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 …
On Monday night, Lionel Messi won the prestigious Ballon d’Or for a record 7th time. An incredible record that would take a herculean effort to replicate. A bit of controversy surrounded the decision as some felt that perhaps Robert Lewandowski was more deserving of the title. However, Messi’s 7th triumph seemed to seal the ‘GOAT’ …
On Monday, football royalty gathered at the Theatre du Chatelet, for the 2021 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony. With the top prize being picked up for a 7th time by Lionel Messi, the top 30 players according to the voting were announced in a sort of countdown fashion, with the winner eventually being announced at the …
Liverpool fans will have a lot to say, and not necessarily pleasant things, after Monday night’s Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris. While many considered the race for the coveted title to be mainly between Robert Lewandowski and Lionel Messi, some Liverpool fans had had their high hopes pinned on Mo Salah. And at the very …
Messi seemed to be at the forefront of everything that transpired during Monday’s ceremony for the Ballon d’Or. Besides picking up a record-breaking seventh Ballon d’Or title, which obviously pleased his fans, Messi also garnered online plaudits for showing just why he’s the best, on and off the field. Proud dad moment with Pedri As …