Lionel Messi / Photo: © REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
Inter Miami striker Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or award for the best football player in the world for the eighth time according to France Football magazine.
The ceremony took place in Paris at the Chatelet Theater. The top three according to the voting results included Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) and Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
Since August 2023, the Argentine has been playing for the American club Inter Miami; last season he became the French champion with Paris Saint-Germain. As part of the Argentina national team, Messi won the World Cup in Qatar and was recognized as the most valuable player of the tournament.
The prize for the best young footballer was given to Real Madrid and England midfielder Jude Bellingham. Argentine goalkeeper of Aston Villa Emiliano Martinez won the Lev Yashin award for the best goalkeeper of the year. As part of the national team, he won gold at the 2022 World Championship. Manchester City and Norway forward Erling Haaland won the Gerd Müller Award, given to the most successful football player. He has 56 goals to his name.
Manchester City was named the best team of the year for the second time in a row. Last season, City became the champion of England, won the National Cup, and also won the Champions League.
The Spanish “Barcelona” was recognized as the best women’s team. The Catalan club has won La Liga, the Spanish Super Cup, and the Champions League.
Footballer of Barcelona and the Spanish national team Aitana Bonmati received the women’s Golden Ball. As part of the national team, she became the 2023 world champion, and with the club she won La Liga, the Spanish Super Cup and the Champions League.
Messi holds the record for the most Ballon d’Or awards; Saudi Al-Nasr forward Cristiano Ronaldo has won the prize five times.
The Ballon d’Or has been awarded since 1956.
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Manchester United will not be able to count on their midfielders in the next English championship match against Newcastle Kobby Mainu AND Bruno Fernandes. Both players will miss the match due to injury. According to the mentor Manchester United Ruben Amorim, Mainu will return to the field before Fernandes, but the exact date has not been announced.
Encounter Manchester United — Newcastle will be played on 26 December.
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Vitaly Kafanov continues to work as a goalkeeping coach for the Russian national football team. This was reported by the press officer of the Russian national team Ekaterina Grishenkova.
Previously inside Average information appeared that Kafanov is the main candidate for the post of head coach of Rubin Kazan, which intends to fire the current coach of the team Rashida Rakhimova.
“We do not comment on the rumors that have appeared. Vitaly Vitalievich Kafanov continues to work as a goalkeeping coach of the Russian national football team,” Grishenkova said.
Rakhimov has led Rubin since April 2023. After 18 rounds, the Kazan team has scored 23 points and ranks seventh in the Russian championship table.
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Dynamo Moscow did not contact the Akhmat football club about possible cooperation with the coach of the Grozny team Stanislav Cherchesov. Akhmat’s general director informed Sport Express. Akhmed Aydamirov.
Previously inside Average it was reported that Cherchesov could lead Dynamo. He was later confirmed as head coach of the Moscow club. Roland Gusev.
“Congratulations to Dynamo and Rolan Gusev on their appointment. I don’t comment on rumours. Nobody contacted us about Stanislav Salamovich,” Aidamirov said.
“Akhmat” this season occupies 8th place in the world ranking – Russian Premier League (RPL), earning 22 points after 18 rounds. Dinamo Moscow has 21 points, the blue and white are in 10th place.
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