ROY HODGSON sprung a surprise with his Ballon d'Or nominations after failing to include winner Cristiano Ronaldo and instead opting for former Liverpool man Javier Mascherano as his first choice.
Nike has created their first ever micro-diamond encrusted football boots to mark Cristiano Ronaldo's Ballon d'Or hat trick. And, like Cristiano himself, they're not just for show — he will wear them for the second leg of Real
Bayern Munich honorary president Franz Beckenbauer summed up the mood in much of the German media as he described the result of the Ballon d'Or World Player of the Year vote as "unjust." Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who played a starring role
Cristiano Ronaldo trounced Lionel Messi in the Ballon d'Or ballot on a day used by Barcelona's beaten megastar to cast fresh doubt on his future in Catalonia. Part Hollywood premiere, part political platform, Fifa's awards night confirmed above all
The voting for the Ballon d'Or has been revealed and once again it was full of tactical voting, with the two front runners, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, not picking the other in their top three. Voting was made by the captain and coach of each