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French Newspaper's Brutal 5-Word Dig at Lionel Messi Makes Things Worse
French Newspaper's Brutal 5-Word Dig at Lionel Messi Makes Things Worse

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time4 days ago

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French Newspaper's Brutal 5-Word Dig at Lionel Messi Makes Things Worse

French Newspaper's Brutal 5-Word Dig at Lionel Messi Makes Things Worse originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Out of all the FIFA Club World Cup Round of 16 matches, PSG vs Inter Miami is among the most anticipated fixtures of the bunch. This is due to Lionel Messi playing against his former club, where he was known to be unhappy. Advertisement The Argentine star joined Inter Miami from PSG on a free transfer in the summer of 2023. Despite a normal relationship between Messi and the French club, one of the biggest French newspapers gave a slight dig at the former PSG player. L'Équipe published a message directed at Messi just a day before the anticipated PSG vs Inter Miami round of 16 match. Some assume there are still hard feelings from PSG fans due to Messi not guiding them to Champions League glory. Others interpret the message as France's way to get revenge for the 2022 FIFA World Cup final between France and Argentina, where Messi and his team came out on top. L'Équipe's message to Lionel Messi On the front page of a L'Équipe publication, the French newspaper wrote, "Messi ..not everything is forgiven." With the message clear on seeking revenge, many fans believe that the revenge is for PSG and the French national team. This adds tension to the match for some fans, which didn't need it before, since many wonder if Messi has a bit more determination to beat PSG due to his time there. Advertisement Messi was open to talk about his time at PSG and revealed his true feelings after leaving France in 2023. Recently, Messi came out to explain how he felt during training sessions at PSG. Lionel Messi's time at PSG Messi joined PSG in the summer of 2021 on a free transfer from FC Barcelona. Barcelona were unable to register Messi for a new contract, which led to his departure to France. Messi helped PSG win two Ligue 1 titles and a French Super Cup. His time in Paris was marked as 'underwhelming' due to the Champions League performances of PSG. In Messi's first season with PSG, the French team were eliminated from the Champions League in the Round of 16 at the hands of Real Madrid. PSG were leading 2-0 on aggregate until a dramatic Karim Benzema hat-trick at the Santiago Bernabeu sent the Spanish side to the quarterfinals. In his second and final season at PSG, Messi and the French side were eliminated in the Round of 16 again. PSG lost 3-0 on aggregate against Bayern Munich. Messi played in both legs against Bayern but couldn't contribute to a goal for the Parisiens. Now Messi meets PSG again, but this time as opponents. Messi played against PSG ten times in the past, playing for FC Barcelona. His record against the French side is four wins, three draws, and three defeats. Advertisement The last time Messi faced PSG was in 2021 for FC Barcelona, where he scored a screamer against Keylor Navas in a game that finished 1-1. Related: Key Update On Lionel Messi To Al Hilal Reports Amid New Inter Miami Contract Related: Raphinha Sees Silver Lining in FC Barcelona's Club World Cup Absence This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 28, 2025, where it first appeared.

🎙 Florian Thauvin says Tigres treated him badly
🎙 Florian Thauvin says Tigres treated him badly

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time7 days ago

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🎙 Florian Thauvin says Tigres treated him badly

Florian Thauvin returned to the radar of Mexican fans after an interview with L'Èquipe, where he talked about his time with Tigres and made strong statements about the club and his departure. "The club treated me badly. In Mexico, I hit rock bottom; they questioned my level to the point of firing me; it was hard to accept,' mentioned the Frenchman. However, not all his time with the Monterrey team was negative, as the forward also acknowledged the U fans: "There I met fantastic people and fans." Advertisement Tigres announced Thauvin with great expectations after he joined the squad as a world champion. However, the story ended with little activity on the field and two lawsuits. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. 📸 Azael Rodriguez - 2021 Getty Images

How is the Ballon d'Or winner decided?
How is the Ballon d'Or winner decided?

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time02-06-2025

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How is the Ballon d'Or winner decided?

The Ballon d'Or, the most prestigious individual prize in football, is awarded annually by France Football magazine to the player perceived to be the best in the winner is chosen through a dual system of voting. Firstly, journalists from France Football and fellow French publication L'Equipe work together to produce a combined list of 30 official nominees, based on players' performances in the previous season. This initial selection process sometimes also includes a small number of former one football journalist from each of the top 100 Fifa-ranked nations is invited to cast votes for their top 10 players in order from that shortlist. The 10 players are awarded 15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 point based on all journalists have submitted their top 10s, points are tallied and the winner of the Ballon d'Or is the player who accrued the most points in the voting, while the rest are ranked from second to players are tied on points, they are separated by the number of first place votes they received. If they are still level, the number of second place votes are used, and so taking part in the vote are encouraged to consider three factors:Individual performances, decisive and impressive characterTeam performances and achievementsClass and fair play Has the Ballon d'Or ever worked in a different way? The way in which the Ballon d'Or is awarded has changed significantly since it was first created in 1995, only European footballers were eligible for the award. Then, for the next 12 years, players of any origin playing for a club in Europe were eligible. Only from 2007 onwards have all players worldwide been 2007 and 2015, the captain and manager of each Fifa-recognised international team was invited to participate in the final vote, but both prior to that period and since then, only journalists have 2010 to 2015, Fifa collaborated with France Football on the award, which was known as the Fifa Ballon d' now give out their own separate prize, called the Fifa Best player award, but its lack of long-term history means the Ballon d'Or is generally considered more to 2022, voting was based on a player's performances over the course of a calendar year – comprising half of two separate seasons in most elite leagues – before being changed to encompass a single full season. What about the women's Ballon d'Or? The women's award, known as the Ballon d'or Feminine, was first created in has been won twice by Spain internationals Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas, as well as once each by Norway's Ada Hegerbeg and the USA's Megan is a slight nuance in the way the women's award is voted for - the same system of pre-selection followed by a jury of journalists is used, but only 50 journalists from the top-ranked nations are invited to take part, rather than 100. Who has won the most Ballon d'Or trophies? Having taken home the trophy eight times, Lionel Messi has won more the Ballon d'Or more often than any other rival Cristiano Ronaldo is second with five titles, while Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini and Marco van Basten won three di Stefano, Franz Beckenbauer, Kevin Keegan, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Ronaldo Nazario – each with two - are the only others to have won the men's Ballon d'Or more than once. Why is the Ballon d'Or sometimes criticised? The awarding of the Ballon d'Or sometimes draws criticism from fans and the past, complaints have focused on the fact that the award has historically favoured attacking midfielders and forwards over more defensive players. Only two centre-backs (Beckenbauer and Fabio Cannavaro) and one goalkeeper (Lev Yashin) have ever won the jury's tendency to vote for players whose teams have won the biggest prizes in the game that year, like the World Cup and Champions League, has also caused controversy in the past. Some believe collective achievement should not impact voting, and that a player who has performed highly as an individual should not miss out because his team was less the fact that the main award is voted form by journalists, rather than players, coaches, or ex-professionals, has occasionally led to for some fans, the concept of an individual award in a team sport renders the Ballon d'Or unimportant. When will the 2025 Ballon d'Or winner be announced? The 2025 Ballon d'Or winner will be announced on 22 September 2025 during a ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in central Paris.A variety of other awards are given out during the ceremony, including:The Kopa Trophy - awarded to the best player below the age of 2021, voting for this award is performed by previous Ballon d'Or winners based on a shortlist of Yashin Trophy – awarded to the best goalkeeper, voting for this award is performed by journalists based on a shortlist of Coach of the Year trophy - awarded to the best manager, voting for this award is performed by journalists based on a Club of the Year trophy - awarded to the best team, voting for this award is performed by journalists based on a shortlist. Who are the Ballon d'Or contenders in 2025? The following players are considered among the main contenders for the 2025 men's Ballon d'Or, based on their performances since 1 August 2024 with one more international window of fixtures and the Club World Cup before 31 July Dembele (Paris St-Germain/France, forward, 28)Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG/Italy, goalkeeper, 26)Desire Doue (PSG/France, forward, 19)Kvicha Kvaratskhelia (PSG/Georgia, forward, 24)Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid/France, forward, 26)Lautaro Martinez (Inter/Argentina, forward, 27)Pedri (Barcelona, midfielder, 22)Raphinha (Barcelona/Brazil, forward, 28)Mohamed Salah (Liverpool/Egypt, forward, 32)Lamine Yamal (Barcelona/Spain, forward, 17) What is Ask Me Anything? This article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team. Ask Me Anything is a service dedicated to answering your want to reward your time by telling you things you do not know and reminding you of things you team explores everything you need to know and calls upon a network of contacts including our experts and answer your questions from the heart of the BBC Sport newsroom, and go behind the scenes at some of the world's biggest sporting coverage spans the BBC Sport website, app, social media and YouTube accounts, plus BBC TV and radio. More questions answered... Why are 1bn euro release clauses becoming more common?When are the 2025-26 Premier League fixtures released?Who has qualified for the 2025-26 Champions League?Why are footballers allowed to chew gum?How are football league positions decided if teams are level on points?

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