#ballon-dor

#ballon-dor

"With everything I've been through in my career, being at the ceremony is already a victory for me. One of the biggest in my professional life. It's not really a goal that I set for myself. My goal is to be better than I was yesterday, to be better than I was last season. So, if I'm at the Ballon d'Or ceremony, that's already a victory for me."

Michael Owen was an incredible teenager. He holds the record for the most Premier League goals scored by a teenager, netting 40 in 79 matches.

Nine players from treble-winning Paris Saint-Germain have been nominated for the men's Ballon d'Or this year, along with the club's coach Luis Enrique.

Ousmane Dembele will battle the likes of Mohamed Salah, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe for the honour of being named best player in the world.

Luka Modric will turn 40 in September, having played 930 games, won seven league titles and six Champions Leagues, and claimed the Ballon d'Or in 2018.

I love drama. I mean, who doesn't? Certainly not Bayern Munich or anyone associated with it. The club is called FC Hollywood for a reason.

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