Messi, Haaland lead nominees for ’23 Ballon d’Or Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland lead the 30-player list of candidates for the 2023 Ballon d’Or award after the nominees were announced Wednesday.
England-Netherlands ref served match-fixing ban UEFA have appointed a referee previously convicted of match-fixing and whose integrity was publicly questioned by Jude Bellingham for England’s Euro 2024 semifinal against the Netherlands.
