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Brazil legend, Ronaldo doesn’t think Lionel Messi should win Ballon d’Or as he names his favourite

Brazil legend, Ronaldo doesn

Brazil football legend, Ronaldo doesn’t believe Lionel Messi should win a seventh Ballon d’Or this season.

According to former Real Madrid striker, French susperstar Karim Benzema should win the illustrious award for the first time.

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I used to borrow money to buy food – Ex-Chelsea striker, Demba Ba

I used to borrow money to buy food ? Ex-Chelsea striker, Demba Ba

Former Chelsea Senegalese striker Demba Ba has disclosed that he used to borrow money to feed as a young footballer.



Paris-born Ba had a difficult start to life as a professional footballer.

Starting off in France, Ba earned himself a contract worth £900-a-month at fourth-tier side Rouen, but recalls having to borrow money just to feed himself in the first month.

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100 Afghanistan footballers and families evacuated by Australia out of Taliban control

100 Afghanistan footballers and families evacuated by Australia out of Taliban control

Qatar`s assistant foreign minister, Lolwah Alkhater has confirmed that around 100 Afghan soccer players and their families were among the passengers to arrive on a recent flight from Kabul.


Recall the Taliban seized control of the Afghan capital on August 15 and announced a new government last month after US-led foreign forces withdrew and the Western-backed government collapsed.

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Husband on the run after Kenya’s Tokyo Olympic star and World Championship medallist, Agnes Tirop is found stabbed to death

The husband of Kenya’s two-time World Championship bronze medallist, Agnes Jebet Tirop, who was found stabbed to death, is being treated as a suspect in the murder investigation.

The 25-year-old long-distance runner, who represented Kenya at the Tokyo Olympics, was found dead in her house in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County on Wednesday, October 13.

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Wales and Bournemouth midfielder David Brooks diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma

Wales, Bournemouth player David Brooks has been diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma, a type of cancer that effects the lymph system, or “tissues and organs that produce, store, and carry white blood cells that fight infections,” according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy among Nominees for 2021 Yashin Trophy Award

Manchester City’s No 1 Ederson and Chelsea shot-stopper Edouard Mendy have been nominated for the 2021 Ballon d’Or Yashin Trophy, France Football’s award for the best goalkeeper on the planet.

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Cristiano Ronaldo named Premier League’s Player of the Month for September, but Gary Lineker believes Mo Salah should have won it instead

Cristiano Ronaldo named Premier League’s Player of the Month for September, but Gary Lineker believes Mo Salah should have won it instead.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the Premier League’s Player of the Month for September for his performances for Manchester United but Gary Lineker, felt he was fortunate to win the award ahead of Mo Salah.

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Blessing Okagbare slammed with fresh anti-doping charges by AIU

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been charged after testing positive for human growth hormone and EPO, offences that forced her to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Thursday.

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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich visits his club for the first time in three years

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has made a rare trip to London to visit family.

Abramovich’s spokesperson confirmed the Stamford Bridge club chief has travelled to the United Kingdom to see relatives. It is understood the Russian-Israeli businessman could visit Chelsea while in London.

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Brazilian football player, William Ribeiro faces attempted murder charge for attacking a referee on the pitch

A Braziliian footballer who knocked a referee to the ground and kicked him in the neck during a match in Brazil, is now facing an attempted murder charge. William Ribeiro was arrested after he deliberately beat Rodrigo Crivellaro 14 minutes into the second half of Monday night’s Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2 league game between Ribeiro’s São Paulo team and Guarani at Edmundo Felix Stadium in Rio Grande do Sul.