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Ronaldo Wins Inaugural Ballon d'Or of All Time Award

Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the first winner of the Ballon d'Or of All Time, beating Lionel Messi in a fan-voted competition.

6 publishers · 20 articles · first seen 19 Oct 2026 · updated 9d ago

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The odds

How the odds moved · Will Lionel Messi win the 2026 MLS Golden Boot?
0%50%100%97%14 Sept, 23:18 UTCnowwww.espn.com: Ronaldo pips Messi to win Ballon d'Or of All Time · 29 Oct, 11:43 UTCAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: Who are the best players never to win the Ballon d’Or? · 25 Oct, 08:20 UTCwww.espn.com: Who deserves to win the Ballon d'Or? Messi, Yamal, Kane -- or someone else? · 23 Oct, 12:26 UTCAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: Which countries and players have won the most Ballon d’Or awards? · 21 Oct, 05:29 UTCSI Feed: What Is the B.O.A.T Award? Why Cristiano Ronaldo’s Latest Honor Is So Decisive · 29 Oct, 19:30 UTCTimes of India: 'Football belongs to the fans': Ronaldo reacts after winning Ballon d’Or of All Time · 29 Oct, 14:11 UTCTimes of India: Ronaldo beats Messi to win inaugural BOAT award for 2008 Man United season · 29 Oct, 04:07 UTCSI Feed: Cristiano Ronaldo Beats Lionel Messi to Win Prestigious Ballon d’Or Honor · 28 Oct, 21:00 UTCSI Feed: Ballon d’Or 2027: Ranking the Early Favorites to Win Top Individual Honor · 27 Oct, 11:00 UTCSI Feed: Lionel Messi’s 2026 Ballon d’Or Ranking—Revealed · 26 Oct, 23:27 UTCfeeds.bleacherreport.com: Harry Kane, Alexia Putellas Makes History with 2026 Ballon d'Or Award Wins · 26 Oct, 22:36 UTCQuartz: Real Madrid to Hamburg: the clubs behind the Ballon d'Or · 26 Oct, 13:57 UTCTimes of India: Ballon d'Or: Messi, Yamal and Mbappe among favourites; how the winners are decided · 26 Oct, 11:42 UTCSI Feed: Women’s Ballon d’Or 2026: Ranking the Favorites to Win · 23 Oct, 15:00 UTCSI Feed: The All Time Ballon d’Or Table: Ranking the 30 Most Successful Players · 22 Oct, 19:00 UTCSI Feed: Lionel Messi Ballon d’Or History: Total Nominations, Wins, Vote Record · 22 Oct, 18:30 UTCSI Feed: The Ballon d’Or Prize Cristiano Ronaldo Is Still Fighting Lionel Messi for This Year · 20 Oct, 20:00 UTCQuartz: Ronaldo, Messi und Mbappe führen die Forbes-Liste der bestbezahlten Sportler an. · 19 Oct, 15:32 UTCQuartz: Ronaldo, Messi and Mbappe lead Forbes' highest-paid athletes list · 19 Oct, 15:26 UTCTimes of India: Ronaldo dominates Ballon d’Or of All Time vote, leaving Messi and 10 winners behind · 19 Oct, 11:42 UTC

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The story so far

6 publishers have covered this in 20 articles since 19 Oct 2026. Times of India published first, on 19 October at 11:42 UTC; Quartz followed 3h 43m later. The most recent article, from SI Feed, appeared on 29 October at 19:30 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), www.espn.com (major outlet), Times of India, Quartz, SI Feed, feeds.bleacherreport.com.

3 prediction markets price this story:

  • Will Lionel Messi win the 2026 MLS Golden Boot? — the market puts it at 97%, with $3k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 22 Nov 2026. For the outcome "Yes" to occur, Lionel Messi must win the 2026 MLS Golden Boot. For the outcome "No," either another player wins the award or there is no declared winner due to cancellation or postponement after December 31, 2026 ET.
  • Lionel Messi — the market puts it at 7%, closing 1 Jan 2027. The outcome is Yes if Lionel Messi tops Google's 2026 Global Athletes search list. The outcome is No if he does not reach that number one spot. Readers often mistake the specific category for the overall global ranking.
  • Lionel Messi — the market puts it at 2%, with $47 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jan 2027. The outcome is Yes if Lionel Messi is named Time Person of the Year for 2026. The outcome is No if he does not receive this specific award in that year. Readers often mistake other honors, like the Princess of Asturias Award, as counting toward this resolution.

Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.

How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Will Lionel Messi win the 2026 MLS Golden Boot? at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. Times of IndiaRonaldo dominates Ballon d’Or of All Time vote, leaving Messi and 10 winners behind96%
  2. QuartzRonaldo, Messi and Mbappe lead Forbes' highest-paid athletes list96%
  3. QuartzRonaldo, Messi und Mbappe führen die Forbes-Liste der bestbezahlten Sportler an.96%
  4. SI FeedThe Ballon d’Or Prize Cristiano Ronaldo Is Still Fighting Lionel Messi for This Year96%
  5. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraWhich countries and players have won the most Ballon d’Or awards?96%
  6. SI FeedLionel Messi Ballon d’Or History: Total Nominations, Wins, Vote Record97%▲1 points since the previous source
  7. SI FeedThe All Time Ballon d’Or Table: Ranking the 30 Most Successful Players97%
  8. www.espn.comWho deserves to win the Ballon d'Or? Messi, Yamal, Kane -- or someone else?97%
  9. SI FeedWomen’s Ballon d’Or 2026: Ranking the Favorites to Win97%
  10. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraWho are the best players never to win the Ballon d’Or?97%
  11. Show 10 later sources
    1. Times of IndiaBallon d'Or: Messi, Yamal and Mbappe among favourites; how the winners are decided94%▼3 points since the previous source
    2. QuartzReal Madrid to Hamburg: the clubs behind the Ballon d'Or95%
    3. feeds.bleacherreport.comHarry Kane, Alexia Putellas Makes History with 2026 Ballon d'Or Award Wins94%▼1 points since the previous source
    4. SI FeedLionel Messi’s 2026 Ballon d’Or Ranking—Revealed94%
    5. SI FeedBallon d’Or 2027: Ranking the Early Favorites to Win Top Individual Honor94%
    6. SI FeedCristiano Ronaldo Beats Lionel Messi to Win Prestigious Ballon d’Or Honor94%
    7. Times of IndiaRonaldo beats Messi to win inaugural BOAT award for 2008 Man United season97%▲3 points since the previous source
    8. www.espn.comRonaldo pips Messi to win Ballon d'Or of All Time97%
    9. Times of India'Football belongs to the fans': Ronaldo reacts after winning Ballon d’Or of All Time97%
    10. SI FeedWhat Is the B.O.A.T Award? Why Cristiano Ronaldo’s Latest Honor Is So Decisive97%
  12. Current odds97%

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. Ronaldo pips Messi to win Ballon d'Or of All Time www.espn.com ·
  2. Who are the best players never to win the Ballon d’Or? Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  3. Who deserves to win the Ballon d'Or? Messi, Yamal, Kane -- or someone else? www.espn.com ·
  4. Which countries and players have won the most Ballon d’Or awards? Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  5. What Is the B.O.A.T Award? Why Cristiano Ronaldo’s Latest Honor Is So Decisive SI Feed
  6. 'Football belongs to the fans': Ronaldo reacts after winning Ballon d’Or of All Time Times of India
Show 14 more sources
  1. Ronaldo beats Messi to win inaugural BOAT award for 2008 Man United season Times of India
  2. Cristiano Ronaldo Beats Lionel Messi to Win Prestigious Ballon d’Or Honor SI Feed
  3. Ballon d’Or 2027: Ranking the Early Favorites to Win Top Individual Honor SI Feed
  4. Lionel Messi’s 2026 Ballon d’Or Ranking—Revealed SI Feed
  5. Harry Kane, Alexia Putellas Makes History with 2026 Ballon d'Or Award Wins feeds.bleacherreport.com
  6. Real Madrid to Hamburg: the clubs behind the Ballon d'Or Quartz
  7. Ballon d'Or: Messi, Yamal and Mbappe among favourites; how the winners are decided Times of India
  8. Women’s Ballon d’Or 2026: Ranking the Favorites to Win SI Feed
  9. The All Time Ballon d’Or Table: Ranking the 30 Most Successful Players SI Feed
  10. Lionel Messi Ballon d’Or History: Total Nominations, Wins, Vote Record SI Feed
  11. The Ballon d’Or Prize Cristiano Ronaldo Is Still Fighting Lionel Messi for This Year SI Feed
  12. Ronaldo, Messi und Mbappe führen die Forbes-Liste der bestbezahlten Sportler an. Quartz
  13. Ronaldo, Messi and Mbappe lead Forbes' highest-paid athletes list Quartz
  14. Ronaldo dominates Ballon d’Or of All Time vote, leaving Messi and 10 winners behind Times of India

Related prediction markets

Linked by software because they are about the same subject. Most ask a different question from the one this story reports, so read each market's own question. How often the link is right

  • Polymarket Will Lionel Messi win the 2026 MLS Golden Boot? 97% −1 $3k 24hends 22 Nov 2026

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  • Kalshi Lionel Messi 7% $0 24hends 1 Jan 2027

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