Tag: Ballon d’Or
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Believe it or not, Lionel Messi would not have won a single Ballon d’or if not for this rule change
If the Argentine manages to win the award this year, it would be a massive achievement as it would be the sixth time that he would get the top honour.
November 29, 2019 -
Mbappe backs Messi to win Ballon d’Or
The 20-year-old is widely touted as one of the players who is a potential future winner of the Ballon d'Or.
November 25, 2019 -
‘Lionel Messi is the best’, says Jurgen Klopp, but votes another player for Ballon d’Or
Messi has already won Ballon d'Or five times in his illustrious career.
November 25, 2019 -
‘Cristiano Ronaldo should not win Ballon d’Or’, feels former teammate
Ronaldo, who is a five-time Golden Ball winner, has to beat eternal rivals like Lionel Messi and the in-form Virgil van Dijk this year to add a sixth to his collection.
November 17, 2019 -
Son Heung-min becomes first Asian to be nominated for Ballon d’Or after 2007
Son played a vital role in the Mauricio Pochettino’s team which reached the finals of the UEFA Champions League but lost the summit clash 1-0 to Liverpool.
October 22, 2019 -
Find out Sadio Mane’s 2019 Ballon d’Or pick between Messi, Ronaldo and Van Dijk
Given the developments in the award ceremonies before the coveted 2019 Ballon d’Or, it seems like it is Messi vs Van Dijk in the final showdown.
October 21, 2019 -
Ronaldo becomes second footballer after Messi to win MARCA Leyenda award
The award is given to athletes to acknowledge their splendid achievements in their career and only some of the most successful athletes in their respective sports receive the award.
July 30, 2019 -
Race to Ballon d’Or: Power Rankings as it stands on July 2019
The dominance of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo seem to be fading and title winner for the previous year, Luka Modric, is not even in the race.
July 5, 2019 -
Copa America 2019: Argentina awaits Messi magic
Messi has featured for Argentina in four important finals- FIFA 2014 World Cup final and the Copa America finals in 2007, 2015 and 2016- each time ending on the losing side.
July 1, 2019 -
Stats: Messi better than Ronaldo at age 32
Irrespective of the duo's record with their national teams and clubs, Messi and Ronaldo are perhaps one of the world's biggest rivalries
June 25, 2019 -
End of an era: Croatia’s Luka Modric wins 2018 Ballon d’Or
Modric beats Ronaldo, Frenchman Antoine Griezmann and another France World Cup winning member Kylian Mbappe; Messi finishes fifth
December 4, 2018 -
Cristiano Ronaldo deserves Ballon d’Or: Massimiliano Allegri
Allegri also hints that Dybala would start from the bench on Saturday against SPAL.
November 23, 2018 -
Ronaldo avoids talking about Real Madrid
"This is not really the right time to ask about Real Madrid. I don't want to talk about them," Ronaldo said.
October 23, 2018 -
Ballon d’Or 2018: First list of nominees revealed
Two goalkeepers are also among the first 15 -- Thibaut Courtois of Belgium and Real Madrid and Liverpool and Brazil stopper Alisson Becker.
October 9, 2018 -
Sergio Ramos laughs off Antoine Griezmann’s Ballon d’Or claims
"Ignorance makes you very bold," Ramos was quoted by ESPNFC ahead of Real Madrid's Champions League opener against Roma.
September 19, 2018 -
My son wants to win Ballon d’Or: Cristiano Ronaldo
Football star Cristiano Ronaldo said his son wants to win the Ballon d’Or, after the Real Madrid forward was awarded the prestigious award for the fifth time. The 32-year-old Portuguese, who equalled Argentine Lionel Messi’s Ballon d’Or tally on Thursday said his son told him that he will be a better footballer. “I see a...
December 8, 2017 -
Cristiano Ronaldo wins fifth Ballon d’Or award
"Of course I feel happy. This is something I look forward to every year," Ronaldo said at the ceremony.
December 8, 2017