Tag: Ballon d’Or
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I should’ve been Ballon d’Or winner, I won everything this year: Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski had a perfect season to win the treble with Bayern Munich. The 32-year-old became the top scorer of the Bundesliga and Champions League.
August 30, 2020 -
Ballon d’Or 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
“For the first time in its history, which began in 1956, the Ballon d'Or will not be awarded in 2020."
July 20, 2020 -
Cristiano Ronaldo marks 1,000th game with record-equalling goal
The 35-year-old tapped in six minutes before the break on Saturday to equal the mark held by Gabriel Batistuta and Fabio Quagliarella.
February 23, 2020 -
Cristiano Ronaldo bags Dubai Globe Soccer Awards’ best men’s player
Ronaldo did not win the Ballon d'Or this year, finishing behind Lionel Messi who bagged it for the record sixth time and Liverpool's Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk.
December 30, 2019 -
‘It’s flattering being noticed by Lionel Messi,’ says Kylian Mbappe
The 21-year-old also explained the trajectory of his football career which has seen him become one of the top players in the world.
December 24, 2019 -
Barcelona take a call on Lionel Messi’s future
Notably, the legendary Argentine had signed a deal with Barca which would run until July 2021.
December 23, 2019 -
‘Cristiano Ronaldo lost Ballon d’Or because he left Real Madrid’
Notably, Ronaldo missed the 2019 Ballon d'Or award to his long-time rival and Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi, who bagged his world-record sixth Ballon d’Or at the ceremony in Paris.
December 17, 2019 -
‘There should be a separate Ballon d’Or for Ronaldo and Messi’, suggests Sergio Ramos
Messi took home the 2019 Ballon d'Or by defeating Virgil van Dijk and long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo.
December 11, 2019 -
Does Cristiano Ronaldo regret leaving Real Madrid?
Ronaldo has reportedly told a few of his former Real Madrid teammates that on second thought he regrets leaving the La Liga heavyweights.
December 9, 2019 -
Cristiano Ronaldo Jr makes superstar father proud, wins Best Striker award after Under-9 tournament win
Ronaldo himself took to his Instagram handle to post a picture of his son with the “best striker” award which he had won.
December 9, 2019 -
Dutch legend labels Liverpool star ‘new Cristiano Ronaldo’
The Dutch legend is of the opinion that Sadio Mane of Liverpool has it in him what it takes to be a Cristiano Ronaldo in world football.
December 9, 2019 -
Sadio Mane keen on winning Ballon d’Or
Liverpool notably had four of their players in the top 10 and six in the top 20.
December 7, 2019 -
Luis Suarez claims Lionel Messi’s retirement comments were ‘misunderstood’
Suarez feels Messi will go on to play for years to come.
December 6, 2019 -
Spanish Football Federation likely to install Lionel Messi’s statue: Reports
Messi, who is 32 now, had moved to Barcelona in 2000 from Newell’s Old Boys and has gone on to become one of their most important players and perhaps their greatest ever.
December 6, 2019 -
‘It’s a shame Sadio Mane finished fourth in Ballon d’Or’, says Lionel Messi
Mane was Messi's pick for the prestigious award as the Senegalese has been in terrific form in the recent years.
December 5, 2019 -
Cristiano Ronaldo delayed Serie A awards arrival until he was confirmed as winner
Ronaldo, meanwhile, finished third in 2019 Ballon d'Or Rankings, behind Virgil van Dijk and sixth-time winner Lionel Messi.
December 4, 2019 -
‘Honoured to be nominated with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’: Virgil van Dijk
Had Van Dijk clinched the 2019 Ballon d'Or, he would have become the first defender to achieve the feat since Fabio Cannavaro in 2006.
December 4, 2019