Personal Award - Soccer Wiretap

Giovinco, Kamara, Feilhaber Named Finalists For MLS MVP
Toronto FC's Sebastian Giovinco, the Columbus Crew's Kei Kamara and Sporting Kansas City's Benny Feilhaber are finalists for the MLS Most Valuable Player award.

ESPN

FIFA Announces 23-Man Ballon d'Or Short List
Barcelona (6), Bayern Munich (5) and Real Madrid (4) represent 65 percent of players on the list.

RealGM Staff Report

Lionel Messi Named Best Player In Europe
Lionel Messi last won the award in 2011.

RealGM Staff Report

Barça Trio, Five Juve Players, Ronaldo, Hazard On Europe Shortlist
Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez of Barcelona are up against Cristiano Ronaldo, Eden Hazard and five Juventus players for UEFA's 2014-15 Best Player in Europe award.

Cristiano Ronaldo Wins 3rd Ballon D'Or
Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon D'or for the third time of his career.

RealGM Staff Report

Andrea Pirlo Wins Third Straight Serie A Player Of The Year
Andrea Pirlo joins Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the only other player to have won the award three times.

Ben Gladwell/ESPN

Carlos Vela Named La Liga Player Of The Month For November
Carlos Vela had four goals in November, including a hat-trick against Elche.

Jamie Kemp/Inside Spanish Football

Ronaldo, Messi, Neuer On Ballon d'Or Shortlist
Cristiano Ronaldo is widely considered the favorite to win the award after helping lead Real Madrid to the Champions League title.

The Guardian

Ronaldo Wants To Be Considered Best Of All-Time
Cristiano Ronaldo wants to be considered the greatest footballer of all-time.

Joe Wright/Goal.com

Gerrard Cites 'Politics' For Suárez Ballon D'Or Snub
Steven Gerrard believes Luis Suárez's bite during the World Cup is why he isn't nominated.

Chris Bascombe/Telegraph

Ronaldo Overwhelming Favorite To Win Ballon d'Or
Cristiano Ronaldo is a heavy favorite to win the Ballon d'Or with 1/6 odds.

Phil Kitromilides/Goal.com

Löw, Sabella, Klinsmann On FIFA's Coach Of The Year Shortlist
Joachim Löw and Alejandro Sabella led Germany and Argentina to the World Cup Final.

ESPN

Ronaldo, Messi Headline 23-Man Ballon d'Or List, Suárez Omitted
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer were among the 23 players selected for the Ballon d'Or shortlist.

ESPN

Andrés Iniesta Wins 2014 Golden Foot Award
The finalists were chosen by a panel of journalists, their decision being based both on both achievement and personality.

Press Release