2024 Ballon d’Or: All you need to know

The 2024 Ballon d’Or is fast approaching, with football’s brightest talents competing for the sport’s most prestigious individual accolade. This year’s competition is particularly open, as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who have dominated the award for over a decade, are absent from the shortlist. Messi, a record eight-time winner, and Ronaldo, with five wins,