Barcelona top Federation Internationale de Football Association Ballon d’Or shortlist

“I think there are only three clubs in the world who have the power to say, ‘I don’t sell, ‘” Mourinho said in August. I live for the moment and at this moment I am with Barcelona in the Spanish League where I have made my living and where I live very well.

Portuguese star striker for Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo may be playing his last season for the Spanish “superteam”, according to U.K.’s news outlet Mirror.

Two of the five Premier League players, Chelsea’s Eden Hazard and Yaya Toure of City were on the list a year ago, while Toure’s team-mate Sergio Aguero and Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez are new additions along with De Bruyne.

This, we are told, is because while all previous approaches have been rebuffed the clubs have been given surprising encouragement this time, leaving them to believe he might be ready to quit the Nou Camp at the end of next season.

Lionel Messi is still out with an injury, and many soccer aficionados thought Neymar would struggle without Messi by his side.

Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski wants people to stop comparing him with top footballers Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, saying all are different types of players.

Premier League fans in the Transfer Tavern have been left speechless this afternoon after reports linked the finest player in world football with a switch to England.

Argentina’s Messi and Portugal’s Ronaldo have shared the Ballon d’Or trophy among themselves since 2008. I knew that it was not enough if I wanted to compete on an worldwide level.

‘What I want is the very best for my teams, and that’s what I am working for’.

Messi and Ronaldo have won the prize for the last seven years between them, with Toure backing his former Barcelona teammate to claim it for a fifth time in January.

During a recent interview, Messi explained, “I am improving every day without setting myself any targets”. The Barcelona attacker is without a doubt the finest player of his generation, perhaps the greatest of all time. The most important thing for me is to be at 100% fitness.