Football

Lionel Messi wins the Ballon d’Or for the eighth time

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2 years ago

October 30, 2023

Thomas

Lionel Messi wins the Ballon d’Or for the eighth time

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.

Source: Sportbox

Thomas

Thomas Astudillo is a sports journalist and author who writes for Sportish. He has a deep love and knowledge of sports, and is known for his engaging and informative writing on the latest sports news and events.

Football

Ronaldo is confident he can score 1000 goals

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36 minutes ago

December 29, 2025

Jon

Ronaldo is confident he can score 1000 goals

40-year-old striker for Al-Nasr Cristiano Ronaldo he expressed confidence that he will reach the 1,000 goal mark in his career. He now has 956 goals.

Ronaldo said:

It’s difficult to keep playing, but I’m motivated. My passion is great and I want to continue. It doesn’t matter where I play, whether in the Middle East or Europe. I have always liked playing football and I want to continue with the same spirit. You know what my goal is. I want to win trophies and I want to reach that figure (1000 goals) that you all know. I will definitely reach this figure if there are no injuries.

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

Zakharyan missed Real Sociedad training due to flu

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3 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Jon

Zakharyan missed Real Sociedad training due to flu

Russian midfielder of the Spanish football club Real Sociedad Arsen Zakharyan he missed the team’s first practice after the Christmas break due to the flu. The newspaper Mundo Deportivo reports it.

According to the source, Zakharyan did not train with the main group, but only did exercises in the gym. He notes that the team expects the Russian to return to the full lineup on Tuesday.

Monday’s training session was the first for Real Sociedad players under their new coach. On December 14, the Spaniard was fired from this position Sergio Francescoafter 6 days the team was led by an American Pellegrino Matarazzo.

Zakharyan is 22 years old, he joined Real Sociedad in August 2023 from Dinamo Moscow. This season, the midfielder played 14 matches for the Spanish club in various tournaments, scoring one goal.

Real Sociedad is in 16th place in the Spanish league table. The team has 17 points after 17 rounds. The team will play its first match under Matarazzo’s leadership on January 4 at home against Atlético.

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.

World Cup

INFANTINO: “If there was no FIFA, there would be no football in 150 countries of the world”

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5 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Kyle

INFANTINO: “If there was no FIFA, there would be no football in 150 countries of the world”

FIFA President Gianni Infantino He commented on World Cup ticket prices, saying they reflected “absolutely insane” demand for next summer’s tournament:

“We have six to seven million tickets and in 15 days we received 150 million ticket requests. So every day we have 10 million requests. This shows how strong the World Cup is.”

FIFA has sold just 44 million tickets in almost 100 years of the World Cup. So we were able to sell tickets for the 300th anniversary of the World Cup in two weeks. Just imagine. “This is absolutely crazy.”

Infantino also noted that funds from ticket sales would be reinvested into world football, but did not specify a specific amount:

“The important thing is that the revenue from this goes back into football around the world. If it weren’t for FIFA, there would be no football in 150 countries of the world. Football exists thanks to the revenues we get from the World Cup, and we reinvest that into football around the world.”

Previously, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on FIFA to further reduce 2026 World Cup ticket prices.

Source: Sport UA

Kyle

I am a writer at Sportish, where I mainly cover sports news. I’ve also written for The Guardian and ESPN Brasil, and my work has been featured on NBC Sports, SI.com and more. Before working in journalism, I was an athlete: I played football for Colgate University and competed in the US Open Cross Country Championships.