Despite being 39 and playing in the MLS, Lionel Messi is still among the 2026 Ballon d’Or nominees. The Inter Miami star played a key role in his team winning the MLS Cup for the first time in 2025.

Ahead of Lionel Messi’s farewell with Argentina, the Albiceleste faces Burkina Faso in a match scheduled for 5 p.m. PT (8 p.m ...

Ballon d'Or Odds: Can Messi Lock Up Yet Another Award After Masterful World Cup Performance? The Ballon d’Or market has been reshaped by the 2026 World Cup. Messi is now the short co-favorite after ...

Lamine Yamal says the Ballon d'Or should reward style over goals, pointing to Messi and Ronaldinho as his model. When Lamine ...

Con la casaca número 10 vacante, el defensor Cristian Romero como capitán y Julián Álvarez uniéndose a Lautaro Martínez en el ataque marcan los nuevos trazos ...

Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal headline the 30-man Ballon d'Or 2026 shortlist, while Cristiano Ronaldo misses out on the prestigious award. Scroll down to read the full story.

(Illustration: Eamonn Dalton / The Athletic; Getty Images/ Juan Mabromata / AFP) Lionel Scaloni did not know where to look. In the dugout at Arrowhead, Argentina’s coach was caught in the emotion of ...

The 30 nominees for the 2026 Ballon d’Or were revealed on Tuesday, with Lionel Messi among the names included on the list as he seeks his ninth career trophy at the ceremony set for October 26 in ...

The 2026 Ballon d’Or conversation continues to heat up ahead of October’s ceremony, and one of the game’s most respected former goalkeepers has thrown his support behind Lionel Messi as the sport’s ...

Former Ballon d'Or winner Luis Figo has spoken about his favourite to receive the award this year, discussing Lionel Messi's ...

Entering the World Cup, the race for the Ballon d'Or seemed like it came down to three people: Harry Kane, Michael Olise, and Kylian Mbappe. But with all three failing to win the tournament, and Kane ...

Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul will take some time before rejoining Inter Miami CF for the MLS season following their participation in the World Cup with Argentina, sources told ESPN on Monday.