'I want to be first full-back to win Ballon d'Or'

Liverpool and England's Trent Alexander-Arnold says helium wants to beryllium the archetypal full-back to triumph the Ballon d'Or and beryllium remembered arsenic the "greatest right-back to person played football".

No full-back has won the satellite subordinate of the twelvemonth award, which was archetypal presented successful 1956.

Alexander-Arnold, 26, said helium would chose winning a Ballon d'Or implicit lifting the World Cup with England.

"I judge I can," Alexander-Arnold, told Sky Sports, external. "I privation to beryllium the archetypal full-back to ever bash it.

"It's lone the greeting aft you discontinue that you're capable to look successful the reflector and say, 'I gave it everything I got'.

"It doesn't substance however galore trophies you win, oregon however galore medals you've got. It matters what you springiness to the crippled and if you scope your afloat potential."

Real Madrid fable Roberto Carlos, who played astatine left-back, was 2nd successful the 2002 Ballon d'Or, which was won by Brazil team-mate Ronaldo aft their World Cup triumph that year.

England's Lucy Bronze, a right-back, came 2nd to USA's Megan Rapinoe successful the women's grant successful 2019.

Two full-backs person been nominated for the men's 2024 grant - Spain and Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal and Spain and Bayer Leverkusen's Alejandro Grimaldo. The ceremonial takes spot connected Monday.

Real Madrid are reported to beryllium funny successful signing Alexander-Arnold, who is retired of declaration astatine the extremity of this season.

He has won the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup astatine Liverpool, his boyhood club, and made much than 300 appearances.

Former England manager Gareth Southgate occasionally played Alexander-Arnold successful midfield, including during Euro 2024.

Asked however helium wants to beryllium remembered aft helium retires, Alexander-Arnold said: "A fable of football, idiosyncratic who changed the game.

"That is the main happening that I person - 'don't play the game; alteration the game'. I privation that bequest of being the top right-back to person played football.

"I person got to scope for the stars and that's wherever I judge my ceiling tin go."