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List of winners in the FIFA Football Awards 2018

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Croatia and Real Madrid Midfielder, Luka Modric has been awarded Best FIFA Men’s Player Award, just weeks after he was named UEFA Player of the Year. The voting for the award was done by coaches, team captains and media men from FIFA nations. The award which took place on Monday at Royal Festival Hall in London, saw Modric beat Juventus’ gems Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool’s talisman, Mohamed Salah to pick the coveted prize. Just like in the UEFA award, it was the first time, there is a new name on The Best FIFA Men’s Player trophy. Cristiano Ronaldo won the previous two awards. Modric has shown the world that he deserved a place at the podium due to his outstanding display at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia with Croatia and with Real Madrid at the UEFA Champion League The Croatian was the metronomic lync...

Luka Modrić is UEFA Men’s Player of the Year

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Croatia and Real Madrid’s midfielder  Luka Modrić  has been named as UEFA Men’s Player of the Year for 2017/18. Modrić received the trophy on stage in Monaco during the UEFA Champions League group stage draw. He beat  off competition from  Cristiano Ronaldo  and  Mohammed Salah  who were named in the 3-man shortlist. Modrić led Croatia to the final of the World Cup for the first time at Russia 2018. The team lost to France 2 – 4. See the top ten and the points they scored: 1  Luka Modrić (Real Madrid & Croatia) – 313 points 2  Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus/Real Madrid & Portugal) – 223 points 3  Mohamed Salah (Liverpool & Egypt) – 134 points 4  Antoine Griezmann (Atlético & France) – 72 points 5  Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina) – 55 points 6  Kylian Mbappé (Paris & France) – 43 points 7  Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City & Belgium)...

Melania hails LeBron James after Donald Trump Mocked NBA Star

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Basketball star  LeBron James  recently opened a school for at-risk kids in his hometown and he granted an interview to CNN to talk about why he established the institution. In the interview, James also talked about Donald Trump , saying he feels like the U.S president is trying to use sports to divide America. Reacting to the interview after it was re-aired, Trump, on Twitter, wrote: Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do. I like Mike ( Michael Jordan )! In a surprising statement released after Trump’s tweet, his wife Melania said that she’d be ” open to visiting” the school while applauding James for what he’s done. The statement from her spokesperson  Stephanie Grisham , read: It looks like LeBron James is working to do good things on behalf of our next generation and just as she always has, the First Lady encourages everyone to hav...

Arsene Wenger lives with regrets for neglecting Loved Ones during Coaching Career

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Former Arsenal coach,  Arsene Wenger  has revealed that the biggest mistake of his career was staying in one club (Arsenal) for 22 years during his managerial career. Describing himself as a ‘prisoner of my own challenges,’ the 68 year old Frenchman shared with  RTL  broadcaster that he was too passionate to leave his coaching career. He admitted that his selfishness not only affected his career but his personal life as well. I regret having sacrificed everything I did because I realise I’ve hurt a lot of people around me. I’ve neglected a lot of people. I’ve neglected my family, I’ve neglected many close ones. Deep down though, the obsessed man is selfish in his pursuit of what he loves. He ignores a lot of other things. But it’s a bone to chase at the same time. Although insisting at the end of last season that him resigning from Arsenal was not a retirement from management, Arsene is yet to sign any new deal. However,  Daily Mail  repo...

Conte To Sue Chelsea Over ‘Delayed’ Sack

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Antonio Conte Antonio Conte is set to take legal action against Chelsea over damage to his career and loss of future earnings following his sacking by the Premier League club, according to reports on Friday  Conte is believed to be furious Chelsea made him return to the pre-season training before finally dismissing him last week to make way for the arrival of new boss Maurizio Sarri. The Italian, who spent just two years with the Blues, was widely reported to be facing the sack for much of last season after the breakdown in his relationship with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and the club’s hierarchy. But Conte was made to wait 55 days after Chelsea’s FA Cup final win over Manchester United before he was axed. After winning the Premier League in his first season at Stamford Bridge, Conte presided over a dismal collapse last term, with Chelsea finishing fifth and missing out on a place in the Champions League. Conte is believed to have received a £9 ...

Cristiano Ronaldo's post confirming Juventus move becomes fifth- most liked Instagram picture

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Cristiano Ronaldo's post confirming Juventus move becomes fifth- most liked Instagram picture of all time Cristiano Ronaldo 's is one of the greatest players in the world and his popularity has remained extremely high. Last week, the Portuguese completed his move to  Juventus  from  Real Madrid  for a total of £100million and his post confirming the deal has now become the fifth most liked Instagram picture of all time. The post, which shows Ronaldo in a Juventus shirt accompanied with this caption: 'Forza Juve #FinoAllaFine', has had over 11.3million likes. P TO   PLEDGE Click To Pledge 1 2

Musa's Second Goal for Nigeria in the 2018 world Cup Has been nominated by fifa for Goal of the Tournament

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Musa's Second Goal for Nigeria in the 2018 world Cup Has been nominated by fifa for Goal of the Tournament   Musa’s second goal for Nigeria against Iceland has been nominated by FIFA for Goal of the Tournament. Please click this link, scroll down and vote! 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Videos - GOAL OF THE TOURNAMENT - FIFA.com fifa.com

Arsenal confirm €30m signing of Torreira from Sampdoria

TRANSFERS Arsenal confirm €30m signing of Torreira from Sampdoria Harry Sherlock 15:10   SHARE   5 Getty TRANSFERS   ARSENAL   SAMPDORIA   PREMIER LEAGUE   SERIE A   L. TORREIRA The Uruguay international becomes the club's fourth signing of the summer and will reinforce Unai Emery's midfield at the Emirates Stadium 0:00 0:22 Arsenal have confirmed the signing of midfielder Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria. The Uruguay international has completed his move to the Premier League club following the end of his involvement at the 2018 World Cup, where his country reached the quarter-finals. Reeves  understands that the Gunners have paid £26 million  (€30m/$34m) for the 22-year-old, who becomes the club's fourth signing of the summer, following the arrivals of  Sokratis Papastathopoulos ,  Bernd Leno  and  Stephan Lichtst...