Ballon d'Or nominees: Messi misses out, Benzema and Ronaldo in, three Lionesses make cut
The name of seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi was left off the 30-man list for this year's coveted football award.
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Record-breaker Popovici into Euro freestyle final, Martinenghi wins 100m breaststroke
ROME: David Popovici continued his dream summer of swimming on Friday by easing into the 100 meters freestyle final at the European Swimming Championships with a new European record of 46.98 seconds, while world champion Nicolo Martinenghi won the 100m breaststroke.
Aussie Matilda's captain Sam Kerr nominated for Ballon d'Or
Australian Matildas captain Sam Kerr has been named in a 20-strong list for the women’s Ballon d’Or – football’s greatest individual honour.
Barcelona finally register Robert Lewandowski on eve of new season
Robert Lewandowski, Franck Kessie, Andreas Christensen and Raphinha on Friday in time for their Liga opener against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday. However, French defender Jules Kounde remains unregistered with La Liga. Barcelona have spent 153 million euros on transfer fees alone to strengthen their squad, with Lewandowski the most notable new arrival from Bayern Munich.
Ballon d'Or organisers explain Messi's omission from shortlist
France Football have given their reasons for not including defending champion Lionel Messi on this year's Ballon d'Or shortlist, which was revealed on Friday.
Seven-time winner Lionel Messi misses out on Ballon d'Or nomination
Messi paid a high price for an underwhelming first season with Paris Saint-Germain when he was left off the 30-strong list for this year's coveted football award. Lucy Bronze, who was runner-up in 2019, is one of three members of England's Euro-winning squad to be short-listed for the women's award. Messi, who won the title last year, had been an ever-present amongst the nominations since 2006 and a regular feature in the top three since 2007 with the exception of 2018.
‘Game-changer’ Bynoe-Gittens propels Dortmund to comeback win over Freiburg
BERLIN: Eighteen-year-old Englishman Jamie Bynoe-Gittens scored one and created another as Borussia Dortmund came back to defeat Freiburg 3-1 on Friday with all their goals coming in the last 13 minutes of the game.
Lionel Messi misses cut for Ballon d’Or list of nominees
PARIS: Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi was omitted from the 30-man list of nominees for the prestigious award on Friday for the first time since 2005.