Alan Shearer enjoyed a phenomenal 1996 and expected to win the Ballon d'Or but lost to Matthias Sommer of Germany and Dortmund.

As the only player-coach on this list, Helmut Benthaus is the most efficient of all our legends in terms of quickly wrapping ...

Let's start here. The Klassiker is similar only in name, not in nature to Spain's Clásico or even the Superclásico of ...

Matthias Sammer spent five years in Dortmund and won everything there is to win. He helped Dortmund win the Champions League in 1997 and became the first defender in 20 years to win the Ballon d'Or in ...

Matthias Sammer, Borussia Dortmund Matthias Sammer joined BVB as ... was named the German Footballer of the Year twice, and won the Ballon d'Or. Kevin De Bruyne is still plying his trade for ...

With six months to go until this year's award is given out, we assess the top 10 candidates as it stands in a new regular ...

Later this year, the Ballon d'Or will be handed out for the 69th time, crowning the best player in the world during the 2024-25 campaign. And the choice is likely to generate a strong reaction ...

Peruse that list of Ballon d'Or candidates and most of the others were teenage sensations. Raphinha's own route to the top has been less linear. Consider, for example, that it was only three years ...

Emile Heskey is confident that one England star can pip Mohamed Salah to the Ballon d’Or award despite the Liverpool forward’s remarkable exploits this season. Other than a disappointing ...

Football may be a team sport, but the Ballon d'Or, its most prestigious individual honour, still means everything to the stars at the top of the game. The award recognises the best player in the ...