Ballon d'Or presenters France Football has released justification explaining why Neymar was left off the 30-man shortlist to win the prestigious award for the first time since 2010.

The crisis-hit Merengue are into the last 16 but are not impressing, while there is also work to do for the likes of Juventus ...

Angel Di Maria says he "didn't give a f*ck about the Man Utd No 7" after being handed the jersey at Old Trafford and claims ...

A look at 10 compelling reasons why Michael Essien is widely regarded as Ghana’s greatest midfielder of all time ahead of the ...

Reports had suggested that Gonzalo Garcia may inherit the No 9 but The Athletic can reveal that it will be handed to Endrick.

Cristiano Ronaldo has shared a message on social media after being left off the shortlist for the 2025 Men’s Ballon d’Or ...

However, in 2017, Arsenal almost signed a player who may have changed the trajectory of the club in the final year of Arsene Wenger’s tenure. The young French forward netted 26 goals across all ...

The wheels came off in spectacular fashion - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked for the crime of sitting eighth in the league, the team scraped through a very weak Champions League group only to be ...

As the 2025 Ballon d’Or approaches, football finds itself in the midst of one of the most competitive and unpredictable races ...

Another star-studded Ballon d'Or nominees list has been announced. So The Athletic’s experts made their cases for who should ...

With the excitement of being nominated comes the concurrent disappointment of exclusion, as some players will be bitterly ...

Other nominees include Barcelona's Raphinha (34 goals, 25 assists), Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (34 goals, 23 assists), who was named Premier League Player of the Season, and Manchester City striker ...