Tag: Ballon d’Or

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 31: Martin Odegaard of Arsenal hands the Captains armband to Bukayo Saka of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC at Emirates Stadium on August 31, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

4 Arsenal players & 2 ex-Gunners nominated for Ballon d’Or

Four Arsenal players have been nominated for the 2024 Men's Ballon d'Or, with the nominees confirmed on Wednesday night.
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 30: A general view of the Ballon D'Or trophy at the 67th Ballon D'Or Ceremony at Theatre Du Chatelet on October 30, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Arsenal’s Ballon d’Or results

3 Arsenal players, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, and Aaron Ramsdale, were up for the Ballon d'Or. The nominations reflect their contributions to Arsenal's Premier League 2022/2023 campaign.
Arsenal's English goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale celebrates at the end of the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium in London on March 4, 2023. - Arsenal won 3 - 2 against Bournemouth. (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

Aaron Ramsdale gets Yashin Trophy nomination

Aaron Ramsdale, Arsenal's first-choice goalkeeper, is in the running for the Yashin Trophy, given annually to the world's best goalkeeper. He faces competition from Premier League and international talents.
Arsenal's English midfielder #07 Bukayo Saka celebrates scoring the team's second goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest at the Emirates Stadium in London on August 12, 2023. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

4 Arsenal players make Ballon d’Or shortlists

Four Arsenal players—Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Katie McCabe, Amanda Ilestedt—highlight the Ballon d'Or long lists, showcasing the club's exceptional talent in both men's and women's football.
LONDON - MAY 17: Thierry Henry of Arsenal is presented with his Barclaycard Premiership Player of the Year Award by Ian Wright during the Martin Keown Testimonial match between Arsenal and England XI at Highbury, on May 17, 2004 in London. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Thierry Henry: The greatest Ballon d’Or loser

The Ballon d'Or was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic but it returns this year and I thought it worth talking about the greatest player to never win it - Thierry Henry.

Who will win? Every Women’s Ballon d’Or nominee rated

France Football have named the 20 players selected for the Women's Ballon d'Or 2019, so let's look at them all and see who is likely to win.
MONACO, MONACO - FEBRUARY 18: Arsene Wenger winner of the Laureus Lifetime Achievement award speaks on stage during the 2019 Laureus World Sports Awards at the Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo on February 18, 2019 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Simon Hofmann/Getty Images for Laureus)

Arsene Wenger tips Liverpool man to win Ballon D’Or

Arsene Wenger has tipped Sadio Mane to win the Ballon D'Or ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as we wait for the nominees to be announced.
Olympique Lyonnais' Norwegian forward Ada Hegerberg gestures after receiving the 2018 FIFA Women's Ballon d'Or award for best player of the year during the 2018 FIFA Ballon d'Or award ceremony at the Grand Palais in Paris on December 3, 2018. - The winner of the 2018 Ballon d'Or will be revealed at a glittering ceremony in Paris on December 3 evening, with Croatia's Luka Modric and a host of French World Cup winners all hoping to finally end the 10-year duopoly of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo credit should read FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images)

What a t**t: Arsenal players react to Ballon d’Or sexism

What do you ask the first ever woman to win the Ballon d’Or who has just given a rousing speech aimed at encouraging more women and girls to get involved with the sport? Well, if you’re a dick with a dick, you ask her to twerk, of course.
Olympique Lyonnais' Norwegian forward Ada Hegerberg gestures after receiving the 2018 FIFA Women's Ballon d'Or award for best player of the year during the 2018 FIFA Ballon d'Or award ceremony at the Grand Palais in Paris on December 3, 2018. - The winner of the 2018 Ballon d'Or will be revealed at a glittering ceremony in Paris on December 3 evening, with Croatia's Luka Modric and a host of French World Cup winners all hoping to finally end the 10-year duopoly of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo credit should read FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images)

Ada Hegerberg wins the first ever Women Ballon d’Or but event is marred by...

The Norwegian striker Ada Hegerberg won the first ever women's Ballon d'Or which was voted for by a panel of journalists.

3 favourites picked – Who could win the Ballon d’Or?

France football have created the Women's Ballon d'Or and, for the first Edition, there are 15 nominees.
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Arsenal fans react to Alexis not being on Ballon d’Or list

Alexis Sanchez wasn't nominated for the Ballon d'Or, but the likes of Philippe Coutinho were.

Does Alexis’ Ballon d’Or nomination mean anything?

Earlier this week, Alexis was nominated for the Ballon d'Or. The greatest individual prize in football will end up in the hands of either Lionel...

Women’s Football shortlists for FIFA Ballon d’Or 2015 revealed

Controversy is not far away when the annual FIFA Ballon d'Or pre-list is disclosed and this year is no exception with top players and...