Thibaut Courtois has spoken in glowing terms about Manuel Neuer, stating that the German has changed the way the position is played in the modern game. Speaking to French publication L’Equipe, the highest-ranked goalkeeper for last season according to recently announced Ballon d’Or rankings credited Neuer for bringing the term ‘sweeper-keeper’ into the lexicon. “It …
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Real Madrid midfield stalwart Federico Valverde has made it into the list of all things viral this week after being snapped looking at his teammate Karim Benzema’s Ballon d’Or trophy. Pictures of Real Madrid training at their Valdebebas base that have been released on Friday show the Uruguayan unable to take his eyes off of …
A star-studded evening at the Theatre du Chatelet saw Karim Benzema pick up the 66th annual Ballon d’Or award, which the striker himself labelled as the ‘Ballon d’Or of the people.’ All eyes were on the French International who rolled up to the event in some dapper Tupac-inspired drip and even brought along his own posse. …
Karim Benzema was the star of the show at the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris on Monday. Being the overwhelming favourite to win the Ballon d’Or award, the first in his career, the Frenchman came well prepared to leave the audiences awe-inspired with his appearance. The Frenchman was the talk of the town during the …
Barcelona’s 18-year-old midfielder Gavi was recently crowned as the world’s best Under-21 footballer, called the Kopa trophy, at the Ballon d’Or awards, hosted in Paris earlier this week. The Spaniard beat off competition from the likes of Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham, Bayern Munich‘s Jamal Musiala and Eduardo Camavinga to scoop the prize. Gavi’s club teammate …
Pictures of Karim Benzema receiving the Ballon d’Or award have sparked a lot of interest due to one peculiarity. It was definitely not the fact that it was him that won the award, as the large consensus since the end of last year has been that he should be the rightful recipient of the prestigious …
Women’s Football was strongly represented and celebrated in the Ballon d’Or awards in Paris on Monday. A decade ago, female footballers were barely given a very small segment in these awards shows – with most of the spotlight on the world’s best male footballers. But with time, much has changed. The popularity of women’s football …
Sadio Mane was a standout at the 2022 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony in Paris. The Bayern Munich forward represented both his club as well as his country Senegal with utmost grace and his achievements were highly celebrated in the awards ceremony. Mane won the first-ever ‘Socrates award’ for his admirable charity efforts as well as …
Hosted at the Theatre du Chatelet, France Football’s Ballon d’or ceremony was a star-studded event. The historic venue’s halls were filled by some of the biggest names in football history, representing numerous clubs from all across Europe. Despite missing out on the major awards, the Premier League had strong representation, especially through Liverpool and Manchester …
Last night, the world of football took a brief break and stepped away from the pitch. The kits and boots came off, as its biggest stars slipped into their finest suits and graced Paris with their collective presence. All of them gathered inside the historic Theatre du Chatelet for the 66th Ballon d’Or ceremony, presented …
Real Madrid number one Thibaut Courtois has rather frustratingly called the Ballon d’Or awards “impossible to win” for goalkeepers in the present era. The Belgian was quoted as saying the above after finishing 7th amongst the 30 nominees for the prestigious award by France Football Magazine. Notably, he’s also the recipient of the Yachine Trophy, …
Karim Benzema is the Ballon d’Or winner for the year 2022. With a season where he was far clear of any opposition, it came as a surprise to no one when his name was announced for the accolade. Since the suspense around the winner was pretty much non-existent, the questions surrounding the event were more …
Ballon d’Or is often considered to be the highest award a footballer can get. Presented by French news magazine France Football, it was started in 1956 and has been given to the best player of the year, by virtue of voting. Lionel Messi has the highest number of this accolade with 7, followed by Cristiano …
The 2022 Ballon d’Or nominations are out! France Football revealed the shortlist of 30 players who are in the running to win the prestigious award. Ironically, it’s not the players who are on the list – but the ones who have been omitted that have started trending the most on social media. Lionel Messi By …
As the current season is fast approaching its end, the footballing community are slowly turning their focus to the Ballon d’Or award for the present campaign. While supporters have their opinions on the winner, behind the scenes there is a meticulous selection process that ultimately decides the winner of the award. According to new rules, …
It’s been a week rife with incredible achievements for Alexia Putellas. It began with her victory at the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony as she became the third female footballer to win the coveted golden ball. Following the momentous occasion, it was announced that Alexia would be awarded the Sant Jordi Cross by the Government of …
Former Red Dejan Lovren took a cheeky dig at France Football after Mo Salah’s sublime performance against Everton saw Liverpool romp their Merseyside rivals 4-1 on Matchday 14 of the Premier League. Salah scored a brilliant brace on the night as the Reds comfortably sailed past an out-of-form Everton. Outstanding goals from captain Jordan Henderson …