OFFICIAL: Ballon d’Or will not be awarded in 2020
France Football have confirmed there will be no Ballon d’Or awarded in 2020 due to the “exceptional circumstances” the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the season. It is the first year since 1956 that France Football will not hand out the prestigious individual award. Lionel Messi won last year to pick up his sixth Ballon […]
Messi hints at ‘approaching’ retirement after sixth Ballon d’Or win
F.C Barcelona ace, Lionel Messi has insisted that he is approaching his retirement from football after winning his sixth Ballon D’ Or on Monday night in France. Messi, who won the 2019 Ballon D’Or ahead of Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk, admitted that “Time flies” but hoped God will grant him the […]
Messi wins sixth Ballon d’Or award, overtaking Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi has become the first men’s footballer to win the Ballon d’Or award for a sixth time in the Paris gala on Monday. The Argentina forward scored 46 times for club and country in 2019 — including the only goal in Barcelona’s 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday. He also helped the Camp […]
