Robert Lewandowski has topped the latest Ballon d’Or power rankings – while Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are second and fourth respectively.Bayern Munich striker Lewandowski recently finished the Bundesliga season having notched an astonishing 34 goals in 31 games.As a result, Goal have placed him top of their current Ballon d’Or rankings and favourite to…
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Robert Lewandowski says the Ballon d’Or is not his focus but that “anything is possible” when it comes to winning the award. The Bayern Munich striker has never been in the top three for football’s most prestigious individual prize, his best record coming when he finished fourth in the standings in 2015. The 31-year-old is…
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FORMER WOMEN’S BALLON d’Or winner, the Norwegian striker Ada Hegerberg, has signed a lucrative long-term sponsorship deal with Nike, it was announced on Monday. A source close to the 24-year-old said the contract was worth upwards of €1.1 million to the player. In a press release, Hegerberg’s representatives AV Sports said the deal would run for “at…
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Former Arsenal manager, Unai Emery, has backed Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar, as the natural successor of Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, and Juventus superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo for the Ballon d’Or. Messi and Ronaldo are two of the best players in the history of the game and have won eleven of the last 12 Ballon d’Or awards.…
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Our countdown of the top 25 players in world football continues. And in fifth place is… Cristiano Ronaldo What more is there to say about Cristiano Ronaldo, really? One of the greatest players to ever play the game and, alongside Lionel Messi, the 21st century’s apex footballer. But while Messi has remained a one-club man,…
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Former Senegalese international, Diomansy Kamara, has advised Liverpool forward Sadio Mane to leave the Reds for Real Madrid if he wants to win Ballon d’ Or in the near future. Kamara believes Mane, who came fourth behind Lionel Messi, Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo in the voting for last year’s Ballon d’Or, cannot fulfil…
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Our countdown of the top 25 players in world football continues today. And in 17th place, we have … Joshua Kimmich Maybe the best right-back in the world? Maybe the most complete defensive midfielder in the world? Joshua Kimmich is truly outstanding. Throughout much of his career, the German has played as a right-back. At…
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Manchester United’s Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo scores the opening goal during the UEFA Europa League last 16, first leg football match Linzer ASK (LASK) v Manchester United in Linz, Austria, on March 12, 2020. – The match is being held behind closed doors due to the new coronavirus COVID-19. (Photo by JOE KLAMAR / AFP)•…
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Former Holland ace, Ruud Gullit, has warned Virgil van Dijk that he would never win the Ballon d’Or prize. Van Dijk narrowly lost out to Lionel Messi in 2019, finishing in second place. The Liverpool defender was considered one of the favourites to win it, after helping the Premier League side win the Champions League…
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We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see ourPrivacy Noticefor details of your data protection rightsInvalid EmailRuud Gullit has warned Virgil van Dijk that he will never win the Ballon d’Or after narrowly missing out to Lionel Messi in 2019. The Liverpool centre-back was considered one of the favourites to…
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The new year is finally underway with matches being played in extreme weather conditions in England currently whereas resumption after the winter break is about to take place in Italy, Germany and Spain in the coming days. Just like any other year in the recent past, one of the most prestigious annual awards in the…
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Yaya Toure believes Sadio Mane, not Lionel Messi or Virgil van Dijk, should have won this year’s Ballon d’Or. Liverpool’s Sadio Mane deserved to win this year’s Ballon d’Or, according to former Manchester City and Barcelona star Yaya Toure. Lionel Messi scooped a record sixth Ballon d’Or earlier in December, edging out Mane’s club-mate Virgil…
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Let’s indulge in some revisionism, shall we? Before Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo redefined the standards we expect of the world’s best players, the Ballon d’Or was considerably more communal. In the ten years before the Portuguese machine’s first crown, the game’s top individual award was won by ten separate winners. In the twelve years…
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Both Van Dijk and Ronaldo were pipped to the Ballon d’Or by Lionel Messi, who won his sixth throughout his stunning career. He will now be hoping he can continue to let his football do the talking and guide Barcelona to their sixth Champions league title this season. Van Dijk will also be hoping for…
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