Articles tagged with "ballon-dor"
Would You Rather: Win the Ballon d'Or or the FIFA World Player of the Year Award?
By Daryl | November 4th, 2009Most would agree that the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year awards are the two biggest individual honours a footballer can ...
Daily Dose: October 30th, 2009
By Daryl | October 30th, 2009Something to read while you enjoy the Top 30 A-League Goals of All Time (so far)... English football 1991-92 season in review (EPL Talk) FM2010: Digital Sunderland ...
Sixth In Ballon D'Or, But No Russian POY For Arshavin.
By chris | December 17th, 2008Big year for Andrei Arshavin. The I-may-look-twelve-but-I'm-almost-twenty-seven-I-swear Zenit attacker - whether he wants to be or not - has finally come big over in Western ...
Offside Rewind: Keep Your Pants On.
By chris | December 5th, 2008When punishment doesn't fit the crime. One of history's greatest dives. Video games will help you become a better athlete. Who's your fan/man crush? How will the recession ...
Ballon d'Or Point Totals Make Franck Ribery Unhappy.
By chris | December 3rd, 2008The Ballon d'Or is nothing if not a lightning rod for controversy and year-long verbal sparring matches with inflatable gloves. Yes, some deserving players win ...
Should This Man Have Won the Ballon d'Or Instead of Cristiano Ronaldo?
By Daryl | December 2nd, 2008Nope, it's not Leo Messi or Fernando Torres. It's Mohamed Aboutrika, the Al-Ahly and Egypt playmaker. In an excellent article on the Guardian's sports blog ...
Is the Ballon d'Or Getting Predictable?
By Daryl | December 2nd, 2008News today is that Cristiano Ronaldo has won the 2008 Ballon d'Or, awarded after 96 football journalists voted from a shortlist of 30 players. Except ...
Cristiano Ronaldo's Choice for World Player of the Year? Cristiano Ronaldo Of Course!
By Daryl | October 24th, 2008When you've got a well established image as a perma-tanned prima dona, a little humility goes a long way. Unfortunately, Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't have a ...
2008 Ballon d'Or Shortlist of 30
By Daryl | October 20th, 2008The Ballon d'Or shortlist is out, and it's even shorter than usual. France Football usually names 50 players before voting, but this year it's only ...
Who Needs News When You Can Just Make Stuff Up?
By chris | October 8th, 2008Have you ever known that the percentage of outlandish news and rumors seems to spike during international breaks? You know, stuff like finding Cesc & ...
Poll: Did A Spaniard Swoop The Ballon D'Or?
By chris | July 9th, 2008Reports from the Italian media are to be taken with a half of a half of a grain of salt...and reports from the Italian media ...
Kaka is the New Goldenballs
By Daryl | November 24th, 2007Word on the Italian media grapevine is that we have a Ballon d'Or winner for 2007, and his name is Kaka. The Corriere della Sera ...
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