Cristiano Ronaldo has hit back at comments made by Ballon d'Or organizer Pascal Ferré, saying the editor-in-chief of France Football "lied" about his rivalry with Lionel Messi.
Ferré told the New York Times on Friday that Manchester United forward Ronaldo's sole ambition was to retire with more of the awards for the world's best player than Messi.
Lionel Messi won his record-extending seventh men’s Ballon d’Or on Monday. Anyone who watched him carry both Argentina and Barcelona over the last year knows he absolutely deserved it. But even Messi admitted on Monday that Robert Lewandowski deserves the 2020 Ballon d’Or.
Lionel Messi edged Robert Lewandowski for the men’s 2021 Ballon d’Or, the Argentine’s record-extending seventh trophy as the best men’s player in the world. But Cristiano Ronaldo, who didn’t even attend the award show in Paris, still managed to make it all about him.
Messi, who this year helped Argentina win the 2021 Copa América and Barcelona win the Copa del Rey (lol), was also named the world’s best men’s player in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019.
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FIFA announced the 2021 Puskás Award nominees on Monday and once again it’s a list of all-time bangers. The 11 goals include scorpion kicks, rabonas, bicycle kicks, audacious chips and goals from midfield — and Tottenham Hotspur could repeat as winner.
The Puskás Award is voted upon by two groups with equal electoral weight: an international panel of “FIFA Legends” and fans, who can vote here through Dec. 17.
LONDON — Two Tottenham Hotspur fans who travelled 34 hours from Texas to watch them play Burnley on Sunday only for snow to postpone the game have been invited to a home game as Harry Kane's guests.
Spurs striker Kane responded after reading of Dallas couple Ken and Brandi Saxton's misfortune on Twitter.
The Premier League game at Burnley was postponed shortly before kickoff after heavy snowfall at Turf Moor.
El nombre de Carlos Salcedo genera opiniones polarizantes en el fútbol mexicano. Por un lado, el Titán tiene un talento que sería un despropósito negar. Pero por el otro, ¡ufff!, la lista es larga: problemas de actitud, displicencia al por mayor y de ella un enorme prontuario de errores que le han significado momentos de odio transversal, jugando por Tigres o por la Selección de México.
Manchester United put their worries to one side to frustrate Premier League leaders Chelsea with a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday as Jadon Sancho scored a breakaway goal that was cancelled out by a Jorginho penalty.
Chelsea, under pressure after Manchester City and Liverpool both won earlier over the weekend, were dominant against a United side playing their first Premier League match under caretaker manager Michael Carrick after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's sacking last weekend.
On Sunday morning, for the first time this season, all of Paris Saint-Germain’s heavy hitters graced the pitch together, including a debut for Sergio Ramos at the heart of defense alongside Marquinhos. Up top, Saint-Étienne squared up with the quartet of Neymar, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi and Ángel Di María.
Con fútbol y corazón, Pumas continúa su cuento de hadas en la liguilla del Apertura 2021. El equipo de la UNAM parece haber sepultado todos las pellejerías que vivió en la fase regular y ahora está instalado en las semifinales del torneo, luego de eliminar al América, su máximo rival y el equipo que había terminado como líder en las primeras 17 jornadas.
Hubo sabor especial por conseguir la victoria en el Estadio Azteca, tierra ajena, y por ver cómo Alan Mozo, uno de los jugadores más criticados por la afición, se transformaba en la llave para clasificar entre los cuatro mejores.
Palmeiras revalidó su corona como rey de Sudamérica, luego de vencer a Flamengo en la final de la Copa Libertadores.
Sin embargo, si nos centramos en las cosas que son realmente importantes, el verdadero campeón de la final 2021 fue el amor, simbolizado en una peculiar propuesta de matrimonio.