Ballon d’Or
Real Madrid foreword, Vinicius Junior, has made promises to his teammate and “friend” Karim Benzema after the Frenchman lost out of the 2021 Ballon d’Or award on Monday.
Vinicius said he would help Benzema, who he described as his best friend on the pitch, win the Ballon d’Or “because we are very close and we always look to link up.”
Speaking with Marca on Tuesday, the 21-year-old Brazil International also stressed that he wants to achieve a lot of success at Real Madrid.
Benzema narrowly missed out on the 2021 Ballon d’Or award, finishing in fourth place, behind Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowksi, Jorginho.
Vinicius wants to help the Frenchma win France Football’s prize before he retires.
“He’s impressive. He makes everything difficult look easy,” he told Marca.
“He’s a great footballer, I love playing with him and I want to help him stay here for a long time and do my best to help him win the Ballon d’Or one day.”
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- Chelsea’s most important player under Tuchel’s watch.
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N’Golo Kante has been picked as Chelsea’s most important player under the reign of Thomas Tuchel as the club’s manager.
Former Blues midfielder, Joe Cole believes the Frenchman is Chelsea’s most important man, but added that even if he’s injured, they can cope without him.
Chelsea defeated Watford 2-1 at Vicarage Road on Wednesday, with goals from Mason Mount and Hakim Ziyech giving them all three points and helping the Stamford Bridge landlords to stay top of the table.
Tuchel made six changes to the starting XI that drew with Manchester United last time.
Kante missed the match with United on Sunday after suffering a knee injury in the Champions League against Juventus last week and could not make it to the Premier League clash against Watford.
Cole noted that Chelsea have enough players to cover for anyone who is injured in any position, with the team still playing at the same level.
“This team, even without N’Golo Kante who is in my opinion the most important player, when he’s out the team Loftus-Cheek comes in, Saul tonight, and the level doesn’t drop,” Cole said on Amazon Prime
N’Golo Kante would hopefully return to action when Chelsea tackle Londob rivals, West Ham on Saturday.
The Frenchman was one of the 30 players who contended for the controversial 2021 Ballon d’Or award.
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“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.”
– Bobby Unser - Iker Casillas criticizes Messi’s seventh Ballon d’Or win.
Ballon d’Or
Real Madrid legend, Iker Casillas, has criticized the decision to hand Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi the 2021 Ballon d’Or.
Casillas claimed Messi is one of the five best footballers of all time, but the Ballon d’ Or organizers must start to take note of who is the best player in a given season.
Recall with The Eleven that France Football, organizers of the Ballon d’Or, named Messi as the winner of this year’s award on Monday night in Paris ahead of Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski and Chelsea’s Jorginho.
“I find it more and more difficult to believe in these football awards,” Casillas wrote on Twitter.
“For me, Messi is one of the five best footballers of all time but they must start to take note of who is the best player in a given season.
“It’s not that difficult. Others just make it difficult,” he concluded.
Casillas played against Messi in different El Clasico during his time at Real Madrid.
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- Ballon d’Or: PSG reacts to Messi’s win.
Ballon d’Or
Paris Saint-Germain chairman, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, has congratulated Lionel Messi after he won his seventh Ballon d’Or award on Monday night.
Messi finished ahead of Bayern Munich striker, Robert Lewandowski and Chelsea’s Jorginho, to claim the prize.
“I would like to warmly congratulate Leo. It is a great pride for the club that one of our players has won the most prestigious and coveted title.
“Leo marks the history of football a little more. Like all our supporters around the world, we are delighted to see one of the greatest players of all time playing in the PSG kit,” Al-Khelaifi said.
Messi only signed Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer from Barcelona during the summer.
The Argentina captain has now added to his 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019 trophies, after winning the Copa America for the first time with his country in July.
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- Ballon d’Or: “I’ll help you win” – Vinicius Jr pledges to Benzema.
Ballon d’Or
Real Madrid foreword, Vinicius Junior, has made promises to his teammate and “friend” Karim Benzema after the Frenchman lost out of the 2021 Ballon d’Or award on Monday.
Vinicius said he would help Benzema, who he described as his best friend on the pitch, win the Ballon d’Or “because we are very close and we always look to link up.”
Speaking with Marca on Tuesday, the 21-year-old Brazil International also stressed that he wants to achieve a lot of success at Real Madrid.
Benzema narrowly missed out on the 2021 Ballon d’Or award, finishing in fourth place, behind Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowksi, Jorginho.
Vinicius wants to help the Frenchma win France Football’s prize before he retires.
“He’s impressive. He makes everything difficult look easy,” he told Marca.
“He’s a great footballer, I love playing with him and I want to help him stay here for a long time and do my best to help him win the Ballon d’Or one day.”
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