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Victor Osimhen has a chance to stake a realistic claim for the 2023 Ballon d’Or with a deep run in the UEFA Champions League The 2022/23 UEFA Champions League quarter-final draws could outdo its purpose of producing the competition’s winner and go a step further by determining the best player …

The US is tracking a suspected spy ballon that has been floating over Montana for days.   Video published by an NBC affiliate in Billings, Montana, shows a bright, unidentified object in the sky, which prompted flights to be diverted from the local airport on Wednesday, Feb. 1.   A senior …

You have 10 minutes to tell us whether 44 Ballon d’Or winners also won the World Cup. Remember to tweet your scores @FourFourTwo (opens in new tab), and challenge some friends while you’re at it. THEN TRY Quiz! Can you name every player featured in Pele’s FIFA 100 list? The Ballon d’Or is supposed …

Current Ballon d’Or champion, Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the World Cup after suffering an injury in training.    The Real Madrid striker’s first full training session ended his World Cup dreams after he suffered an injury on Saturday November 19.   He was then brought in for a scan in …

Real Madrid scored 6 times in their victory over Elche, but were granted only three goals as VAR denied the other three. In the match between the top and bottom teams in La Liga, Los Blancos scored six times with Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema behind three of those, however, …

Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo has received his lowest Ballon d’Or ranking in 17 years.   The Portuguese superstar finished in 20th place, which is the same position in which he finished in 2005.     Ronaldo, who has never been lower than 20th, has won the Ballon d’Or on five occasions, with the last …

French International, Karim Benzema has been crowned the 2022 Male footballer of the year. French striker Karim Benzema, who scored in Real Madrid’s 3-1 El Clasico victory over Barcelona on Sunday, defeated Sadio Mane of Bayern Munich and Polish superstar Robert Lewandowski to win the special award. In addition to …

Super Falcons and Barcelona striker, Asisat Oshoala has missed out on the final three-woman shortlist for the 2022 UEFA Women’s Player of The Year award.   Last week Oshoala was named in a 20-woman list of nominees for the 2022 Women’s Ballon d’Or, making her the first-ever African woman to …

Super Falcons of Nigeria striker, Asisat Oshoala, has made the 20-man shortlist for the 2022 Women’s Ballon d’Or award. Oshoala, only last month, was crowned the 2022 CAF Women’s Player of the Year making it the fifth time the 27-year-old was taking home the prize, surpassing her compatriot Perpetua Nkwocha. …

Odds on favorite, Karim Benzema and his former teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo have been nominated for the 2022 Ballon d’Or, but there is no place on the shortlist for Paris Saint-Germain duo Lionel Messi and Neymar.  Messi has won the award a record seven times more than any other player in …