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Vinicius Jr speaks on winning 2024 Ballon d'Or

Real Madrid winger, Vinícius Júnior has stated that he is "calm" despite predictions that he may win this year's Ballon d'Or award. Vinicius Jr was voted Man of the Match as Los Blancos defeated Bayern Munich 2-1 in midweek to go to the Champions League Final

Ballon d'Or organizers announce new rule for winner

France Football, the organizers of the Ballon d'Or awards, are set to implement a new rule from this year. With over two weeks left before the ceremony takes place on October 28, there have been whispers about who will take the prize home. Real Madrid's Vinicius

Why Erling Haaland missed 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony

Erling Haaland opted to skip the 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris to support his friend, Erik Botheim, who was playing in Malmo's match against Goteborg in Sweden. Haaland, who was nominated for the prestigious award, had an exceptional 2023-24 season with

How Ronaldo reacted to question on Ballon d' Or 2019

Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, on Sunday night said he will not speak on the 2019 Ballon d' Or, after his side defeated Netherlands 1-0 in the UEFA Nations League final. The 34-year-old is widely expected to compete with Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk and

Ekiti 2018 Election: Policeman Sleeping While Watching Over Ballot Box

The Ekiti governorship election has since begun with voters exercise their civic rights at different polling units across the state. A Police officer expected to watch over ballot box was spotted sleeping on duty while voting exercise is still on at Ward 11

Ballon d'Or: First set of nominees announced (Full list)

The first set of nominees for this year's Ballon D'Or award have been revealed. They include Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang (Arsenal), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus).

Ballon d' Or 2021: 'No need' - Lewandowski makes confession

Bayern Munich striker, Robert Lewandowski, has admitted that there is 'no need' for him to think about winning this year's Ballon d' Or because he still has a lot to do before and after the award gala. Lewandowski insisted that he stopped thinking about the

Ballon d' Or 2021: Cristiano Ronaldo to miss award ceremony

Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, will not be in Paris on Monday night for the 2021 Ballon d' Or ceremony. This claim was made by a respected Portuguese journalist, Pedro Sepulveda. Sepulveda disclosed this in a tweet via his handle on Monday afternoon

Ballon d'Or 2021: Iker Casillas criticizes Messi's seventh award

Real Madrid legend, Iker Casillas, has criticized the decision to hand Paris Saint-Germain's Lionel Messi the 2021 Ballon d'Or. Casillas claimed Messi is one of the five best footballers of all time, but the Ballon d' Or organizers must start to take note

Ballon d'Or: Rashford tipped to fight Mbappe for award

Marcus Rashford's former team-mate at Manchester United, Matteo Darmian, has tipped him to compete with Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe, for the Ballon d'Or in the future Darmian play for four years alongside Rashford at Old Trafford, before moving

Ballon d'Or 2021: Players positioned to win award named

Italy and Juventus stars, Federico Chiesa, Giorgio Chiellini, and Chelsea's Jorginho, have been named possible favourites to win this year's Ballon d'Or. Lionel Messi of Argentina and Barcelona and Italy goalkeeper, Gianluigi Donnarumma are also among the

Ballon d'Or: Top three contenders revealed by new ranking

Paris Saint-Germain star, Lionel Messi has been tipped to win the 2021 Ballon d'Or ahead of Jorginho and N'Golo Kante. However, the two Chelsea stars are in serious contention to claim the most prestigious individual award, according to Fansided power ranking

EPL: Usyk tips Chelsea forward to win Ballon d'Or

Ukraine boxing heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk has tipped Chelsea's Mykhailo Mudrk to win the Ballon d'Or in future. Mudryk completed a €100million move to Stamford Bridge from Shakhtar Donetsk in January. The 22-year-old recorded his first assist last weekend

Why Pele never played in Europe, won Ballon d'Or

Brazilian football icon, Pele never played for a club in Europe during his boisterous years of football. Again, the Brazil football king only played for just two clubs namely Santos and American side, New York Cosmos. Yet, he was regarded as one of the greatest

Despite my stubbornness, Olamide mentored me - Singer, Badboy Timz

Nigerian singer, Olorunyomi Oloruntimilehin, popularly known as Bad Boy Timz has revealed that he was inspired by ace-musician Olamide "directly and indirectly." He paid tribute to the YBNL boss via his Twitter handle on Thursday night. He said Olamide motivated

Ballon d'Or: Harry Kane makes claim on winning award

Former Tottenham striker, Harry Kane has reckoned that he now has more chances of winning the Ballon d'Or after joining Bayern Munich. The England national team captain moved to Bayern Munich from Spurs in a £100 million deal. He joins the Bavarians who have

Lionel Messi Speaks onn Karim Benzema's Ballon d'Or Win

In 2022, former Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema clinched the prestigious Ballon d'Or award, triumphing over former Barcelona star Lionel Messi and others. This victory marked his exceptional performance during the previous season, significantly contributing

Ballon d'Or: Top 5 favourites to win award ranked

The top five favourites to win this year's Ballon d'Or have been ranked. Man City's star midfielder, Rodri has been ranked fourth in a recently held fan vote on the official Ballon d'Or website. Rodri received just 6.6% of the votes from football supporters