...

Arsenals Rice Tops Ballon dOr Power Rankings Midfielder leads race, aiming to become first Arsenal and English winner in over ...

Haaland's best finish in the Ballon d'Or race came a year after Gundogan's comments when he finished runner-up to Lionel ...

Former Real Madrid star Eden Hazard has thrown his weight behind Kylian Mbappe to win the Ballon d'Or in his time with Los Blancos.

Haaland drops down to fourth in our latest ...

The race is officially on to see who will succeed Ousmane Dembele as the 2026 Ballon d’Or winner. Dembele took out football’s ...

Cristiano Ronaldo's future at Al-Nassr is plunged into doubt after he is left out of their squad for Monday's Saudi Pro ...

To summarise, Ronaldo is unhappy at what he perceives as a lack of investment in Al-Nassr while title rivals Al-Hilal – who are also part-owned by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) – were ...

The Saudi Pro League is "laying the groundwork" for a move for PSG star Ousmane Demebele.Transfer Talk has the latest.