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Spaniards Rodri and Bonmatí win the Ballon d'Or while Real Madrid declines the ceremony


Spaniards Rodri and Bonmatí win the Ballon d'Or while Real Madrid declines the ceremony

PARIS (AP) — Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí won the men's and women's Ballon d'Or on Monday as the world's best soccer players, while Real Madrid turned down the star-studded ceremony in Paris in apparent protest. Rodri, 28, won the prestigious award for the first time after helping Manchester City win the Premier League […]

Official Ballon d'Or 2024 rankings: Vinicius Jr beats Rodri and Jude Bellingham to the Golden Ball after an excellent season at Real Madrid


Official Ballon d'Or 2024 rankings: Vinicius Jr beats Rodri and Jude Bellingham to the Golden Ball after an excellent season at Real Madrid

As the midfielder was rewarded for his sensational 2023-24 season, the remaining 30 players on the shortlist determined their final positions in the voting The Ballon d'Or. Love it or loathe it, it's the award every footballer in the world dreams of one day winning. And now, after a memorable 2023-24 season, the 2024 Golden […]

Rodri is a deserving Ballon D'Or winner – no matter what Real Madrid may think


Rodri is a deserving Ballon D'Or winner – no matter what Real Madrid may think

Real Madrid may have set the tone here – quite spectacularly – but… Rodri winning the Ballon d'Or really isn't controversial, is it? If Vinicius Junior had won the award, as Madrid had long expected, it would have been well deserved. And as Madrid argued on Monday after deciding not to attend the ceremony in […]

Manchester United are working on a deal to appoint Ruben Amorim as head coach


Manchester United are working on a deal to appoint Ruben Amorim as head coach

Manchester United are working on a deal to appoint Ruben Amorim from Sporting Lisbon as their new head coach. This was reported by sources in Portugal who spoke anonymously because they are not authorized to discuss the matter The athlete The 39-year-old is ready to take advantage of the opportunity after Erik ten Hag was […]

Retaining Ten Hag was Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS's first big mistake – they can't afford another one


Retaining Ten Hag was Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS's first big mistake – they can't afford another one

The most convincing argument for keeping Erik ten Hag in charge at the end of last season was that he had not yet had the opportunity to work in an elite sporting structure at Manchester United. And if you wanted to be mischievous, you could say he still hasn't done it. Not only because 14 […]

How much the Ballon d'Or is worth to a player – and why it's become such a big deal


How much the Ballon d'Or is worth to a player – and why it's become such a big deal

It is no exaggeration that a new era begins in Paris this evening. For the first time since 2003, a Ballon d'Or will be awarded without Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo on the shortlist. A first winner of football's most coveted individual prize is guaranteed. Father Time has decided it is the next generation's turn […]

Cole Palmer just did “one of the best” things Jamie Carragher has ever seen in the Premier League


Cole Palmer just did “one of the best” things Jamie Carragher has ever seen in the Premier League

Cole Palmer just did “one of the best” things Jamie Carragher has ever seen in the Premier League Jamie Carragher has heaped praise on Chelsea's Cole Palmer for his pass in the build-up to Nicolas Jackson's goal against Newcastle on Sunday. Palmer was denied a goal in the fourth minute when VAR determined he was […]

Man City vs Southampton player ratings: Erling Haaland, that's embarrassing! The Norwegian ends his Premier League goal drought – but TWO shocking misses will get the ridicule they deserve


Man City vs Southampton player ratings: Erling Haaland, that's embarrassing! The Norwegian ends his Premier League goal drought – but TWO shocking misses will get the ridicule they deserve

The striker scored for the first time in four Premier League games in a narrow win, but also missed a host of big chances Erling Haaland's domestic goal drought is over, but while he made the difference in Manchester City's unexpectedly narrow 1-0 win over Southampton, it was not a performance that could dispel recent […]

'Back in fashion' – Wood & Haaland lead the revival of the old-fashioned striker


'Back in fashion' – Wood & Haaland lead the revival of the old-fashioned striker

Chris Wood has scored seven goals for Nottingham Forest after his brace at Leicester (Getty Images) The revival of the traditional number nine has gained momentum. Chris Wood is helping the big target player get back into fashion after his electrifying start to the season for Nottingham Forest. The 32-year-old scored twice in the second […]