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Lionel Messi bags Best FIFA Men’s Player Award
The captain of the Argentina football team Lionel Messi recently won the Best FIFA Men’s player award. It is one of the prestigious awards for sports personalities, especially for those in the football game. The award is presented by FIFA. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
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Sunil Chhetri passes Lionel Messi in international goals
36 years old Indian football, Sunil Chhetri, has surpassed Argentina’s Lionel Messi and has become second-highest active international goal-scorer with 74 strikes. Highlights Chhetri now leads Barcelona star Messi by two goals and is placed above Ali Mabkhout of UAE, ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Winner of 2019 Ballon d’Or awards
Winners of 2019 Ballon d’Or awards (“Golden Ball”) which recognises the best footballer in world for 2019, were announced by France Football magazine in Paris on 2 December 2019. This year was the 64th annual ceremony of Ballon d’Or, presented ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Messi, Rapinoe won the 2019 Ballon d’Or
The 64th edition of the Ballon d’Or was held in Paris on 2nd, December 2019. Men’s- Out of 28 players nominated on 6th November 2019, Lionel Messi won the award for a record sixth time in his career having won ..
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 were presented at La Scala opera house in Milan, Italy. It is an association football award presented annually by FIFA, the highest governing body of football. The FIFA The Best Football Awards FIFA’s The ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Barcelona FC clinchs 2019 Spanish La Liga title
Barcelona FC has successfully defended its Spanish La Liga crown after beating Levante UD in the final at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on April 27, 2019. The club’s Argentine superstar and team captain Lionel Messi decided the game and ..
Barcelona wins La Liga title 2019 in Spain
Barcelona FC has won Spanish La Liga title 2019 by defeating Levante FC by 1-0 goals. In the final match held at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain. the lone winning goal for Barcelona was scored by club’s Argentine superstar and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Luka Modric honoured with 2018 Men’s Ballon d’Or award
Luka Modric, Croatia and Real Madrid midfielder, has been honoured with the perstigiuos 2018 Men’s Ballon d’Or award. With this, he ended Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s decade-long dominance in the men’s awards. Modric won his third successive Champions League ..