Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have established a sort of hegemony on the best player in the world award, pocketing between themselves the last eight editions of the Ballon d’Or. Their utter stranglehold over the
Since 2008 Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have grabbed all the Ballon d’Or awards. The Argentine has won an unprecedented five, while the Portuguese has finished atop the podium thrice. But what if the duo
Criteria The selection criteria for the Ballon d’Or is quite extensive. The award takes into consideration not a full European season that generally takes place between the period of August to May, but performances are
Michael Owen (2001) The 2000/01 season was a very successful one for Liverpool as they collected a treble of cups - the UEFA Cup, the FA Cup and the League Cup. At the forefront of
Photo credits: Paul Not everyone recognizes Cristiano Ronaldo as one of the best players in the history of football, but the day the legendary forward decides to hang up his boots and lets the dust
At the beginning of the 2016 European Championship no one gave Portugal any chance of making it to the last four let alone winning the championship. And the prospects of making it to the latter
Diego Maradona vs. England at the Estadio Azteca (1986 World Cup) There are few individual performances that can rival Maradona’s in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final against Argentina’s hated rivals England. The Argentine captain put
If you like hard working people, then you'll love Gary Alexander Neville. Born in Greater Manchester in 1975, Gary Neville has had an incredible journey so far. One of Manchester United's most loyal servant, Gary
Not many players in football history have endured as much hate as Cristiano Ronaldo. It is unthinkable how the 31-year-old performs at the highest level with so much unwarranted flak hurled at him. The former
Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal have been placed in a relatively easy group at the European Championship in the coming summer. They have the likes of Iceland, Austria and Hungary to contend with in Group F. Ronaldo