ERIC DIER was surprised to see Tottenham team-mate Harry Kane miss out on a nomination for the Ballon d’Or. The Premier League’s top scorer for two seasons running failed to make the 30-man shortlist, with Jamie Vardy being the only Englishman nominated. And Dier couldn’t understand why Vardy was selected ahead of Kane. He told the Evening Standard: “Leicester […]
THE Jamie Vardy rags to riches story has just got even better – after he was nominated for the Ballon d’Or. And predictably, the world of social media has erupted after the news broke. Some described it as a “great time to be alive”, others highlighted that Vardy was playing non-league only six years ago. […]
JAMIE VARDY used to work in a factory when playing in non-league – and today he has been nominated for the Ballon d’Or. The Leicester City striker, who scored 24 goals last season as the Foxes won the most unlikely of Premier League titles, was playing for Stocksbridge Park Steels in the Northern Premier League in […]
GARETH BALE is on the 30-man shortlist for the 2016 Ballon d’Or, alongside team-mate and favourite Cristiano Ronaldo. France Football magazine, who presided over the award from 1956 to 2009 until agreeing a six-year deal with Fifa, are releasing the list of nominees in bunches of fives. Sergio Aguero, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Gianluigi Buffon are the […]
LUIS SUAREZ has hit out at the Ballon d’Or by claiming it is designed for “marketable” players. The Barcelona striker is nominated for the prestigious award – alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo – following his Golden Shoe triumph for bagging 40 goals last season. Messi and Ronaldo are the only players to have won […]