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Ballon d'Or winner advises Alonso against Liverpool Move

Alonso has impressed this season, with his Bayer Leverkusen ten points clear of Bayern Munich and on track for a first-ever German title with eight games remaining this season. German football legend Lothar Matthäus believes a summer switch to Liverpool would

Ballon d'Or set for changes after UEFA deal

From next year, football's most prestigious individual prize, the Ballon d'Or, will be co-organised by UEFA. The deal comes seven years after a previous partnership between the French organisers of the award and world governing body FIFA ended. From 2024,

Davido Celebrates Osimhen, Oshoala's 2023 Ballon d'Or Nominations.

Nigeria music superstar David Adeleke popularly known as Davido, has congratulated the duo of Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala following their nominations for the 2023 Ballon d'Or award. On Wednesday nominees for the men and women categories of this year's

AI predicts every Ballon d'Or winner until 2038

AI continues to develop more and more every year and it is now not a problem to predict every Ballon d'Or winner until 2038 - the problem is prediction quality. From the first look, you can see big names in the picture that could potentially win a Ballon d'Or

Ballon d'Or 2025: Organisers reveals nominee announcement date

France Football, the organisers of the prestigious individual award, the Ballon d'Or, have announced the date for unveiling the nominees for the 2025 edition of the award. The body made the announcement via their official X account, stating that the list of

Music: Bambo - Ori Mi Wu

"Orimiwu" is a story of love, a heart touching tale that depicts 'Bambo" Falling Madly In Love with the Wrong Guy. The song has been enjoying rave reviews worldwide, as it recently gained the endorsement of Project Fame West Africa Judge and Music heavyweight

Ballon d' Or: Sadio Mane advised to leave Liverpool

Former Senegalese international, Diomansy Kamara, has advised Liverpool forward Sadio Mane to leave the Reds for Real Madrid if he wants to win Ballon d' Or in the near future. Kamara believes Mane, who came fourth behind Lionel Messi, Virgil van Dijk and

Ballon D'Or: Raheem Sterling tipped to win award

Former Marseille and Chelsea forward, Tony Cascarino, has claimed Manchester City's Raheem Sterling, is one of the top five players in the world and is better than Neymar. Sterling scored and provided an assist in England's 4-0 Euro 2020 qualifying victory

Ballon d' Or: Guardiola makes claim about Messi, Ronaldo

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola believes that nobody will be able to match the duopoly that Paris Saint-Germain's Lionel Messi and Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo have when it comes to the Ballon d'Or award. Guardiola doesn't believe two players

Ballon d' Or 2021: Full list of all winners

The 2021 Ballon d' Or was announced on Monday night in Paris. Paris Saint-Germain's Lionel Messi won the Ballon d' Or this year ahead of Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski and Chelsea's Jorginho. Below is the full list of all winners during the 2021 Ballon

Ballon d'Or 2018: Griezmann speaks on wining award

Atletico Madrid striker, Antione Griezmann has expressed his desire to win this season's Ballon d'Or award. Recall that Griezmann was shortlisted for the 2018 Ballon d'Or last month. The 27-year-old, while admitting that there are other players who can win

2018 Ballon d'Or: Hazard names 2 deserving players

Chelsea star, Eden Hazard, has said he does not deserve to win the Ballon d'Or this year. Hazard was among the shortlisted players by the award organizers last month. The Belgian came eighth in 2015 and 19th last year. He had an impressive World Cup campaign

Osimhen can win Ballon d'Or - Jose Peseiro

...says he's not lacking anything to do it Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro believes Napoli forward Victor Osimhen can win the Ballon d'Or in the future. Osimhen is among the 30 players nominated for the 2023 Men's Ballon d'Or as well as one of the 12 nominees

Ballon d'Or 2023 final power ranking (Top 30)

France Football have unveiled the 30-man rankings for the 2023 Ballon d' Or award on Monday night in Paris. Inter Miami's Lionel Messi won the 2023 Ballon d'Or and occupied the first position. The Argentina captain is ahead of Manchester City's Erling Haaland

Who will win the Ballon d'Or? Pundits' picks

The 2024 Ballon d'Or takes place on Monday, when players gather in Paris to find out who has been crowned the world's best male and female footballers. It is the first time since 2003 that neither eight-time winner Lionel Messi nor five-time winner Cristiano

Ballon d'Or 2024 voting results 'leaked' (Top 10)

The voting results for the 2024 Ballon d'Or have been leaked on social media, according to the Daily Mail. The winner will be officially confirmed in Paris on Monday night. But the result may have already been leaked, with a list of the top 12 going viral

Ballon d'Or 2024 nominees set to be unveiled

The nominees for the 2024 Ballon d'Or will be unveiled today. It is almost certain that the current holder and eight-time winner, Lionel Messi, will not even make the podium this time around. This means there will be a first-time winner at the ceremony next

Ballon d'Or 2025: Yamal ranked higher than Dembele

Former Germany international, Bastian Schweinsteiger, has ranked Lamine Yamal higher ahead of Ousmane Dembele in the 2025 Ballon d'Or race. The 40-year-old, who did not name his pick for the Ballon d'Or this year, believes the Spain international should finish