Ballon d’Or
11 Dec
The award of the recent Ballon d’Or for the best European-based footballer to Spain’s 28-year old Manchester City midfielder, Rodri, instead of the red-hot favourite, Real Madrid’s 24-year old Afro-Brazilian winger, Vinícius “Vini” Jr
24 Nov
Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez lashed out at various targets during the club's annual general meeting on Sunday including European and world football governing bodies UEFA and FIFA. The 77-year-old Los Blancos chief has been at war with football's rulers over the Super League project Madrid, Barcelona and other top European sides tried to launch…
28 Oct
Carlo Ancelotti was named Men's Coach of the Year at Ballon d'Or 2024 This year saw the coaching awards presented for the first time, with Ancelotti crowned the inaugural winner after an exceptional 2023/24 campaign with Madrid. Ancelotti led Madrid to La Liga success before winning the Champions League for a fifth time as a…
28 Oct
Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri has won the 2024 Ballon d’Or award. Rodri was announced as the winner at the awards ceremony in Paris, France on Monday. He becomes the first Spanish player to win the Ballon d’Or since Luis Suarez in 1960. Also, he is the first Premier League player to win the…
28 Oct
The Ballon d'Or ceremony got underway on Monday in the absence of Real Madrid stars Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham after the Spanish club said it would boycott over a perceived snub of its players. The seven players from the Madrid contingent that were shortlisted for the individual award, including Kylian Mbappe, Antonio Rudiger, Fede…
28 Oct
Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Real Madrid forward Vinicius will not win the Ballon d’Or. According to a post on his official X account, Romano said that is the reason Vinicius will not be travelling to Paris to attend the awards ceremony tonight. "No one from Real Madrid will attend the ceremony.…
12 Oct
Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini has said his vote for the 2024 Ballon d’Or will go to his Nigeria forward, Ademola Lookman. Lookman made the 30-man shortlist for this year’s award billed for October 28. He is the only African who made the cut after his impressive performance last season where he scored 17 goals,…
5 Oct
Super Eagles striker, Ademola Lookman, has declared that being among the shortlisted candidates for the Ballon d’Or won’t distract him from being focused on improving himself to be at the top level.
4 Sep
Super Eagles of Nigeria and Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman has been nominated for the 2024 Ballon d’Or award. Lookman, who is the only African to make the cut, was included in the 30-man shortlist that was announced on the Ballon d’Or award X handle on Wednesday. The former Everton and Leicester City player will be…
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