The 2021 calendar year didn't present voters for the men's Ballon d'Or with many can't-miss candidates, but there was one staring them right in the face. And it wasn't Lionel Messi.

It is the second straight win for Messi, who won in 2019 before the award was canceled in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The 34-year-old began 2021 with Barcelona, finishing last season with 30 ...

Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and Mohamed Salah were named as the finalists for The Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year award for 2021 on Friday. Messi is considered the favorite after taking ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Argentina forward Lionel Messi has agreed to a three-year contract extension that will keep him at Barcelona through 2021. Messi will sign a new deal “in the coming weeks ...

Lionel Messi has won the 2021 men’s Ballon d’Or award, the seventh time he has received the accolade. Alexia Putellas, meanwhile, claimed the women’s award.

The 2021 calendar year didn't present voters for the men's Ballon d'Or with many can't-miss candidates, but there was one staring them right in the face. And it wasn't Lionel Messi.