Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and every Ballon d'Or winner of the 21st century so far - ranked. Story by Mark Doyle • 6d. H ere we are, then, it's time to hand out another Ballon d'Or, ...

Lionel Messi won his eighth Ballon d'Or. In a career that's spanned over 15 amazing years, we decided to take a look back at ...

Messi leads the all-time list with 8 Ballon d’Or wins, while Ronaldo follows with 5. Between 2008 and 2023, the two superstars won the award a combined 13 times, with only Luka Modric (2018) and ...

In 2024, Lionel Messi cannot win the Ballon d'Or as he was not amongst the 30 players nominated by France Football for the award. In fact, it's the first time since 2003 that neither Messi nor ...