With two major international tournaments this summer, how players performed with their national teams was always going to be a major factor in the Ballon…
The Ballon d’Or is arguably the most prestigious football award an individual can win. Whilst Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have held the trophy most…
Welcome to Last Word on Football’s ‘Returning Players’ series. In this edition, we focus on the legendary Johan Cruyff. The Dutchman is one of the…
France Football have announced that the Ballon d’Or will not be awarded in 2020 due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. For the first time since 1956, France Football…
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has won the 2018 Ballon d’Or, becoming the first Croatian ever to do so. It is the first time since…
N’Golo Kante: A Worthy Ballon d’Or Winner? Over the last decade, there has invariably been a running theme in the Ballon d’Or. Apart from in…
The nominations for the Ballon d’Or, football’s biggest individual prize since 1956, have been revealed. Predictably, the list is dominated by Europe’s elite clubs and…
Mohamed Salah further enhanced his Ballon D’or credentials when tore Roma apart at Anfield in their Champion’s League clash. Comparisons with Ronaldo and Messi have…
For the past 25 years, the European Cup has featured a group stage, gradually evolving from merely a knockout tournament into the competition we know…
It was announced earlier this week that legendary Bayern Munich and Germany captain Philipp Lahm will retire at the season’s end. It is quite amazing…
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