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Darren Bent Criticizes Palmer’s Ballon d’Or Nomination
Former England striker Darren Bent has criticized the Ballon d’Or organizers for including Chelsea’s Cole Palmer in this year’s nominations. Bent questioned Palmer’s selection, pointing out that the 22-year-old neither won a trophy with Chelsea nor regularly started for England.
Palmer was named among the top 30 players in the world for the 2024 Ballon d’Or, alongside stars like Rodri, Jude Bellingham, and Kylian Mbappe.
Despite scoring 27 goals and providing 15 assists in 48 games last season, Bent argued that Palmer’s lack of trophies should have excluded him from the prestigious list. Speaking on talkSPORT, Bent said, “He didn’t win anything and doesn’t start for his country. How is he one of the 30 best players in the world?”
The Atalanta Forward Player, Ademola Lookman earns his second consecutive Baller of the Week award after scoring 2 goals in Atalanta’s Victory over Napoli. His performance in this game has earned him the highest rating (8) among Series A players in Round 11.
This reputation has given him high respect as has 6 goals and 4 assist in eight league appearances just this season. His impact in the team has stood out to others and has positioned him as a top contender for the CAF African Footballer of The Year award.
Manchester United receives a double injury boost right in time for their UEFA Europa League clash with PAOK on Thursday. This means that the team will be able to regain their star players that were injured right on time for the match.
cThe players who may recover right on time, according to the Interim Manager Ruud van Nistelrooy, are Leny Yoro and Christian Eriksen. This duo has already missed some matches due to their injury but might be able to make it back for this match on Thursday.
The Nigeria team, Super Falcons take on a friendly match with France on the 30th of November, 2024; this matches serves as a training and preparation for the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
The match will take place at Stade Raymond Kopa in the city of Angers. This will be marked as the seventh encounter Les Bleues will play in Angers and is a key warm-up fixture for both teams.
Recently, The Super Falcons also played a friendly match with the Algeria team, and won with 4-1.
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