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Haaland is often voted in polls for the Ballon d’Or. Erling hardly deserved the award

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2 years ago

September 10, 2023

Jon

Haaland is often voted in polls for the Ballon d’Or. Erling hardly deserved the award

The best footballer of last season will soon be named.

Everyone understands the names of the favorites: Messi, Holland and Mbappe. The Ballon d’Or will be awarded at a ceremony on October 30 at the Chatelet musical theater in Paris. There will be a beautiful show, and the winners of the other prizes will also be announced, such as the Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper of the year. In the meantime you can take part in our voting, choose your favorite in the fight for the Golden Ball.

We remind you that last year the criteria for selecting the winner were changed. Only representatives of the top 100 ratings vote FIFA, as well as selected experts. People who recognize candidates are asked to consider individual achievements. Only then do the team’s titles and performances come into play. And the third criterion was added for the sake of beauty, it is necessary to take into account class and commitment to fair play. Haaland is often higher than Messi in the polls, although he does not have a clear victory on two points out of three. Let’s take a look at the arguments for and against the Norwegian’s victory.

For the award to Holland. Goal inside nuclear submarine AND Champions League

Let’s start with individual results. Haaland scored 52 goals in 53 appearances for the English and European champions at club level last season. Erling made an ideal debut for Manchester City, judging by the goal statistics. He also has 9 assists, the Norwegian looks around. There is still no full integration in Guardiola’s football, but it is even better. Haaland brought what Manchester City was missing: the fury of a young Thor.

Against the Erling Prize. Messi’s success continues world Cup

Messi performed no worse than Haaland in terms of statistics. He scored 32 goals and 25 assists PSG and InterMiami. Obviously the level MLS and North American football is much less than nuclear submarine. But what questions might there be specifically for Messi? PSG he flew out of the Champions League, but Haaland and the Parisians could have a similar experience. Furthermore, Messi’s victory in the Ballon d’Or poll is supported by Argentina’s success at the World Cup. A great individual achievement for the team captain, but the Netherlands did not participate in the tournament.

For the award to Holland. City hat-trick

If we talk about titles, Erling also has a lot of them. Manchester City’s treble is a convincing argument for all those who voted for the Norwegian in the poll. The striker’s youth has not stopped him from becoming important for Guardiola’s experienced team. IN nuclear submarine Haaland has broken the all-time record for goals in a season since starting. Messi hasn’t played like this in Ligue 1, even though he had a decent autumn period. Haaland didn’t win his fourth title: he lost the final of the English Super Cup a year ago, but three cups is a lot.

Against the Erling Prize. Decisive matches

Here Messi has a wound from the Champions League, but no wound from the World Cup, where Lionel carried Argentina forward with all his might. Holland doesn’t convince in the final. In the new season he disappeared in the match against Sevilla in the Super Cup final of UEFA. Erling was on the pitch and took the first penalty of the series, but in decisive matches he is still not very good. Of 12 goals scored Champions League He scored five against Leipzig in one match and another five in the group stage. “Real” and “Inter” did not shock.

For the award to Holland. Progress rate

Messi left France at the end of his career United States of America, will enjoy the life and status of the new sporting idol of a vast and rich continent. Haaland remains in Europe, Manchester City dreams of extending the attacker’s contract to protect themselves from the realization of Erling’s idea. He wants to play in all the major leagues and is preparing to move to Madrid. The pace of progress in Viking football is impressive. But at the same time I would like to point out that Haaland is an immature player, although incredibly powerful physically. And Messi is an experienced champion.

Against the Erling Prize. Other heroes

Manchester City have De Bruyne, who refused to go to Saudi Arabia in the summer, despite being invited. In the decisive match of the Champions League, Spaniard Rodri rewrote Guardiola’s unfortunate history in the once favorite tournament. The City midfielder won the Nations League and beat stubborn Croatia on penalties in the final. Manchester City has many important people. These are goalkeeper Ederson and full-back Walker, as well as captain Gundogan. Haaland is all ready and Messi has made 46 million Argentines happy at the cost of great efforts. Without him Scaloni would not have become first in the world, but Guardiola could have won nuclear submarine AND Champions League without Holland.

Readers’ opinions. Name the 2023 Ballon d’Or winner

Messi will receive an award, it is unlikely that the jury will not appreciate his goals and assists, the title with the Argentine national team and his class, which is also a selection criterion. And Holland deserved a prize of UEFA. There are worthy candidates this year. Mbappe had a great French season, but Kylian lost the final world Cup-2022, despite the hat-trick against Argentina. France also had other heroes. Griezmann is right when he jokes about the important vote:

Who should win the Ballon d’Or? Me: I have to win. You lost me among the candidates. If not me, then Messi or Mbappe. Haaland had a great season, but it was a World Cup year, right?

The successes of Griezmann, Rodri, Osimhen, Vinicius and Kvaratskhelia last season highlight how the field has changed in the election of the winner of the Ballon d’Or. Previously there was a choice between Messi and Ronaldo. Modric and Benzema intervened, and the French prevented Lewandowski from winning: incredible stubbornness and injustice on the part of the organizers, because football was played during a pandemic.

But now, even though Manchester City is the strongest, and Haaland is the point of the team, we must not forget about the World Cup. Argentina’s miraculous victory, which sparked conspiracy theories, will send an eighth Ballon d’Or into Messi’s hands. A farewell award for an Argentinian, but definitely deserved. And Holland, if they don’t slow down in the near future, will definitely fight for the title of footballer of the season with Mbappe and the rest of the new stars.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.

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The RFU thanked the Ministry of Sport for the dialogue on the limit for foreign players

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4 hours ago

December 25, 2025

Jon

The RFU thanked the Ministry of Sport for the dialogue on the limit for foreign players

Russian Football Federation (RFU) grateful to the Ministry of Sports RF for dialogue on the limit on foreign players. The Secretary General spoke about it in an interview RFU Maxim Mitrofanov.

The Ministry of Sports proposes to tighten the limit for foreign players by 2028 according to the “10 foreign players in the application, 5 on the field” scheme.

“The dialogue is ongoing and the Ministry must be thanked for this,” Mitrofanov said. — Formally, the ministry is not obliged to do so, since it is within its powers to change the limit for foreign players. But it’s important to understand the goal. A limit is one of the tools needed for something. The restriction on the use of players who are not eligible to play for the national team is necessary to stimulate our system of training a sports reserve. In order for everyone to pay attention to this, invest efforts and resources. But, probably, only an integrated approach will work, which takes into account both efforts in the development of the reserve training system, and the creation of conditions to protect our players from unfair competition from players trained by other federations.”

“We note that today the share of foreign players in RPL and the Football National League (FNL) does not exceed 2.5%, plus approximately 2% are players from countries with which we have special agreements: Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan. These players are not legally legionaries. That is, the maximum is about 5% of all football players. The percentage of playing time for foreigners is now the same as when it was under the strictest limit, which assumed no more than six foreigners on the field. Both then and now – about 40%. At the same time, the percentage of time dedicated to gaming among young Russians is growing: about 18% of the time RPL players under 23 receive. The number of these players in the national team is growing. Over the course of three years, 26 young footballers made their debut there; they don’t take the field occasionally, but practice thoroughly,” added Mitrofanov.

According to the current limit, clubs RPL can include 13 foreign players in the application and release 8 foreign players on the field. In September, the Russian Football Federation said that the current limit allows for the first time to increase the playing time of young players to 18%.

On the popularity of football

Mitrofanov noted the growing popularity of football. “The popularity of football is growing, the average attendance is also growing, despite football being the only sport where you need a fan card to enter the stadium,” he said. — To some this may seem like an administrative obstacle, but now more than 3.5 million Russians have been issued a fan card. Football is the only sport that can provide 100% accurate data on the number of fans attending matches. Average attendance went from 12.5 thousand to over 14 thousand. This suggests we are approaching record levels for the 2018/19 season.”

“Look at the rankings, which say that we have no more watched and watched sporting events than the matches of the Russian national team, the national championship and the national cup. There are certainly matches of the Champions League, world and European championships, which are competitive and even superior in terms of performance, because they are flagship events. But when compared to other sports, even taking into account foreign competitions, there is nothing higher than football in terms of viewership,” the Secretary General added. RFU.

Mitrofanov noted the correct work RFU for the development of football. “Collectively, this shows that we are moving in the right direction: developing youth and investing in football reserves. It is important that even at a meeting of representatives of the association of national football coaches, they said that there may be different interpretations of the limit in terms of demands, but there should be no limit on the field, because a coach is not a mathematician to calculate how many foreign players he currently has on the field, whether he can replace a foreigner or just a Russian player. There are restrictions in both hockey. and basketball, but there are none when it comes to stay on the field. In principle, healthy competition in sport, including internal competition, is beneficial,” he concluded.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.

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Rubin has extended the contract of striker Enri Mukba

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5 hours ago

December 25, 2025

Jon

Rubin has extended the contract of striker Enri Mukba

Kazan football club “Rubin” announced the extension of the contract with the striker Enri Mukboy. This was reported by the club’s press service.

The new agreement is valid until 2029.

Mukba is 20 years old, he graduated from the Abkhaz club “Ritsa”, from which he moved to “Rubin” in 2024. This season, the striker played 3 matches for the main team without scoring any goals.

Rubin is in seventh place in the World rankings – Russian Premier League (RPL), scoring 23 points in 18 games.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.

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Zenit and Spartak entered the top 100 teams in the world in terms of the cost of their squads

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December 25, 2025

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Zenit and Spartak entered the top 100 teams in the world in terms of the cost of their squads

St. Petersburg Zenit and Moscow Spartak entered the top 100 football clubs in the world in terms of the cost of their teams. The Transfermarkt portal reports it.

Zenit ranked 69th in the table, the St. Petersburg team was valued at 179.9 million euros. Spartak was in 97th place with a total player value of €131.35 million.

The ranking was surpassed by the Spanish Real Madrid (1.38 billion euros). Second was the English Arsenal (1.29 billion euros), third was the English Manchester City (1.19 billion euros).

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.