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  Ousmane Dembele reveals Lionel Messi's wishes to him following legendary Ballon d'Or victory

  Football | September 27, 2025 14:04 IST

  Star French and PSG forward Ousmane Dembele recently came forward and talked about how Lionel Messi was the first person to wish him after his Ballon d'Or victory in Paris.

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  Dembele clinches Ballon d'Or, Bonmati wins 3rd straight women's title - check full list of winners

  Football | September 23, 2025 8:46 IST

  Ousmane Dembele, the 28-year-old French footballer, beat the favourite Lamine Yamal to win the men's Ballon d'Or after a sensational season with Paris Saint-Germain. Spain's Ainata Bonmati, on the other hand, became the first woman in history to win three titles, winning back-to-back.

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  Ballon d'Or 2025 top 10 confirmed; Dembele, Yamal, Salah look for coveted prize

  Football | September 22, 2025 23:50 IST

  The Ballon d'Or awards are considered the most prestigious awards in the sport of football. For the 69th edition of the awards, the organisers have confirmed the top 10 with the likes of Ousmane Dembélé, Lamine Yamal and Mohamed Salah on the list.

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  Ballon d'Or 2025: A look at last five winners of football's most prestigious award

  Football | September 22, 2025 7:31 IST

  With the Ballon d'Or 2025 ceremony right around the corner, let us have a look at the five winners of the men's Ballon d'Or trophy, the likes of Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema, and Spain's Rodri feature on the list.

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  Ballon d'Or 2025 Live: When and where to watch award ceremony in India?

  Football | September 22, 2025 22:02 IST

  With the Ballon d'Or 2025 ceremony all set to be held on September 22, let us have a look at the where to watch, live streaming and live broadcasting details of the marquee event where the best footballer will be crowned.

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  Ballon d'Or 2025: When will winner be announced? Check date and time

  Football | August 08, 2025 14:04 IST

  With the Ballon d'Or 2025 ceremony rapidly approaching, let us have a look at when the ceremony will be held, when the best football player in the world will be crowned at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France.

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  Vinicius Jr believes speaking out against racism resulted in Ballon d'Or defeat, Real boycott event

  Football | October 29, 2024 15:50 IST

  Spainiard Rodri won his maiden Ballon d'Or title as he pipped the likes of Vinicius Jr and Jude Bellingham to the footballing crown. Real Madrid had boycotted the event after they got to know that Vinicius wasn't winning as the Brazilian forward came up with a strong response on social media.

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  Rodri pips Vinicius Jr to clinch men's Ballon d'Or title, Bonmati becomes women's winner

  Football | October 29, 2024 7:46 IST

  Spain and Manchester City's Rodri beat Vinicius Jr and Jude Bellingham to be named the best player in the world as he got his hands on the Ballon d'Or title for the first time. Arriving in crutches, Rodri has been sidelined from the game with a long‑term anterior cruciate ligament injury.

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  Messi, Ronaldo miss out on Ballon d'Or nominees list for first time since 2003; Mbappe included

  Football | September 05, 2024 8:11 IST

  For the first time since 2003, none of Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo found themselves on the list of 30 nominees for the men's Ballon d'Or award. Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, missed out on nomination last year as well while Messi won the same in 2023 for a record eighth time.

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  Former Inter-Real Madrid star makes strong claim over Messi's 'unfair' Ballon d'Or triumph in 2010

  Football | December 02, 2023 23:46 IST

  "It was a little unfair that I didn’t win the 2010 Ballon d’Or and Messi did. But, I’m not a guy who cries about that. The Ballon d’Or is an individual award, and I prefer to win collective trophies," Former Real Madrid playmaker said.

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  Ballon d'Or 2023: Full list of winners from 1956 as Lionel Messi wins for record 8th time

  Football | October 31, 2023 12:54 IST

  Argentina superstar Lionel Messi, on Monday, won the Ballon d'Or award for the best Football player in the world for the record extending 8th time in history. He defeated Norway’s UEFA Player of the Year Erling Haaland of Manchester City to bag the prestigious award.

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  India TV Sports Wrap on October 31: Today's top 10 trending news stories

  Cricket | October 31, 2023 10:47 IST

  India TV Sports Wrap on October 31: Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets to notch up their third win while Pakistan face Bangladesh in a must-win clash In football, Lionel Messi clinched his 8th Ballon d'Or title. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on October 31.

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  Lionel Messi edges Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe out to win record 8th Ballon d'Or

  Football | October 31, 2023 8:21 IST

  Argentina legend Lionel Messi pipped Manchester City star Erling Haaland and PSG forward Kylian Mbappe to grab his historic eighth Ballon d'Or. Messi, who had a terrific season starting with leading Argentina to FIFA World Cup win and then a Ligue 1 win with PSG, heaped praise on Haaland and Mbappe.

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  Ballon d'Or 2022: Karim Benzema wins prestigious prize after leading Real Madrid to 14th UCL title

  Football | October 18, 2022 7:26 IST

  Ballon d'Or 2022: France and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has won the prestigious Ballon dÓr for the first time after leading Real Madrid to their 14th Champions League title

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  Ballon d'Or 2022: Messi faces massive setback | READ

  Football | August 13, 2022 10:03 IST

  n a sudden turn of events, seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi was left out of the final 30-man list of nominees on Friday.

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  Benzema deserves to win Ballon d'Or, says Messi

  Football | May 31, 2022 18:09 IST

  Benzema scored 44 goals in 46 matches with his club this season, and equalled Madrid great Raul Gonzalez as the club’s second-highest scorer with 323 goals.

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  Messi wins Ballon d'Or award for record 7th time; Ronaldo finishes outside top 5 in voting

  Football | November 30, 2021 13:52 IST

  Alexia Putellas became the third winner of the women's award for an outstanding season with Barcelona and Spain.

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  Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo included in Ballon d'Or 'Dream Team'

  Football | December 15, 2020 9:43 IST

  The esteemed line-up also includes Brazil's three-time World Cup winner Pele and legendary Argentinian Diego Maradona, who died last month of a heart-attack.

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  Has Robert Lewandowski been robbed of 2020 Ballon d'Or?

  Football | July 20, 2020 20:24 IST

  Robert Lewandowski has done everything to win the prestigious Ballon d'Or trophy this season, but in the end, he is robbed by the French Football Magazine who decided to cancel the award ceremony for the first time since 1956.

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  2020 Ballon d’Or cancelled for first time since 1956 amid coronavirus disruption in football

  Football | July 20, 2020 17:49 IST

  Awarded by France Football magazine, the Ballon d’Or has been given out every year since Stanley Matthews won the first one in 1956.