Tag: Ballon d’Or
Spaniards Rodri, Bonmati win 2024’s best football players at Ballon d’Or
Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmati won the men's and women's Ballon d’Or award, respectively, as the world’s best football players on Monday.
The star-studded...
Real Madrid’s Vinicius emerges favourite for Ballon d’Or
Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior has emerged as the leading candidate for the 2024 Men’s Ballon d'Or, while Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati is the hot...
FULL LIST: Lookman, Saka nominated for 2024 Ballon d’Or
Nigeria and Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman has been nominated for the 2024 Ballon d’Or award.
The organisers of the most prestigious individual award in football...
Ballon d’Or: Osimhen, Oshoala make history
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala both made history for Nigeria and Africa as they finished in an impressive 8th and 20th positions in the...
Messi wins record 8th Ballon d’Or as Barcelona’s Bonmati claims women’s...
Argentine star, Lionel Messi, has won the Ballon d'Or for a record-extending eighth time, while Spain and Barcelona midfielder, Aitana Bonmati, claimed the Women's...
Guardiola: Messi should‘ve own Ballon d’Or category
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, says Argentine superstar, Lionel Messi, should have his own category at the Ballon d'Or.
Guardiola, a former coach of Barcelona,...
FULL LIST: Osimhen, Oshoala, Messi, Saka nominated for Ballon d’Or
Super Eagles and Super Falcons strikers, Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala, respectively, have been shortlisted for the 2023 Ballon d’Or award in the men’s...
Asisat Oshoala nominated for Ballon d’Or award
Super Falcons and Barcelona striker, Asisat Oshoala, has been nominated for the 2023 Ballon d’Or award.
Oshoala was nominated in the Socrates Award category, which...
Serie A goal record: Osimhen can win Ballon d’Or, says President...
The President of Liberia, George Weah, has hailed Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, for surpassing his record for the highest African goalscorer in Serie A.
Osimhen...
Ballon d’Or award announces new rule, shifts date
The organisers of the Ballon d’Or award, France Football, have shifted the annual period of the award ceremony from the usual November/December to October.
This was...
