Updated 2026 Men's Ballon d'Or Rankings
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The race for the 2026 Ballon d'Or is well and truly on - so who are the main contenders for the Golden Ball, and who has work to do to keep up?
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2026 Ballon d’Or power rankings: PSG stars rise but no chance of an Arsenal winner
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After finishing 18th in the Ballon d'Or rankings last year, Melchie Dumornay is well deserving of a top-three finish. Florencia Tan Jun / There is something about the glitz of a Champions League final that awakens the Ballon d’Or imagination.
The race for the 2026 Ballon d'Or is well and truly on - so who are the main contenders for the Golden Ball, and who has work to do to keep up?
Last year marked a new era for the Ballon d'Or, world soccer's most prestigious individual prize. For the first time since 2003, neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo—who have each won the prize eight and five times,
The battle for the 2026 Ballon d’Or is entering a decisive period following the conclusion of the Champions League and major European league seasons, with the 2026 World Cup now taking centre stage
With the Lionel Messi-Cristiano Ronaldo duopoly presumably disappearing into the rearview mirror, the battle for the Ballon d'Or hasn't felt so open for the best part of 20 years, with countless players now beginning each campaign believing they have a ...
While waiting for the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony scheduled for around September, Ousmane Dembélé remains widely favorite in France. Thanks
The results of the 2025 Ballon d'Or, published last Friday by France Football magazine, revealed that Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi (26) received 484 points in the journalists' vote. Despite an outstanding season with Paris Saint-Germain, Hakimi finished ...