Luka Modric wins Ballon d'or Award

Luka Modric wins Ballon d'or award

Luka Modric has claimed the 2018 Ballon d'or award ahead of the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi- with the first five in that order.
This is the first time since 10 years that either of Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi will not win the award and perhaps it's the beginning of another era in the world of football.

Lyon female star Ada Hegerberg has claimed the first ever women's Ballon d'or award. The 23-year old Norwegian forward scored a total of 31 goals for Lyon last season with 15 of those goals in the Champions League as she helped the French side to the league title as well as the Champions League trophy.

PSG star Kylian Mbappe has won the first ever Kopa trophy which is given to the best U21 play of the year. He claimed the award ahead of Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold and many other youngsters.

Southampton have sacked their manager Mark Hughes in the early hours of yesterday after failing to win any of his last 10 Premier League matches. The Welshman won just one game of the total of 14 Premier League games he played this season. It remains to be seen who his direct replacement will be.

Arsenal and Tottenham are reportedly ready to lock horns for the signing of PSG star Adrien Rabiot who will be a free agent next summer.

Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham are ready to go all out for the signing of Real Madrid outcast Isco.

Brahim Diaz, the Manchester City youngster has agreed to join Real Madrid on a £60k per week deal.

Chelsea have made an official bid of £70m for Borussia Dortmund star Christian Pulisic.

Arsenal manager Unai Emery has revealed he is impressed by Aaron Ramsey but says the Welshman's contract situation at Arsenal remains closed.

Southampton and Tottenham have joined Arsenal for the signing of Salzburg youngster Hannes Wolf.

Manchester City may be banned from European competitions if found guilty of breaking the UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules.

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has claimed that all things are set as he looks to sell the club before the January transfer window.

West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini has said the club could have signed midfielder Jack Wilshere for £100m but they instead got him for free and as a result saving them a lot of money.

PSG have joined series of Premier League sides for the signing of Feyenoord youngster Orkun Kokcu.

Juventus left-back Alex Sandro reportedly wants €7m per year in order to sign a new deal with the club. An unnamed Premier League club has however offered him as much as €10m.

Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has claimed he is focused on earning his place in Chelsea's team amid speculations linking him away from the club.

The FA Cup 3rd round draw has been conducted and the fixtures will come up between January 4-7 next year. The draw is as follows;
Accrington Stanley Vs Ipswich
Aston Villa Vs Swansea
Bolton Vs Walsall or Sunderland
Bournemouth Vs Brighton
Brentford Vs Oxford United
Bristol City Vs Huddersfield
Burnley Vs Barnsley
Chelsea Vs Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace Vs Grimsby
Derby Vs Southampton
Everton Vs Lincoln City
Fulham Vs Oldham
Gillingham Vs Cardiff
Guiseley or Fleetwood Vs AFC Wimbledon
Manchester City Vs Rotherham
Manchester United Vs Reading
Middlesbrough Vs Peterborough or Bradford
Millwall Vs Hull
Newcastle Vs Blackburn
Norwich Vs Portsmouth
Preston Vs Doncaster
QPR Vs Leeds
Sheffield Wednesday Vs Luton
Sheffield United Vs Barnet
Shrewsbury Town Vs Stoke
Solihull or Blackpool Vs Arsenal
Tranmere or Southport Vs Tottenham
West Brom Vs Wigan
West Ham Vs Birmingham
Woking Vs Watford
Wolves Vs Liverpool
Wrexham or Newport Vs Leicester City