Football

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.

Football

Glazner will leave his role as Crystal Palace manager at the end of the season

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1 hour ago

January 16, 2026

Jon

Glazner will leave his role as Crystal Palace manager at the end of the season

Head coach of Crystal Palace Oliver Glazner he confirmed that he will leave the team at the end of the season. The Austrian coach will not renew his contract, which expires in June.

Glazner took over at Palace in February 2024. In 2025, he led the team to their first major trophy, beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final. Later in August, Crystal Palace also won the FA Super Cup.

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.

Conference League

Nazarina: Vikonali from the conference in Liza – otherwise successful

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January 16, 2026

Annie

Nazarina: Vikonali from the conference in Liza – otherwise successful

Donetsk Shakhtar player Egor Nazarina commented on the draw in the Conference League match against Rijeka (0:0).

“We did not see the realization of the moments. There were moments that could have been scored, but unfortunately they were not accelerated by the blessings that they were. I respect you, we spent this match poorly, and the most important are the ones who moved on.”

This was our job, we wanted to complete it in the first century, and we died, so it’s good for you. If they had told us five months ago when the tournament started that we would be in the first week, I think we would have been in good shape straight away. Vikonali ce zavdanya – in ce nagolovnish.

What is the moral and moral aspect after six months of working so hard? Well, a little. Moving steadily while you are old, you know, it is not easy for you. But we won’t complain. We miss playing in the European cups, so there is nothing to complain about. We are happy that we suffer from, you might say, fatigue. When we are released immediately, we are excited and ready for training.

The first half of the season was difficult, but in the end it was positive. We completed our work at the Liza conferences – they passed, we are also in the lead with the championship – we share first place with however many points. I’ll say it again: if we had been told that five months ago, I respect that we would have been fit for those positions, as we did in both the European Cup and the Ukrainian Championship. I think we will continue to add more and in the other half of the season we will show even better results than the first.

I would like to thank the patients for their support in this difficult hour for us. This is the most important thing. Bless them with holy, healthy family well-being, and faith and belief in our victory, in the ZSU. They are the same – without them nothing would have happened. Once again: believe in our victory and have a peaceful sky above your head!

On Football.ua A video review of the Shakhtar – Rijeka match is available to watch.

Source: Football UA

Annie

I am Annie Mcadams, a news author at Sportish. I specialize in covering different sections of sports and have been writing for the past five years. My passion lies in uncovering new stories that are informative, interesting and captivating to the audience. I have a knack for finding the right sources who can provide reliable insight on trending topics.

Conference League

Coach Noah: The club’s progress to the play-offs is a great achievement for Ukrainian football

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3 hours ago

January 16, 2026

Annie

Coach Noah: The club’s progress to the play-offs is a great achievement for Ukrainian football

Head coach Noah Sandro Perkovic commented on his team’s defeat against Dynamo (0:2) in the sixth round of the main round of the Conference League.

Our mentor exclaimed in front of his players about the club’s historic achievements:

“First of all, I would like to say a word of thanks to our Gravians and greet the team. For the first time in history, Noa reached the play-offs of the European Cup tournament. This is a great achievement not only for the club, but also for Ukrainian football. We are further collapsing,” Perkovich said.

Speaking of the match itself, the coach welcomed Dynamo to victory and expressed the high level of respect for the opponent:

“The team looked very solid in the beginning, caused a number of unsafe moments, but could not open the door. I said before the match that Dynamo is a great club. In matches with such teams, many mistakes can be made. Today they punished us for this,” said the mentor.

Perkovich emphasized that his team was not surprised by the defeat of the Kiev club:

“Dynamo has not suffered at all. This is a very good team, which clearly plays in defense and has a wide variety of tactical plans. Perhaps we did not realize that the stench is so fragrant from the first days of the century and blessed for the decade and in attack,” the coach added.

He also famously said that Noah wasted no energy for a positive outcome:

“We attacked, pressed, tried to earn as much as possible. So we could have played more than ten times under the hour from the opponent’s overhead passes, but I won’t say we played badly. Dynamo just showed very good football today,” Perkovich summarized.

In the group stage of the Conference League, Noah scored all points in six games and took 19th place. This result allowed the Virmen club to reach the 1/16 finals of the LK.

Source: Football UA

Annie