Ballon D Or
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2020 Ballon d’Or cancelled for first time since 1956 amid coronavirus disruption in football
Football | Jul 20, 2020, 05:49 PM ISTAwarded by France Football magazine, the Ballon d’Or has been given out every year since Stanley Matthews won the first one in 1956.
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Shame to see Sadio Mane finish fourth in Ballon d'Or: Lionel Messi
Football | Dec 05, 2019, 08:09 PM ISTMessi became the first player to win six Ballon d'Or, however, he feels that it is a "shame" that Liverpool forward Sadio Mane did not finish higher than fourth in the rankings.
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Lionel Messi wins record sixth Ballon d'Or, Meg Rapinoe wins women's award
Football | Dec 03, 2019, 08:38 AM ISTBarcelona superstar Lionel Messi won a record sixth Ballon d'Or trophy after a stellar season with the Catalan giants.
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2019 Ballon d'Or winner revealed ahead of award ceremony on December 2: Report
Football | Nov 26, 2019, 01:57 PM ISTBallon d'Or 2019 award ceremony is less than a week away and the name of the winner is already revealed.
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Ballon d'Or organizer explains why Neymar was left off 2019 list
Football | Oct 22, 2019, 06:05 PM ISTNeymar's absence from the list of 30 Ballon d'Or candidates was explained Tuesday by France Football magazine which organizes the prestigious award.
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Messi faces Ronaldo, Van Dijk but no Neymar for 2019 Ballon d'Or
Football | Oct 22, 2019, 06:01 PM ISTMessi and Ronaldo's 10-year grip on the individual award organized by France Football magazine was broken by Luka Modric last December.
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Messi, Ronaldo and Van Dijk in the reckoning Ballon d'Or
Football | Oct 22, 2019, 09:24 AM ISTWhen the long list of 30 candidates was announced Monday in Paris, Neymar's name was missing from the nominations.
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Ballon d'Or host DJ Solveig invites wrath for twerking question at winner Ada Hegerberg
Football | Dec 04, 2018, 05:38 PM ISTHegerberg said Solveig also apologized to her personally, even though "I wasn't upset."
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Luka Modric wins Ballon d'Or, ends Messi-Ronaldo's 10-year duopoly
Football | Dec 04, 2018, 09:33 AM ISTMessi and Ronaldo had won every Ballon d'Or since 2008, and usually fought only each other for the greatest recognition among soccer's elite.
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Modric, Mbappe are front-runners to break Messi-Ronaldo dominance in Ballon d'Or
Football | Oct 09, 2018, 10:12 AM ISTThe last player to win the trophy before Ronaldo and Messi took over was Kaka in 2007.
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Kylian Mbappe making case for Ballon d'Or with four-goal game
Football | Oct 08, 2018, 07:15 PM ISTMbappe won the best young player award at the World Cup in Russia after becoming the first teenager to score in a final since Pele in 1958, delivered his most efficient display since joining PSG against Lyon.
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Adiós Kaka: Former AC Milan and Real Madrid midfielder Kaka retires at the age of 35
Football | Dec 18, 2017, 02:25 PM ISTA graceful midfielder, Kaka won 92 caps for Brazil, scoring 29 goals and featuring at three World Cups.
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Ribery blasts 'political' FIFA Ballon d'Or award
Football | Jan 24, 2015, 04:58 PM ISTMunich: Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery has blasted the Ballon d'Or process, saying FIFA's top individual award is "purely political."Ribery watched his teammate Manuel Neuer finish third in the ceremony earlier this month, the same
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Cruyff calls Ronaldo's Ballon d'Or win 'absurd'
Football | Jan 20, 2015, 02:47 PM ISTBarcelona: Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff has described Cristiano Ronaldo's two back-to-back Ballon d'Or awards as "absurd".The former Barcelona star argued that Real Madrid's Portuguese striker did not perform well in the Brazil FIFA 2014
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Ronaldo can overtake Messi to win more Ballon d'Or: Zidane
Football | Jan 20, 2015, 07:32 AM ISTParis: Zinedine Zidane insists that Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has more to give in the future and will end up winning more Ballon d'Or titles than rival Barcelona star Lionel Messi."Ronaldo will win more
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Barcelona president says Messi committed to staying at club
Football | Jan 15, 2015, 06:13 PM ISTBarcelona, Spain: Barcelona's president says Lionel Messi wants to stay at the Spanish club amid speculation about his future. Josep Bartomeu tells Catalunya Radio that Messi "told me that he wants to finish his career at
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Barca can't even contemplate selling Messi: Enrique
Football | Jan 15, 2015, 10:15 AM ISTMadrid: Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has said that the thought of having a team without Lionel Messi is "not even something we contemplate".The future of the Argentina forward has been the subject of much speculation
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Messi, Neuer, Ronaldo voted to FIFPro World XI lineup
Football | Jan 13, 2015, 05:46 PM ISTZurich: All three players shortlisted for the FIFA Ballon d'Or award were selected by their peers for the 2014 FIFPro World XI team.Lionel Messi, Manuel Neuer and Cristiano Ronaldo were among seven 2013 team members
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Portugal authorities congratulate Ronaldo for third Ballon d'Or
Football | Jan 13, 2015, 02:57 PM ISTLisbon: The Portuguese authorities congratulated their country's football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo on winning the Ballon d'Or award for the third time.Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or award Monday at a ceremony in Zurich, beating FC Barcelona
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Xavi: Cristiano Ronaldo not even in top three for Ballon d'Or
Football | Dec 24, 2014, 01:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: If Barcelona legend Xavi had a say Cristiano Ronaldo wouldn't have even appeared in the top three for Ballon d'Or.In an interview to a renowned sports magezine, Xavi said, , 'First Leo (Lionel