Which Portuguese clubs have had the most nominees for the ‘Ballon d'Or’? Take a look at the full ranking of the country’s top three clubs.

Portugal has four nominees for the 2026 Ballon d’Or, but has previously had an edition with ten players on the shortlist. Find out when that happened and in which years there were the most Portuguese players in the running.

With less than two weeks to go before the Ballon d'Or ceremony in London, anticipation is building and the debate over the favorites is heating up. Among the questions on fans’ minds: Do this year’s nominated defenders have a real shot at winning? With nine defenders on the list of finalists, let’s take a look at what the history of the award tells us.

Find out which winners of the ‘Ballon d’Or’ have supplied their talents to the most and the fewest clubs throughout their careers.

We analysed the results since 1956 to find out whether World Cup glory is enough to make a player the favourite to win the ‘Ballon d'Or’ as the world’s best player.

Find everything you need to know about the jury and the official regulations for the 2026 Ballon d'Or in this article.