In this daily feature of 18 Yard Box, we bring to you the top three news of the day.
It is normally tiring to scroll down pages of sites or waiting for the next day to flip through the sections of newspapers for wanting to know about the latest happenings in the world of football. At 18 Yard Box's daily feature we will give you the top three news of the day accompanied by major headlines which will make it easier for our readers to keep up to date with the latest happenings of the beautiful game.
Today involves the short listing of the three Ballon d'or nominees, the possible return of the prodigal son and also an appointment of a long time forgotten manager. Have a read.
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It is normally tiring to scroll down pages of sites or waiting for the next day to flip through the sections of newspapers for wanting to know about the latest happenings in the world of football. At 18 Yard Box's daily feature we will give you the top three news of the day accompanied by major headlines which will make it easier for our readers to keep up to date with the latest happenings of the beautiful game.
Today involves the short listing of the three Ballon d'or nominees, the possible return of the prodigal son and also an appointment of a long time forgotten manager. Have a read.
FIFA announces the three finalists for the Ballon d'or 2012
| Who will it be? |
FIFA has announced that Lionel Messi, Crisitiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta are the three candidates who will be competing for the Footballer of the Year trophy. Out of a list of 23 probables, which consisted the likes of Iker Casillas, Karim Benzema and many more, the three have been short listed based on their performances of 2011-12 season for the club and country both.
Lionel Messi had guided his team to the Copa del Rey victory last season and has been instrumental in taking Argentina to the top spot in their World Cup 2014 qualification group. To add to that Messi has been phenomenal over the past year raking in 82 goals which are just 3 short of the Gerd Muller's record of 85. His rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, led his side to win Liga BBVA (La Liga) and also guided Portugal single handedly to the semi final of the European 2012 championships. As far as Iniesta is considered, he has been the backbone of the Spanish National Team which won the Euro 2012 trophy. Not only this but, he has already received the UEFA Player of the Year trophy. The winner of the tightly fought award will be revealed by FIFA on 7th January, 2013.
United legend prepares for his second homecoming in the Premier League
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| Is he saying his final goodbyes? |
David Beckham has been linked with a move to the Premier League since the start of last season. However, the LA Galaxy man has now revealed that he maybe considering the offers he has at the table. He stated, "I'm lucky. At the age of 37 I've been offered some quite exciting options and there are a few options on the table". He also said, "I do think I'll be spending more time in England though and it's good for our kids to see their grandparents. Over the last six years it's been difficult not seeing them as much as we'd like and they'd like, but we definitely won't be leaving LA for good."
Both, West Ham and QPR have been linked with the former Manchester United star who claims that he wants to experience one 'last' challenge of his career.
Luiz Felipe Scolari appointed as the new Selecao coach
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| Can Brazil better themselves with this man at the helm? |
After the sacking of Mano Menezes, the Brazil Football Federation has announced the former Chelsea coach, Luiz Felipe Scolari as his successor.
Having immense quality, Brazil have not performed upto their level best and had been cheaply defeated in the London Olympics 2012 too. Having guided Brazil once to a World Cup victory in 2002, the former Portugal boss looks forward to winning the same. He said, "We have an obligation to win the World Cup. We are not the favourites to win it now, but we aim to become favourites as we are starting to see the results of our hard work. If a national team that have won five World Cups is organising the World Cup, you cannot think about just making it to the final or semi-finals."
Other Top Headlines
1. Lee Keun-Ho announced as the AFC player of the year while Manchester United's midifield man Shinji Kagawa bags the International Player of the Year.
2. Falcao, Neymar and Stoch fight for the FIFA Puskas Awards.
3. Brazilian centre back Lucio claims he is unhappy at Juventus.
4. Michel Platini believes Lionel Messi should bag the Ballon d'or this year.
5. David Villa proud of his 300 goal mark.
Written By,
Rishabh Ghai
Rishabh is a writer for Goal.com India, International (all English editions) and an Editor and writer for 18 Yard Box.
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