Luka Modric the winner of Ballon d’Or 2018, has put an end to Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s decade-long dominance over Ballon d’Or award. Modric became first Croatian to lift this award after already been named as FIFA’s Best Men’s Player this year. Croatian captain and Real Madrid midfielder, Modric[Read More…]
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Ballon d’or 2018: End of the monopolised decade?
The 63rd annual Ballon d’or award ceremony will declare the winners on 4th December 2018, and it is expected to see the end of 10 years monopoly of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on the award. Both these players are phenomenal and unstoppable which made them 5 time Ballon d’Or winner[Read More…]
Ballon d’Or Awards 2018: Date, Time, Nominees and more
The 2018 Ballon d’Or is the 63rd annual award ceremony crowning the best footballer in the world for 2018. The 63rd edition of the Ballon d’Or will be held on Tuesday, December 4, in the French capital of Paris. For the first time in its history, the Ballon d’Or Féminin will be[Read More…]
Best of the lot! Ronaldo will be named Ballon d’Or 2016 winner: Reports
Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to be crowned the latest winner of the Ballon d’Or on Monday night, according to Spanish sports newspaper Mundo Deportivo. Francesc Aguilar, a well-connected journalist within the Barcelona-based sports daily, has revealed that the announcement will be made a 7pm next Monday (8pm, CET) and the[Read More…]
Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale shortlisted for 2016 Ballon d’Or
Real Madrid wingers Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero were nominated for the coveted 2016 Ballon d’Or football award, a French sports magazine France Football announced on Monday. The magazine said that Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre Emerik Aubameyang and long-serving Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus were[Read More…]