Karim Benzema has said he believes former teammate Vinícius Júnior “will win the Ballon d’Or one day” after the Real Madrid forward missed out on the award last year.
Giorgio Chiellini played the villain at times for club and country in his career, winning a lot of trophies along the way, but there was always an enduring, underdog quality about him no matter what.
Lionel Messi on Friday won the Landon Donovan MVP Award for the 2024 MLS season, beating out the Columbus Crew’s Cucho Hernández, the Portland Timbers’ Evander, Christian Benteke from D.C. United and his Inter Miami teammate Luis Suárez.
