Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas completed part of the training session with her Barcelona women's team mates on Monday as she continues to recover from a knee injury.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/ballon-dor-winner-putellas-back-training-after-long-term-knee-injury-3377786?cid=cna_flip_070214

BARCELONA, Spain — Luis Suárez Miramontes, the so-called "Golden Galician" who is the only Spanish man to win soccer's most prestigious individual award, the Ballon d'Or, has died, according to former club Inter Milan.

Source: https://www.startribune.com/luis-suarez-only-spanish-man-to-win-ballon-dor-has-died/600288396/

Before the five-time Ballon d'Or winner's lucrative Manchester United contract was terminated mutually, there had been rumours of a move to Saudi Arabia for some time.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/watch-cristiano-ronaldo-arrives-in-riyadh-ahead-of-move-to-al-nassr

Charlton was one of only nine players in football history to have won the World Cup, European Cup (now Champions League ) and the Ballon d'Or, with former Three Lions boss Sir Alf Ramsay noting he was the “lynchpin of our team”.

Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/how-bobby-charlton-finally-ended-31248882

In the same year, Suárez received the Ballon d'Or presented by the French football magazine to the European footballer of the year.

Source: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1139057/luis-suarez-dies

In the speech she gave after receiving the 2023 Ballon d'Or, Aitana Bonmatí recalled a particular moment; playing in front of a sold-out Camp Nou.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/assiletoufaily/2023/12/03/only-3-barcelona-players-sell-more-jerseys-than-putellas-and-bonmat/

Lionel Messi 'SNUBBED Jude Bellingham in the Kopa Trophy vote' as the choices of former Ballon d'Or winners including Ronaldo Nazario and Ronaldinho are 'revealed'

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-12707985/Jimmy-Sains-working-Tony-Sims-Eddie-Hearn-crossover.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Norway, however, will be without injured striker Ada Hegerberg after the Ballon d'Or winner failed to recover in time from a groin injury that saw her withdraw from the previous game before kickoff.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/new-zealand-eye-first-world-cup-knockouts-injury-blows-norway-and-germany-3663756?cid=cna_flip_070214

Previously living in the shadow of Diego Maradona, the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner finally gained universal acceptance in their football-mad country when leading La Albiceleste to a third World Cup title at Qatar…

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/bbcd344109d2217e?ref=ff

Ronaldo, a two-time winner of the Ballon d'Or, and World Cup winner with Brazil, believes Messi is the rightful winner.

Source: https://www.pulsesports.ng/football/story/ronaldo-backs-lionel-messi-for-ballon-dor-ahead-of-erling-haaland-2023102411432265509

She won The Best FIFA Women's Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or awards later that year.

Source: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/uswnt-legend-megan-rapinoe-announces-retirement-at-end-of-2023

The satirical eat-the-rich comedy won rave reviews and received an eight-minute standing ovation(Opens in a new tab) at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival (where it also bagged the place of Palme d'Or winner).

Source: https://mashable.com/article/triangle-of-sadness-where-to-watch

The showdown between OL Reign and Gotham FC was highly anticipated as an emotional farewell for the 2019 Ballon d'Or winner and her former US women's national team mate Ali Krieger.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/soccer/rapinoes-career-ends-with-an-injury-in-nwsl-decider-c-12527539

While presenting the Palme d'Or to French director Justine Triet, Fonda threw the award at Triet after she accidentally left a scroll on the lectern.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12134249/Jane-Fonda-calls-men-arrested-jailed-blames-white-men-climate-crisis.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490