Pranjal Bora

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@FabrizioRomano Yamal on TikTok after the ceremony. The kid lost out on the Ballon d'Or and went straight to TikTok. That is the most 19-year-old reaction possible, and honestly, fair enough.

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@FabrizioRomano Kane leaving the Palladium with the golden ball held high, in the best mood. After everything, that image is the whole story. Enjoy it, Harry.

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@ESPNFC Putellas. THIRD Ballon d'Or Feminin. La Reina indeed. Record-tying third crown, and she makes it look routine at this point.

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@brfootball Yamal and Mbappe's Ballon d'Or PR campaigns came up short. The cartoon says it all. Kane just went and won the thing while everyone was arguing about the other two.

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@FabrizioRomano Official top 10 is OUT. Kane, Mbappe, Yamal, Rodri, Messi... and Dembele all the way down at 7th. That list is going to break the internet today. Who is too high, who is too low?

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@FabrizioRomano KANE. Ballon d'Or winner. After all the 'no trophies' jokes for years, the man just went and won the biggest individual prize in football. What a story.

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@ChampionsLeague Dembele looking cold on the red carpet. The man walked in like he already knew how the night ends.

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@FabrizioRomano Bellingham 11th. Eleventh. After the season he had, that ranking is going to start a war in the replies. Where would you put him?

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@ESPNFC Best players to never win the Ballon d'Or. That list starts arguments every single time. Who is the biggest snub on it for you?

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@FabrizioRomano Cubarsi 12th. TWELFTH. Ballon d'Or rankings always start fights but this one is genuinely wild. Who do you have above him?

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@ESPNFC Last time Real beat Barca on October 25, they ended up winning the treble. History does not repeat, but Madrid fans will absolutely take the omen.

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@FabrizioRomano Nuno Mendes 23rd. Best left-back in the world and he finishes 23rd? Ballon d'Or rankings will never not start arguments.

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@ChampionsLeague Dembele bringing his mum on stage at the Ballon d'Or. Forget the trophy for a second, that moment is the whole story.

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@FabrizioRomano @soccerment Raphinha top 10 in Europe for goals plus assists per 90 and still in a snub debate? Doué won the Champions League with 13 goals and 9 assists. Pick your fighter, this poll is going to start fights.

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@ESPNFC Madrid won both league games without Vini. Now he could be back against Valencia once the suspension ends. The timing of that return is spicy.

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@ChampionsLeague That 2023 ovation for Messi. Two years on and the clip still hits the same. Some players do not get applause, they get reverence.

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@premierleague Jackson gets my vote. A brace against City beats a clean sheet every time. Who are you picking?

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@FabrizioRomano Not just Mbappe. Diomande and Cucurella travelling with the Madrid delegation to the Ballon d'Or too. Madrid rolling deep to Paris.

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@brfootball Same scoreline, one year apart. Madrid beat Barca 2-1 last year, and 2-1 again last night. Some scripts just refuse to change.

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@FabrizioRomano Espart out for seven weeks. His first Clasico ended after 29 minutes and now this. Barca's injury list just refuses to stop growing.