ANTHONY MARTIAL is tipping pal Paul Pogba as a future Ballon d’Or winner. The Manchester United forward reckons his team-mate is already the best midfielder in the world. And he thinks Pogba, 24, is in line for football’s biggest individual accolade to confirm his talents. In an upcoming MUTV documentary, he said: “I would say he is […]
ONE of the apparent motives behind Neymar’s desire to leave Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain is to have a better chance of winning the Ballon d’Or. However, in order to achieve his aim, he will have to make history. Only one player has ever won world football’s top award while playing in France: Jean-Pierre Papin He […]
CRISTIANO RONALDO has named his four main rivals for the Ballon d’Or as he looks to match Lionel Messi’s record of winning the coveted gong five times. The Real Madrid star pipped Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann after winning Euro 2016 with Portugal. He then inspired Los Blancos to victory in the Champions League and […]
CRISTIANO RONALDO is in pole position for his fifth Ballon d’Or award – and could not resist trolling Lionel Messi over it. The Real Madrid striker scored twice as the La Liga champions lifted the Champions League for the second season in a row on Saturday. And after leading his side to their record-breaking 12th […]
ANTOINE GRIEZMANN has revealed who he thinks will win 2017 Ballon d’Or – and it’s NOT Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. The Atletico Madrid star came third behind the duo in last year’s award, but has tipped goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to take this year’s gong. Manchester United’s top transfer target Griezmann did not shy away from […]