Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is planning to attend the Ballon d'Or gala on Monday evening for the first time in five years, as his former Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema is the favorite to win the prestigious award. Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will reportedly attend the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2022 ceremony in Paris on Monday (October 16). As per Le Parisien, this is because he knows Karim Benzema is set to win the award. The duo shared a glittering partnership at Real Madrid between 2009 and 2018. They won two La Liga trophies, four UEFA Champions League awards, and more during their time at the club. The Portuguese won four Ballon d'Or awards during that timespan. He, however, was unable to make the final 30 of the Ballon d'Or shortlist this season. The Manchester United striker missed the award ceremony in 2021 and France Football editor-in-chief Pascal Ferry launched a scathing attack on the Portuguese star, with Ferry stating that Ronaldo wants to retire with the most Ballon d'Or titles. He said at the time: "Ronaldo has only one ambition and that is to retire with more Ballon d'Or [awards] than Messi," Ferre told the New York Times. "I know because he has told me." The Manchester United star responded on Instagram, calling Vieri a liar, suggesting that his relationship with the award's organizers had reached a new low. Cristiano Ronaldo siad. Karim Benzema is the favorite to win the award this year after winning the Champions League and La Liga with Real Madrid last season, where he finished first in both competitions. The French striker also scored a goal against Barcelona in the Clasico on Sunday (October 16) and has continued his brilliance this season as well.

With Barcelona having to receive defeat against Real Madrid, coach Xavi went down in Barcelona history with a record that could not be worse. Xavi Hernandez played his fiftieth game under the leadership of Barcelona, and this memory was not happy for Xavi, as Barcelona fell in defeat and ceded the top of the Spanish League to its arch-rival Real Madrid. Coach Xavi’s ability and skills are unquestionable and doubtful, but it is clear that his experience in leadership is what makes this young strategist unable to create successes with Barcelona, and the defeat. Barcelona’s latest against Real Madrid proves it. According to AS Sport newspaper, this is Barcelona’s first loss in La Liga this season and at the same time the result also directly makes Xavi the worst coach among the coaches who have held Barca at least 50 games in the 21st century. Los Blancos ended the steadfastness of Xavi and Barcelona in 18 matches unbeaten away from home, a record in the Spanish League, and Xavi fell to his 11th defeat as coach of the Blaugrana, and in 50 matches, he scored 28 wins and 11 draws with those losses, giving him a win rate of 56% . However, according to the Spanish newspaper AS, these numbers give him the worst record for any Barcelona coach of 50 games since Lorenzo Serra Ferrer in 2003. Frank Rijkaard, who arrived at the time in charge of Barcelona, scored the same number of wins but with more draws than losses, while Luis Enrique has the best record of 42 out of his first 50 wins.

Milan bounced back from their Champions League setback against Chelsea to beat a spirited Hellas Verona on Sunday evening. Miguel Veloso's own goal in the first half and Sandro Tonali's winner in the last ten minutes gave the reigning Serie A champions the win and moved them up to third in the table.Sandro Tonali's late goal sealed a 2-1 win for Italian champion AC Milan at Hellas Verona in Serie A on Sunday. The visitors went ahead after nine minutes when Verona's Miguel Veloso deflected Rafael Leao's cross into his own net. Milan was the first to score through Miguel Floso, player of Hellas Verona, by an own goal, after 9 minutes of the start of the match. The hosts tied in the 19th minute of the match through Koray Gunther. In the second half, Sandro Tonali scored the Rossoneri's winning goal in the 81st minute of the match. Milan occupies third place with 23 points, while Hellas Verona is stuck at 5 points in 18th place. Milan line up was as following:  Goalkeeper: Tata Rossano 

Liverpool FC Manager Jurgen Klopp has expressed joking he wishes he had taken a vacation during the last four years!” Klopp, adding that he would have preferred if Guardiola had resigned as City coach or if he had left the team, which had won the Premier League title 4 times in the last five years. “I wish he had taken a vacation during the last four years!” Klopp joked, adding that he would have preferred if Guardiola had resigned as City coach or if he had left the team, which had won the Premier League title 4 times in the last five years. The Liverpool and Manchester City teams had participated in an epic race for the English Premier League title in recent years, during which the Reds managed to grab the title once, while City more than once outperformed the Reds in the race for the title by only one point. It is noteworthy that Guardiola has entered the final year of his contract with Manchester City, who travels to Anfield on Sunday, while serious discussions about the extension have not yet begun. Klopp admitted, in an interview with the British Daily Mail, that “the best coach in the world,” meaning Guardiola, forced Liverpool to raise his level of player, noting, laughingly, that he did not mind the disappearance of the Spanish coach. Klopp said he believed the City coach would end up stayi

 The following are the names of the winners of the Ballon d'Or 2021 full list of award winners: Awarded by France Football magazine, the Ballon d'Or has been given out to men every year since 1956 when Stanley Matthews won. Between 2010 and 2015, the Golden Ball award from France Football was combined with the award for the best player in the world awarded annually by the International Football Association (FIFA), before they were separated again starting from 2016. France Football awarded Men's Ballon d'Or award at the beginning European Player of the Year in Europe (between 1956 and 1994, then the best player in Europe between 1995 and 2006, and the best player in the world starting from 2007). The 2020 edition has been canceled due to the repercussions of the Corona virus (Covid -19). Below is the List of Men's Ballon d'Or award winners:

Inter Milan defeated Salernitana 2-0, during the match that brought the two teams together at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, in the tenth round of the Italian League. Inter Milan closed on the European spots with a comfortable 2-0 win over Salernitana in Serie A. Goals from Lautaro Martinez and Nicolo Barella proved the difference as they made it back-to-back wins as they look to recover from an inauspicious start domestically in Italy. Inter opened the scoring in the 14th minute through Lautaro, who lashed a shot from outside the box and the ball bounced in front of Salernitana keeper Luigi Sepe before finding the bottom corner. Lautaro Martinez, 25, scored the opening goal of the game in the 13th minute, while Nicolo Barella extended Inter's lead in the second half with a left footed strike. Lautaro Martinez opens the scoring for Simone Inzaghi's side before Nicolo Barella's strike seals comfortable home win.

The showdown between Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium today on Sunday in the first clásico of the La liga, in one of the most anticipated El Clásico matches in recent years. The Blaugrana top La Liga and won their last clash 4-0 in Madrid, but given their recent Champions League struggles and injury, Los Blancos is likely to be the favorites. For Barcelona, Sergio Busquets and Gerard Pique came under fire after their 3-3 draw with Inter, with the two involved in all three of the Nerazzurri's goals and some suggesting that Busquets should be left out in the Clasico. The Catalans captain Sergio Busquets admitted to SPORT, that they had not been up to scratch against Inter, and stated: "It's a disappointment. It was a difficult group but we had to aspire to more after all of the signings that have been made. It is not mathematical but it is very difficult."

Chelsea has announced the absence of international star Reece James, who will definitely miss the England national team during FIFA World Cup Qatar2022, which is scheduled to start next November 20. Chelsea confirmed that right-back Reece James will be out for around eight weeks with a knee injury. The defender will likely miss the World Cup as a result of the injury, which will leave England struggling at right-back given Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kyle Walker are also dealing with fitness issues. James went off during Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Milan at San Siro last Tuesday and the initial signs were that he had not suffered serious damage. In an official statement, the London club confirmed that the player had undergone medical tests on the knee in the last hours, and is expected to be absent for 8 weeks.In a statement, Chelsea said: “Following the knee injury that James sustained in our away game against Milan, Reiss has received treatment from Chelsea’s medical department and visiteda specialist this weekend.” “After consultation between all parties, James will now undergo a rehabilitation program and is expected to be sidelined for eight weeks,” the statement added. This injury will make him stop participating in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with the England national team, which will be held next November. England will play in the World Cup finals in Group B, which includes Iran, the United States of America and Wales.

Saudi Arabia Cabinet has approved the State to incur the costs of e-services related to the e-visas service platform at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for issuing an entry visa to Saudi Arabia for holders of fan tickets (Hayya card) of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Hayya card (fan ID) is a personalized document that is issued and required by every single person attending any of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 matches. Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced earlier that Saudi Arabia will welcome all the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 fans who are holders of the Hayya Card to spend up to 60 days in the Kingdom during the World Cup season. Haya card is mandatory for all those wishing to attend the World Cup games. in addition Haya card serves as an entry permit for Qatar and the World Cup stadiums. Saudi Arabia had welcomed all holders of the "Haya" card for Qatar World Cup fans, as it announced that it would allow them to apply for an entry visa to its territory, according to a number of controls, 10 days before the start of the tournament.