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  Shame to see Sadio Mane finish fourth in Ballon d'Or: Lionel Messi

  Football | December 05, 2019 20:09 IST

  Messi 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 | December 03, 2019 8:38 IST

  Barcelona 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 | November 26, 2019 13:57 IST

  Ballon 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 | October 22, 2019 18:05 IST

  Neymar'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 | October 22, 2019 18:01 IST

  Messi 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 | October 22, 2019 9:24 IST

  When 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 | December 04, 2018 17:38 IST

  Hegerberg 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 | December 04, 2018 9:33 IST

  Messi 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 | October 09, 2018 10:12 IST

  The 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 | October 08, 2018 19:15 IST

  Mbappe 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 | December 18, 2017 14:25 IST

  A 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 | January 24, 2015 16:58 IST

  Munich: 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 | January 20, 2015 14:47 IST

  Barcelona: 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 | January 20, 2015 7:32 IST

  Paris: 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 | January 15, 2015 18:13 IST

  Barcelona, 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 | January 15, 2015 10:15 IST

  Madrid: 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 | January 13, 2015 17:46 IST

  Zurich: 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 | January 13, 2015 14:57 IST

  Lisbon: 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 | December 24, 2014 13:50 IST

  New 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

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  Cristiano deserves Ballon d'Or, says Brazilian Ronaldo

  Football | December 13, 2014 16:29 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Brazil football great Ronaldo described Portuguese star Cristiano Cristiano deserves Ballon d'Or, says Brazilian Ronaldo's goalscoring run as "unthinkable", and said the Portuguese forward is a clear favourite for the Ballon d'Or