Lionel Messi is closing in on another historic milestone after scoring his reported 76th direct free-kick goal against ...

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 ...

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 has arrived in Argentina ahead of his farewell game with the national team, a friendly against Benin in Buenos ...

The Inter Miami superstar is chasing a famous ninth Ballon d’Or award.

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.

Inter Miami CF superstar Lionel Messi has been nominated for the Ballon d'Or 2026 award, it was announced Tuesday.

(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 ...

Some of the best players of the modern era finished behind the two icons over the years.