<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ballon Dor News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news about Ballon Dor tournament. All the latest 2026 Football articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Ballon Dor News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:28:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/football/tournament/Ballon_dor" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2020 14:05:08 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[2020 Ballon d'Or cancelled as the year cannot be treated as normal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prestigious Ballon d’Or will not be awarded in 2020 by the organisers France Football as the normal conditions are not met to treat this year as ordinary. While most of the leagues were suspended for more than three months owing to the pandemic, international events were also hampered.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/jul/20/2020-ballon-d-or-cancelled-as-the-year-cannot-be-treated-as-normal?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/jul/20/2020-ballon-d-or-cancelled-as-the-year-cannot-be-treated-as-normal?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2020 14:05:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/ballon_d_or_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lionel Messi’s comments were misunderstood, admits Luis Suarez]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barcelona star Luis Suarez has spoken on the retirement comment that Lionel Messi made during the Ballon d’Or Gala and revealed that his words were misunderstood. Messi picked up the Ballon d'Or for the record 6th time with Virgil Van Dijk coming a close second and Cristiano Ronaldo a far off third.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2019/dec/06/lionel-messis-comments-were-misunderstood-admits-luis-suarez?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2019/dec/06/lionel-messis-comments-were-misunderstood-admits-luis-suarez?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2019 10:33:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/Luis_Suarez_Barcelona_Sevilla_La_Liga19_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sadio Mane should've won the Ballon d’Or, proclaims Idrissa Gana Gueye]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSG star Idrissa Gana Gueye feels that his Senegal national teammate Sadio Mane has been robbed of the Ballon d’Or and at the very least deserved to finish in the top three. Lionel Messi claimed the prestigious individual prize for the sixth time with Virgil Van Dijk close behind in the rankings.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2019/dec/05/sadio-mane-shouldve-won-the-ballon-d-or-proclaims-idrissa-gana-gueye?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2019/dec/05/sadio-mane-shouldve-won-the-ballon-d-or-proclaims-idrissa-gana-gueye?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:34:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/football/Sadio_Mane_Liverpool_Burnley_Premier_League19_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIFA introduce 'Best Football Awards' where fans' vote will count]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fans globally will be able to vote for the world player of the year, FIFA announced on Monday, after the sport’s world governing body had split with the Ballon d'Or. Player of the year is one of eight awards that fans will vote for and the inaugural ceremony is scheduled for January.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2016/nov/01/fifa-introduce-best-football-awards-where-fans-vote-will-count?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2016/nov/01/fifa-introduce-best-football-awards-where-fans-vote-will-count?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2016 03:58:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/Messi_Ronaldo_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSN, Ronaldo lead Ballon d'Or shortlist ; de Gea misses out]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ballon d'Or shortlist, announced on Monday, has thrown in some big surprises by excluding Arsenal's Mesut Ozil and Manchester United's David De Gea. Meanwhile, it is expected that the trio of Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Suarez and Antoine Greizmann will make it to the podium on 9 January 2017.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2016/oct/24/msn-ronaldo-lead-ballon-d-or-shortlist-de-gea-misses-out?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2016/oct/24/msn-ronaldo-lead-ballon-d-or-shortlist-de-gea-misses-out?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2016 18:06:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/International/cristiano_ronaldo_euro2016_GettyImages.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>