The 2022 Ballon d’Or ceremony was not only the 66th edition, but a historic first given the award was shown to a player based on results from the European calendar season, instead of a standard ...

© George Wood/David Ramos/Getty ImagesLionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski playing for Barcelona. From the outside, it looked like just another flashpoint in a high ...

The Ballon d’Or, soccer’s most prestigious individual prize, underwent a historic change in 2022 when France Football announced the award would no longer be based on a player’s performances across the ...