Lionel Messi pips Erling Haaland to Ballon d'Or but Man City win top award
Erling Haaland missed out on landing the most prestigious individual prize in football as Lionel Messi picked up his eighth Ballon d'Or.
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Erling Haaland missed out on landing the most prestigious individual prize in football as Lionel Messi picked up his eighth Ballon d'Or.
PARIS : Argentina captain Lionel Messi won a record-extending eighth Ballon d'Or for the best player in the world on Monday, beating Norway's UEFA player of the year and treble winner Erling Haaland of Manchester City to the prestigious prize.
After another historic 12 months in football, the 2023 Ballon d'Or ceremony is upon us and there is a clear favourite for the men's accolade this time around.
Gary Lineker has given Erling Haaland the edge over Harry Kane but insists picking the better striker is no easy decision.
LONDON: Manchester City underlined the vast gulf in quality between themselves and Manchester United on Sunday as Liverpool showed their support for absent teammate Luis Diaz, whose parents were kidnapped in Colombia.
MANCHESTER, England: Manchester City's Erling Haaland struck his first two goals at Old Trafford as they ran roughshod over Manchester United in a 3-0 thrashing in Sunday's heated Premier League derby.
Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville and Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher clashed live on Sky Sports after the Reds' disappointing defeat to Manchester City at Old Trafford.
Piers Morgan has continued to criticise Erik ten Hag and has insisted Manchester United should have kept Cristiano Ronaldo after the Reds were hammered 3-0 by Manchester City.