The 66th edition of the Ballon d’Or 2022 ceremony, which was held today, Monday, October 17, 2022, saw Real Madrid and France forward Karim Benzema pick up the prestigious award; the organizers released the full player power rankings. Benzema became the fourth french man to win the award after delivering a stellar performance in the […]
Juventus and Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has named his five favourites for this year’s Ballon d’Or including one African, but snubbed hoary rival Lionel Messi. The prestigious Golden Ball will be handed out by France Football on 3 December, and many believe there could be a new winner for the first time in 10 years, with Luka […]
Julen Lopetegui has paid tribute to the Real Madrid fans, after he was sacked as manager on Monday. The 52-year-old was axed following the 5-1 El Clasico humiliation at the hands of Barcelona on Sunday. Madrid released a statement to confirm Lopetegui’s exit, in which they appeared to criticise the former Spain boss for failing to […]
The Portugal boss believes his star man should have been crowned UEFA’s Player of the Year after losing out to the Croatian. Cristiano Ronaldo and not Luka Modric should have been crowned UEFA’s 2017-18 Player of the Year, according to Portugal head coach Fernando Santos. Ronaldo scored 15 goals to lead Real Madrid to a […]
The former Real Madrid star is reportedly earning more than three times the amount of the second highest-paid player, Gonzalo Higuain. Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest-paid player in Serie A and earns three times more than anyone else in Italy‘s top-flight, according to a report published by Gazzetta dello Sport. The Portuguese star has been the big talking point in […]
Jose Mourinho believes that the Ballon d’or, the trophy awarded to the world’s best footballer, should be scrapped,Since its not one’s effort. The Chelsea manager has sided with Arsene Wenger in calling into the question the legitimacy of the award. Speaking last year, Wenger said he was ‘totally against’ the Ballon d’Or, and in a […]