SOCCEROOS captain Mile Jedinak stayed away from fashion and didn't even pick Lionel Messi at all in his votes for the Ballon d'Or, while Ange Postecoglou took the traditional path and nailed the final order. The full list of votes for the prestigious
This is how democracy works. You give the right to vote to a large swath of people of varying ages, expertise levels, and motivations, add up their collective responses, and hope to come out with a good result. Today's Ballon d'Or award ceremony, where
Ahead of the announcement of the winner of the 2016 Fifa Ballon d'Or, we take a look at some of the winners of its previous incarnation, when it was just the plain old Ballon d'Or aka the European Footballer of the Year. The annual award was presented
Carli Lloyd has won the FIFA women's Ballon d'Or award as the best player in 2015, beating out Celia Sasic and Aya Miyama. Lloyd scored in each of the United States' final three World Cup games, including a hat trick in the World Cup final. Voting on
But the 2015 Ballon d'Or gala? That is not your idea of a good time. That is your worst nightmare. Because, despite being Cristiano Ronaldo (the number one, el numero uno, le grand fromage), you're expected to attend… despite knowing you're not going