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Roma captain Francesco Totti "deserved to win the Ballon d'Or" at least once in his glittering career according to club legend, Roberto Falcao.

You sort of feel that, one day, he'll be the answer to a trivia question. Who was the Premier League's top goal scorer twice before his 20th birthday and never achieved the feat again? Or, who won the Ballon d'Or in 2001 but then never won anythin...

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho believes Cristiano Ronaldo was unfairly beaten to the 2012 Ballon d'Or crown, insisting the Portuguese winger was more "decisive" than Lionel Messi last year.

Jose Mourinho says he did not attend January's Ballon d'Or ceremony as the vote had been fixed to allow Spain manager Vicente Del Bosque win the 2012 Coach of the Year award.

Jose Mourinho is not a happy man. In an interview with Portuguese state radio on Tuesday, the Real Madrid coach essentially accused FIFA of rigging the vote for the Best Manager award at the 2012 Ballon d'Or. This is nothing new; when Barcelona e...

Former French international Robert Pires believes Andres Iniesta is Barcelona's best player, putting him ahead of Lionel Messi.

Lionel Messi is the best to ever play the game of football. The four-time Ballon d'Or winner is capable of finishing, providing, dribbling, opening spaces, attracting defenders, unlocking games and inspiring teammates at a level that was certainly be...

Marco van Basten admits he holds a desire to take charge of his former club Milan and would relish the challenge of coaching Mario Balotelli. • Blog: Patience is the key The 48-year-old - a three-time Ballon d'Or winner whilst wearing ...

Daniel Agger rates Luis Suarez as the most talented player at Liverpool, telling fans in a live Twitter chat that he would nominate the Uruguay forward for the Ballon d'Or.

Bayer Munich midfielder Franck Ribery says he is not worried about being snubbed for the Ballon d'Or nominations as he knows he is one of the world's top players.

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite should probably be in the midst of his peak years in the beautiful game now. Kaka, the former Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year winner not so long ago, had it all on his arrival at the Santiago Bernabeu. H...

#INSERT type:image caption: Messi helped Barca open up an 18-point lead over third-placed Barcelona END# Lionel Messi celebrated his fourth successive Ballon d'Or award by once again inspiring Barcelona to a victory 3-1 at Malaga.Messi won his rec...

Lionel Messi celebrated his fourth successive Ballon d'Or award by once again inspiring Barcelona to victory at Malaga.Messi won his record-breaking FIFA honour on Monday, taking the honour ahead of Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, and continued his ...

Barcelona maintained their 11-point lead atop the Primera Division after Lionel Messi celebrated winning the Ballon d'Or by inspiring his side to a 3-1 victory at Malaga.

Lionel Messi celebrated his fourth successive Ballon d'Or award by once again inspiring Barcelona to a 3-1 win at Malaga.

Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano has hailed compatriot and team-mate Lionel Messi but stressed the club do not rely solely on his talent.Messi collected his fourth successive Ballon d'Or earlier in the week after scoring 91 goals in 2012 and his ...