Ballon d'Or: Every previous winner of the prestigious award including Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Rodri

Ballon d’Or: Every previous winner of the prestigious award including Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Rodri

Forward of the 2025 ceremony, Sports activities Mole takes a have a look at each previous winner of the celebrated Ballon d’Or, together with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Whereas membership honours such because the World Cup and Champions League convey nice satisfaction to the winners, there isn’t a higher particular person prize in soccer than the celebrated Ballon d’Or.

The trophy – and the rating of those that miss out – has typically been used to match the standout stars of the sport all through historical past, and provided that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have 13 Ballons d’Or between them, they’re usually thought-about to be the best of all time.

The Argentine ahead secured high spot eight instances throughout his illustrious profession for his years with Barcelona and his nationwide workforce, whereas Messi’s Portuguese rival, Ronaldo, took dwelling the title on 5 separate events, largely for his spell with Actual Madrid.

Nonetheless, with the pair within the twilight of their careers and plying their commerce in much less aggressive divisions in the USA and Saudi Arabia, they’re unlikely so as to add to their spectacular tallies, and had been in actual fact not even nominated for the 2024 version of the prize.

Manchester Metropolis’s Rodri was the winner on that event, a lot to the chagrin of Vinicius Junior and his Los Blancos associates, who felt the Spanish midfielder’s Euro 2024 triumph was not comparable the the Brazilian’s Champions League and La Liga double.

Right here, Sports activities Mole takes a have a look at the earlier winners of the Ballon d’Or, forward of the 2025 ceremony on Monday.

Who gained the 2024 Ballon d’Or?

Actual Madrid extremely boycotted the ceremony when it was leaked that Vinicius wouldn’t be profitable the primary prize.

Rodri as a substitute completed on the summit; the 28-year-old loved an excellent 2023-24 season for Man Metropolis, scoring 9 objectives and registering 14 assists in 50 appearances in all competitions, and he then helped Spain win Euro 2024.

The midfielder needed to be substituted on the interval of the ultimate towards England by means of harm, however he had been excellent till that time, and his worldwide success performed a number one function in him securing the trophy.

“A really special occasion for me, my household and my nation,” stated Rodri, who’s out for the remainder of the season after struggling an ACL harm in September, after securing the award.

“At present shouldn’t be a victory for me, it’s for Spanish soccer, for thus many gamers who haven’t gained it and have deserved it, like [Andres] Iniesta, Xavi, Iker [Casillas]Sergio Busquets, so many others. It’s for Spanish soccer and for the determine of the midfielder.”

Rodri grew to become the primary Spanish participant to win the boys’s award since 1960, with Jude Bellingham ending third behind Vinicius, whereas Dani Carvajal and Erling Haaland made up the highest 5 within the 2024 outcomes.