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The Ballon d’Or has been awarded by the French magazine since 1956 and sees their editorial staff put together the initial 30-man shortlist. The crucial stage of voting then goes to leading journalists from all over the globe, with one vote per nation. As expected, there was plenty of country bias as the likes of Netherlands, Portugal, Argentina and Egypt all ...

Anfield ace Van Dijk finished second to Lionel Messi as the Barcelona forward bagged a record sixth Ballon d’Or trophy, while Ronaldo finished a distant third. Ronaldo did not attend the glitzy do in Paris and instead showed up at the 2019 Gran Cala del Calcio do in Milan to pick up the Best Player in Serie A gong. Ronaldo ...

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned Serie A’s best player at an awards ceremony in Milan on Monday night. The Portugal international scored 26 goals in his debut season in Italy and helped Juventus towards another domestic title. In the league, he scored 21 times in 31 appearances, finishing fourth in the top-scoring charts, with veteran striker Fabio Quagliarella of ...

Argentina’s Barcelona forward Lionel Messi claimed the men’s Ballon d’Or award for a record sixth time. The 32-year-old, who lifted the coveted trophy in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015, beat Liverpool’s Champions League winner Virgil van Dijk in a vote of international journalists. Messi won Spain’s La Liga title with Barca this year and led Argentina to third place ...

Legal expert and lawyer of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Thaddeus Sory, has denied receiving full payment for the legal services he rendered to the association to secure their arbitration settlement fee from telecommunication’s outfit, Globacom Ghana. Last week a $100,000 legal fee that was deducted from the $1m arbitration settlement fee by the erstwhile Normalisation Committee became the centre ...

Manchester United chief Ed Woodward is set to watch the club’s Premier League match with Tottenham on Wednesday. Manchester United chief Ed Woodward has opened up on sacking Jose Mourinho, Louis van Gaal and David Moyes ahead of his team’s Premier League clash with Tottenham. Mourinho will be making his first return to Old Trafford since his departure in December. ...

Manchester United chief Ed Woodward has long admired former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino. Manchester United supremo Ed Woodward and his colleagues are in agreement that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the right man for the Old Trafford job despite the availability of former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino, according to reports. Manchester United manager Solskjaer has found himself under pressure to turn ...

The Ballon d’Or will be awarded tonight with Lionel Messi and Virgil van Dijk among the favourites. Lionel Messi has reportedly already been told that he will win the Ballon d’Or at a meeting in Barcelona. The Argentine forward is among the favourites to win the gong with Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk also in contention following a superb season ...

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would like to sign Borussia Dortmund and West Ham stars Jadon Sancho and Declan Rice when the transfer window reopens in January. Manchester United are hopeful of bringing in Jadon Sancho and Declan Rice when the transfer window reopens in January, reports say. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admires the duo and, with his side struggling, ...

Anthony Joshua’s training for the Andy Ruiz rematch was hindered after he was badly hurt in sparring. Anthony Joshua was hurt during sparring while training for his rematch with Andy Ruiz, according to reports. Joshua will fight Ruiz for the second time in Saudi Arabia on Saturday having been beaten by the Mexico in June. It was Joshua’s first professional ...