Tag: Ballon d’Or
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Ballon D’Or trio announced
The final shortlist for the Ballon D’or award has been announced. The previous shortlist, which featured 23 players, only one of whom was British, was cut down to the remaining three by a committee of football experts from both FIFA and France Football. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer are the final selections to…
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Mourinho attacks Ballon d’Or award
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has hit out at FIFA’s Ballon d’Or, saying the award is bad for football. The individual award was under heavy pressure last year after the voting process was re-opened following Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick for his country in the latter months of 2013, and UEFA president has since claimed that a German…
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Ronaldo leads tributes to Di Stefano
Real Madrid talisman Cristiano Ronaldo has led a flood of tributes to club legend Alfredo Di Stefano, who has passed away. The 88-year-old went into a coma after suffering a serious heart attack at the weekend and lost his fight for life earlier today. During an astonishing career the Argentina stalwart won five European Cups…
