Former Orlando Pirates striker Lyle Foster joins a number of the world’s best young talented players – including Ansu Fatu, Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, Alphonso Davies, Erling Haaland and Jaden Sancho – to be nominated for the European Golden Ball.
Omnisport uses Opta numbers to assess the Ballon d’Or claims of Antoine Griezmann, Cristiano Ronaldo and 2018 winner Luka Modric. (more…)
Fifa’s official award for the World Cup’s best player has often raised eyebrows – including a three-year run of jinxing a player who’d go on to have a final to forget.
With Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar all out of the World Cup, a number of stars will have the opportunity to make their mark by winning the Golden Ball. DEAN WORKMAN explores.