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...
Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane has claimed the Gerd Muller Trophy as the best striker at the 2024 Ballon d'Or award ceremony in Paris on Monday night, Afrosport reports. The Englishman was a class apart for the Bavarian giants last season where he scored 44 goals in 45 competitive appearances to finish as the Europe's highest goalscorer, 36 of which came in 32 Bundesliga games. He...
Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock has compared Erling Haaland to Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the former scored a brace in the 5-0 UEFA Champions League win over Sparta Prague on Wednesday night, Afrosport reports. The Norway international scored a beautiful acrobatic backheel which has gotten everyone talking. Warnock believes that there is no one else like Haaland, asserting that the Norwegian striker is very special...
Brazilian sensation Raphinha scored a hat-trick as Barcelona thumped Bayern Munich 4-1 in what was a reunion for manager Hansi Flick against his former side in the UEFA Champions League, Afrosport reports. The fixture was the highly-anticipated event of Wednesday night and the Catalan giants got things off just few seconds after kick off via Raphinha. Harry Kane equalised for Bayern in the 10th minute but...
Aston Villa captain John McGinn says the “sky is the limit” for Jhon Duran after he helped the Villains to a 2-0 win over Bologna in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. The Colombian forward started the game and doubled Villa’s lead in the 64th minute after McGinn put them ahead nine minutes earlier. It put Duran in the spotlight once again after...
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