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Ballon d'Or 2021: Didier Deschamps names player to win award

France manager, Didier Deschamps has backed Chelsea midfielder, N'Golo Kante to win the Ballon d'Or this year. Deschamps believes Kante deserves to win the Ballon d'Or following his excellent performances for Chelsea this season. Recall that the Ballon d'

Ballon d'Or 2023: Thierry Henry names player to win award

Former Arsenal skipper, Thierry Henry has said Lionel Messi should win this year's Ballon d'Or. The winner of the award will be announced on Monday, October 30 in Paris. Messi is the favourite to take home the prize for a record eighth time after leading Argentina

2023 Grammy Award: Burnaboy loses, Tems, others win (Full list of winners)

The 2023 Grammy award held on Sunday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, U.S. The 65th annual Grammy awards, acclaimed to be the world's most prestigious music honours, saw major wins for Adele and Beyoncé, Harry Styles and Kendrick Lamar. Beyonce

Ballon d'Or 2024: Endrick names top five favourites to win award

Real Madrid forward, Endrick, has named his top five favourites to win the Ballon d'Or this year. The Brazilian youngster, who only joined Los Blancos this summer, listed five of his new team-mates as possible winners. They are: Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellignham

Ballon d'Or 2024: Bellingham overtakes Vinicius Jr as favourite for award

Real Madrid midfielder, Jude Bellingham, has overtaken his team-mate Vinicius Junior as favourite to win this year's Ballon d'Or award. The two players have been widely regarded as the two leading contenders for the prize. Bellingham was integral to Madrid's

AFCON 2023: ₦2.24 Billion reward awaits Super Eagles for triumph over Angola

Super Eagles are set to be beneficiaries of a $2.5 million windfall should they overcome Angola. The Super Eagles are poised for a showdown with Angola's Palancas Negras this Friday in a quarterfinal clash at the ongoing 34th Africa Cup of Nations in Côte

Ballon d'Or 2024: Rodri reveals who people believe will win award

Manchester City midfielder, Rodri, has claimed people believe he is going to win the 2024 Ballon d'Or award. Rodri is one of the frontrunners for the prize along with Real Madrid's duo of Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham. The Spain midfielder won the Premier

Ballon d'Or 2025: Pique picks player he prefers to win award

Legendary Barcelona defender, Gerard Pique, has picked Lamine Yamal to win the Ballon d'Or award this year ahead of Ousmane Dembele. Pique has played with both forwards and has watched them play close up. Yamal enjoyed a sensational season for club and country

AFCON 2021: Super Eagles manager, Eguavoen reacts to winning best coach award

Super Eagles interim boss, Augustine Eguavoen, has expressed happiness after winning the Group Stage Best Coach award at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2021 in Cameroon. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) had earlier on Saturday named Eguavoen

Ballon d'Or 2021: France Football unveils award power rankings (Top 30)

France Football have unveiled the 30-man rankings for the 2021 Ballon d' Or award on Monday night. Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez made it to 20th-place on the rankings on the back of his excellent performance last season. Mason Mount, who won the Champions

Ballon d'Or: Owen Hargreaves names top two contenders for 2025 award

Former England forward, Owen Hargreaves, has shared his opinion on the player to be awarded the 2025 Ballon d'Or. He is of the opinion that Barcelona superstar, Raphinha, is very close to Liverpool's Mohamed Salah in the race for the Ballon d'Or. He believes

Ballon d'Or 2024: Rodrygo names player who deserves to win award

Real Madrid winger, Rodrygo, has named teammate, Vinicius Junior as the favorite to win the Ballon d'Or this year. Vinicius led Real Madrid to win both the La Liga and UEFA Champions League titles last season. The 23-year-old hit double digits in both goals

Ballon d'Or 2024: Dani Carvajal picks player that should win award

Real Madrid right-back, Dani Carvajal has picked his teammate Vinicius Junior as the player that deserves to win the 2024 Ballon d'Or award. According to the Spain international, the Brazilian deserves the top individual prestigious award after his performances

Ballon d'Or 2025: Kaka names six favourite players to win award

AC Milan legend, Kaka, has named six favourites players to compete for the 2025 Ballon d'Or. The 43-year-old picked Mohamed Salah, Kylian Mbappe, Lamine Yamal, Ousmane Dembele, Raphinha and Virgil van Dijk for the Ballon d'Or. He, however, noted that this

Messi wins 2022 best playmaker award ahead of Modric, De Bruyne (Full list)

Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, has won the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) playmaker of the year award for the fifth time. According to Marca, Messi won the IFFHS award after accumulating 170 points in the ranking process

Two Persons That Made Nigeria Proud at the 2023 Ballon dOr award ceremony.

Over the years Nigeria haven't had players or other personality that made the nation proud at the Ballon d'Or award ceremony. However, here are the two persons who made the black nation proud tonight: 1. Victor Osimhen (Football Player) The striker made his

Ballon d'Or 2023: Organizers contact Messi as winner of award is leaked

Inter Miami forward, Lionel Messi, is expected to win his eighth Ballon d'Or later this month. According to the UK Mirror, the winners for both the male and female awards for 2023 have been leaked. Messi led Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar last year.

Ballon d'Or: Messi reacts as Rodri wins 2024 award ahead of Vinicius

Inter Miami forward, Lionel Messi, has congratulated every nominee and winners at the 2024 Ballon d'Or award. Messi was absent at Monday's ceremony as he was not excluded from the 30-man shortlist this year. However, some of his Argentina team-mates made the