The world governing body, FIFA, on Friday, released the full nominees shortlist for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024, Afrosport reports. The football apex body announced the nominees for a plethora of awards, including The Best FIFA Men’s Player, The Best FIFA Women’s Player, The Best FIFA Men’s Coach, The Best FIFA Women’s Coach, The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper, and The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper. 2024 Ballon...
Jude Bellingham says he has a smile on his face again after feeling like the scapegoat due to England's failure to win the Euro 2024 Championship, Afrosport reports. The 21-year-old scored two goals and provided an assist during the tournament in Germany but his efforts were not enough as the Three Lions fell 2-1 to Spain in the final. Bellingham has been singled out in some...
Manchester City midfielder Rodri edged Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior to win the 2024 Ballon men award in Paris on Monday night, Afrosport reports. The battle for the ultimate award was a tough and tense one with many tipping Brazilian Vinicius to come out on top. There were also reports of Real Madrid boycotting the awards earlier over grievances that the shiny golden ball was not...
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has thrown his weight behind Brazilian winger Vinicius Junior to win the 2024 Ballon d'Or award, Afrosport reports. The Italian coach reacted to the Brazilian's performance against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday, where he bagged a hat-trick in their 5-2 comeback win. The former Chelsea and AC Milan manager said Vinicius has done enough to win the prestigious...
Vangelis Pavlidis scored twice as Greece defeated England 2-1 at Wembley in the Nations League to end Lee Carsley's run of wins as interim manager, Afrosport reports. After taking over from Gareth Southgate who led the three Lions to the Euro 2024 final, Carsley led the team to consecutive 2-0 wins against Ireland and Finland in the Nations League, the run was however halted on Thursday...
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