Ballon D'Or

Messi-led Argentina will clash with Modric-led Croatia at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar in the Fifa World Cup 2022 semi-final today

Real Madrid Star Karim Benzema walked away with the Ballon d'Or trophy in a ceremony held at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France

Indian football fans can watch the live telecast of Ballon d'Or, which will be available in the early hours of Tuesday

Karim Benzema was among the 30-man list of nominees for the 2022 Ballon d'Or award while seven-time winner Lionel Messi was omitted from the list for the first time since 2006

Argentina's Lionel Messi has bagged the Ballon d'Or award for a record-extending seventh time

Ronaldo has hit out at Ballon d'Or chief Pascal Ferre for claiming that the Manchester United star told him that he wished to retire with more Ballon d'Or than the Argentine superstar Lionel Messi

The award has sparked the debate whether it is bestowed according to personal merit or team performance