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The Best Award seems to be FIFA’s answer to France Football Magazine’s Ballon D’or; after the two entities split last year, Cristiano Ronaldo became the first recipient of the Award when he walked away with it (and the Ballon d’Or) after a scintillating 2016 where he not only won the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid and then crowned it ...

Barcelona have suffered a blow on the eve of the new La Liga season after Luis Suarez was ruled out for a month with a knee injury. The former Liverpool striker was hurt during the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid, which La Liga champions won 2-0 at the Bernabeu to clinch a 5-1 aggregate victory. ...

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho still wants to sign Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic, reports claim. Manchester United have spent the summer trying to prise Ivan Perisic away from Inter Milan. But, so far, Mourinho has been thwarted in his attempts to land the Croatia international. Talk over a transfer has cooled in recent weeks, with Inter determined to give ...

Mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor is happy about the switch to lighter gloves for his Aug. 26 fight against undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather and says his opponent will now struggle to make it past the second round. The Nevada State Athletic Commission on Wednesday, just 10 days before the hotly anticipated Las Vegas fight, approved requests from Mayweather and ...

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has reiterated his intention to one day buy Arsenal. Dangote, Africa’s richest man with a fortune of around $13billion, outlined his wish to purchase the Gunners, who he supports, back in September. He now thinks he can tempt current owner Stan Kroenke into doing business, despite the American insisting he is not looking to sell. Kroenke ...

NORTH KOREA could launch start a large-scale nuclear war at any time, leaving a think tank to warn Britons to start preparing for the event. North Korea could strike at any time because of Donald Trump’s “volatile and impulsive” nature, the UK-based think tank claimed British civil servants have been urged to start preparing immediately for the possible declaration of ...

Kevin-Prince Boateng has explained his decision to terminate his contract with Las Palmas. The suspended Black Stars midfielder reached an agreement on Wednesday to end abruptly his relationship with the Spanish club only just four months after signing a new three year deal. The deal signed in April would have kept Boateng at the club until 2020. He was rewarded ...

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique says he felt “inferior” to Real Madrid for the first time after being thrashed by their rivals in the Spanish Super Cup. La Liga and European champions Madrid won 2-0 on Wednesday night to complete a 5-1 aggregate victory. Pique, 30, who has been at Barca for nine years, said: “We are not in the best ...

IT WOULD be a “big blow” to the Spanish economy if UK holidaymakers listen to militant groups who accuse them of “destroying” the country, a tourism expert declared. Popular holiday resorts have been targeted with messages telling visitors they are “not welcome” and they have repeatedly been told to “go home”. Alexander Goransson, lead analyst, and tourism specialist at Euromonitor, ...

Barcelona have struck a £104million deal with Liverpool to sign Philippe Coutinho, according to reports in the Spanish media. The Spanish giants have been chasing the player all summer, but having had bids of £74million and £90million rejected, it’s believed Barcelona have finally convinced Liverpool into selling their star Brazilian. Ernesto Valverde’s team have this week completed the signing of ...