There was a global outcry from media and fans after Messi, 27, was given the award following the defeat of his Argentina side to Germany in the 2014 World Cup final in which the Barcelona star had ...

Lionel Messi paid tribute to Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola and his teammates on Tuesday, a day after winning the Golden Ball by a record margin. The Argentina forward won the European Footballer of ...

FIFA decided that Messi was better than Mbappe at the World Cup. Messi beats Mbappe to World Cup Golden Ball award Argentina are the 2022 FIFA World Cup champions after a 4-2 victory on penalties ...

The two GOATs will battle with other exciting players for the top individual awards when the Qatar 2022 World Cup kicks off this weekend. Ronaldo and Messi headline the Qatar 2022 World Cup Golden ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Argentina captain Lionel Messi won FIFA's "Golden Ball" award as the best player of the World Cup after leading his team to Sunday's final and Colombia's James Rodriguez ...

Gerard Houllier has defended FIFA's controversial decision to name Lionel Messi the best player at the World Cup, telling Le Monde: "He fully deserves the Golden Ball". There was a global outcry from ...