Sentence examples for in ballon from inspiring English sources

The great and the good of the footballing world have shimmied their way down the red carpet, stopped to sign shirts/scarves/flags, posed for countless selfies and - in Ballon d'Or nominee Manuel Neuer's case - handed out mementos in the form of a laminated piece of card to the hundreds of screaming fans begging for a moment of their heroes' time.

DEAR SIR -- Supposing you may not have received intelligence to be relied on as to the reality & extent of the late discovery of traversing the air in ballons, & having lately perused a book in which everything is brought together on that subject as low down as Decemb.

It's easy to forget that he was runner-up in the Ballon d'Or in 1999 and twice in the Fifa World Player of the Year award.

That season was the personal peak of his career – his 29 goals in all competitions, and his fourth place in the Ballon d'Or in 1999 were both career-bests.

It is a shock, however, to discover that he has not received a single vote in the Ballon d'Or in his entire career.

We all know by now that Lionel Messi doesn't vote for Cristiano Ronaldo and the Real Madrid star doesn't vote for his Barcelona rival in the Ballon d'Or In each of the last six years neither has voted for the other, with Ronaldo seemingly starting the feud by voting for Xavi, Iker Casillas and Wesley Sneijder in 2010 - a year when no Argentina vote was registered.

He came second in the Ballon d'Or voting in 2032... Oh, wait, Ivica Strok isn't real.

Neymar was runner-up in the Ballon d'Or when Messi won it (in truth, it was Suárez who could feel overlooked).

Pirlo was man of the match in the 2006 World Cup final and won the Bronze Ball in the tournament, while Xavi has come third in the Ballon d'Or three times, and was Euro 2008's player of the tournament.

He finished third in the Ballon d'Or but he arrives home having scored once in 10 games at Milan and Chelsea were keen to get rid of him.

Or Cristiano Ronaldo to Burton's Lionel Messi in the Ballon d'Or of law.