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Obviously, this year belongs to Luka Modric, the first player from the erstwhile Yugoslavia to take the award home. He will be remembered forever for his sensational performances that took Croatia and Real Madrid to new heights. But Modric will also be cherished as the man who broke the unstoppable duopoly of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Ronaldo and Messi dominated the individual awards for a decade, winning the Ballon D’Or five times each....

Robert Griffin III was waived from the Ravens this offseason, leaving three quarterbacks on the Baltimore Ravens quarterback depth chart. Baltimore Ravens QB depth chart 2021 QB 1: Lamar Jackson QB 2: Trace McSorley QB 3: Tyler Huntley Baltimore Ravens QB depth chart analysis QB 1 - Lamar Jackson Lamar Jackson has been a top-tier quarterback since making his way to the NFL in 2018. Jackson was the league’s MVP in 2019, leading the Baltimore Ravens to a 13-win season....

Gordon, the last of the 43 cars to go out in qualifying for the Saturday night race, posted a lap of 194.308 mph to claim the top spot for the fifth race of the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup. – Breaking down the BOA 500 field | Qualifying results | Most beloved drivers The 42-year-old four-time Cup champion, who has not won a championship since 2001, sits fourth in the Cup standings, 32 points behind leader Matt Kenseth and 29 points behind second-place Jimmie Johnson....

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Neymar left Barca for PSG in a world-record €222million transfer in 2017, but the Brazilian forward continues to be linked with a return. The 28-year-old failed to make his way back to Barca at the start of the 2019-20 season and he is reportedly a transfer target again. “Without doubt, I would love to be able to coach Neymar one day,” Barca head coach Setien told beIN SPORTS. “Absolutely. He is a player who is at an exceptional level, nobody can place that in doubt....

BARCELONA, (Reuters) - Barcelona are still the best side in La Liga despite their poor recent form, coach Luis Enrique said on Saturday. The leaders have not won any of their last three La Liga games and on Wednesday were eliminated from the Champions League by Atletico Madrid, ending hopes of an unprecedented two successive trebles. “There is no team that has been better than Barca. I wouldn’t swap with any other team in the league,” Luis Enrique told a news conference ahead of Sunday’s home match with Valencia....

A 1-0 loss to Tottenham at Wembley on Wednesday saw Inter slip behind Spurs and down to third in Group B, substitute Christian Eriksen netting the winner 10 minutes from time. In order to reach the last 16, Spalletti’s side must earn more points in their clash with PSV than the Premier League team do on their trip to group winners Barca on December 11. The Inter boss thinks the quality the Catalan giants possess and the fact they have not lost a Champions League match at Camp Nou since May 2013 boosts the Nerazzurri’s chances, but getting a win against PSV at San Siro is his sole worry....

Athletic Club and Osasuna have also been informed that they will have back taxes to pay. The clubs in question, led by Barca, challenged an initial ruling which questioned the use of a 25 percent tax rate, rather than the standard 30 percent rate for sports companies, but the final outcome has not come down in their favor. What has been said? The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has stated in its report: “The aid scheme at issue was, from the time of its adoption, liable to favour clubs operating as non-profit entities over clubs operating in the form of public limited sports companies, thereby conferring on them an advantage capable of falling within the scope of Article 107(1) TFEU....

Earlier on Monday, Barca technical director Robert Fernandez insisted the La Liga giants had received no offers for its players this close-season and maintained no one was in the market to meet the release clause inserted into Neymar’s contract when he signed fresh terms running until June 2021 last October. What are odds on Barca beating Juventus? Nevertheless, suggestions that PSG were ready to make a sensational transfer move persisted, with Catalan sports daily Sport claiming Neymar’s advisors believe it is time for the 25-year-old to step out of Lionel Messi’s shadow at Camp Nou....

The 33-year-old Spain playmaker scored in a 5-0 rout of Sevilla last weekend in the Copa del Rey final, meaning this is the fourth domestic double of his decorated career and Barca’s third in the past four seasons. It is proving to be a glorious farewell for Iniesta, who confirmed he will depart Camp Nou at the end of the season in an emotional news conference on Friday. Here, we take a look back at every season where the mercurial midfielder has finished on top of the pile....

The forecast is claimed to be “a new record in the world of sport” and is on course to be reached before the club’s stated target of 2021. LaLiga champions in four of the past five seasons, Barca’s revenue climbed €76million to a club-record €990m for the 2018-19 season. The Camp Nou outfit spent large sums on Frenkie de Jong and Antoine Griezmann ahead of the 2019-20 campaign but project a three per cent reduction in “sporting salaries” and nine per cent increase in income for player transfers and loans after parting with Andre Gomes, Malcom and Jasper Cillessen among other fringe members of Ernesto Valverde’s squad....

The Getafe striker planted a header firmly past Barcelona keeper Jose Pinto to give his side a vital point with a 2-2 draw in their battle against relegation Saturday. The result means that if Atletico Madrid win away to Levante Sunday, Barcelona would no longer be able to overhaul them, thus ending their title hopes, reports Xinhua. “I am the maximum person responsible for the bad season. Sometimes you feel you have not done enough....

According to the report, De Jong’s sale could go a long way in helping the Blaugrana achieve their “great objective” of signing Robert Lewandowski ahead of the 2022-23 season. Barca roped in De Jong from Ajax for a substantial €86 million fee in the summer of 2019. The Dutchman, who has had to play a more restricted role at the Camp Nou, has not set the world alight with his performances....

Dr. Leonardo Guida, a shark scientist with the Australian Marine Conservation Society, said the find was an example of “nature at her most extreme,” saying he had never seen anything like this before. The bull shark was found in September along the Daly river region on some muddy flats of a billabong that was drying up, Guida told Newsweek. He estimates it had been there a few weeks when it was found, saying temperatures in the region at the time were around 95 degrees Fahrenheit....

Coincidentally, this is the “healthiest” the NFL has been at the quarterback position in some time. After all the QB movement in 2021, there are plenty of passers who are embedded, plenty more who are franchise hopefuls and others who are the obvious stopgaps (Carson Wentz, we’re looking at you). There are, though, a number of passers who are in interesting career spots: Whether that means to put the doubts to sleep and cement themselves as bona-fide franchise passers or guys looking for that next contract from apprehensive teams, there are plenty of passers with something on the line this year....

BAKU (Reuters) - Track workers laboured through the night to make changes to the Baku street circuit, which hosts Azerbaijan’s first Formula One race on Sunday, after problems with kerb plates lifting in practice. Race director Charlie Whiting told Reuters on Saturday that the white lines marking the pit lane entry and exit had also been repainted to improve safety. “Just the lines, that’s all, to keep the drivers slightly further left so that there’s no misunderstanding if two cars are following and the front one wants to come in,” he said of the entry....

The sudden re-release of Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance was a welcome surprise among fans of the game, and it has subsequently transported players back to 2001. Unfortunately, since 20 years have passed since the game’s initial release, even veteran players are having trouble remembering some of the game’s controls. The ability to switch back and forth between melee and ranged weapons is no exception to this. RELATED: Baldur’s Gate 3 Update Fixes Loaded Dice Issue...

Patch #8 delivers yet another update packed full of Dungeons and Dragons content for Baldur’s Gate 3, as early access buyers would expect. The new patch is dubbed the “Bard Update,” so it’s unsurprising that the biggest addition to the game is the new Bard class. Included with the Bard is two subclasses, the College of Lore and the College of Valour. Musical instruments are also being added and can even be used by other classes so long as they pick up the Level 4 Performer feat....

The young man appeared to be OK after being tended to and taken off the court. MORE: Venus has no plans to retire | Standing in the way of Serena’s success “The heat, unfortunately, already claiming its first casualty,” said the TV announcer. “That young man just being temporarily overcome.” Williams led 1-0 in the first set against Coco Vandeweghe. With Vandeweghe serving in the second game of the match, here’s what happened (keep your eye on the upper left corner):...