Tag: sadio mane
BALLON D’OR WOES: Is Africa Voting ‘Right’?
From ear to ear, Lionel Messi's grin stretched. In his hands, the Ballon d'Or -- football's most coveted individual laurel and the sixth of...
MEMO SENT: Mane Serves CAF Player of the Year Reminder
Monday saw Sadio Mane finish fourth in the 2019 Ballon d'Or rankings -- the highest for an African since Didier Drogba a dozen years...
AFRICA FOR THE BALLON D’OR?: Closer Than You Think
When the Ballon d'Or was first opened up to players who originate outside Europe, an African -- George Weah -- was the first to...
BALLON D’OR: Africa’s Best in the Last Decade
Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi was -- not unexpectedly -- named winner of a record sixth Ballon d'Or last night in Paris, flanked...
WIN TO LOSE: Liverpool Could Pay Cost Of Premier League Glory
Eight points clear of reigning champions Manchester City at the top of the English Premier League table -- even with seven months and 30...
FIX IT: Liverpool Can’t Shrug Off Mane-Salah Row
An angry Sadio Mane isn't a sight one sees every day. Usually the
Senegalese plays with a pearly smile that breaks through his sweaty dark...
BETTER HALF: Matip Catches Up With Van Dijk & Co.
Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah are not the only Africans at Liverpool but, until recently, you'd almost have thought they were.
Between them, the two...
AFCON 2019 FINAL PREVIEW: Algeria & Senegal to Set Cairo Alight
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations started a month ago as a 24-apartment
condominium; now, it is a villa with room only for two.
Friday's final...
MADRID TO CAIRO: Champions League Final A Perfect Appetizer for AFCON...
What would a first summer Africa Cup of Nations taste like?
I know no more than you do, but we should have an appetizer --...
SHOWTIME: Liverpool Need ‘Threat of Three’ In Madrid
Yo, pop quiz: Remember who the top-scorer was
for last season's Uefa Champions League?
Anyone?
Yea, right: Cristiano Ronaldo -- same guy for
the last six...
