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A defensive midfielder winning the Ballon d’Or? Why Rodri’s win would be a historic moment
Franz Beckenbauer and Matthias Sammer, who were converted into sweepers. But there has never been a defensive midfielder. The Ballon d’Or is almost seven decades old and Rodri, the man who ...
'I’m a Newcastle & England Icon - I Fully Expected to Win Ballon d’Or but Finished 3rd'
Alan Shearer enjoyed a phenomenal 1996 and expected to win the Ballon d'Or but lost to Matthias Sommer of Germany and Dortmund.