But, Bologna's defense stood firm, absorbing the pressure and making crucial saves to support their lead The second half was not just about the goals but also the strategic maneuvers from both teams. His goals prevented metric of 0.512 highlights his effectiveness in goal This victory was crucial for Bologna as it propelled them to the 10th position in the league standings, now holding 12 points from 9 matches. Positioned 15th in the standings, they have accumulated 9 points from 10 matches. Their struggle is clear in their goal difference, having scored 8 goals but conceded 17. At the other end of the table, the relegation battle heats up with Lecce, Genoa, and Venezia occupying the last three spots. Genoa sits in 19th place with 6 points, and their struggle is highlighted by a goal difference of -13. Finally, Venezia is at the bottom with 5 points, having won only 1 of their 9 matches, signaling a tough journey ahead to escape the relegation zone
Konstantinos Mavropanos (D, #15) - The Greek defender was substituted at halftime but managed to make an impact in the first 45 minutes with a clearance and a block Max Kilman (D, #26) - Kilman was a rock at the back, making crucial clearances and blocks to deny United's forwards Jarrod Bowen (M, #20) - Bowen, the captain, led by example, scoring a crucial goal for his team and creating opportunities Danny Ings (F, #18) provided an aid, showcasing his knack for creating chances Aaron Cresswell (D, #3) was brought on late to help secure the lead, contributing defensively. Diogo Dalot (D, #20) - Dalot was active on the flank, contributing both defensively and offensively with key passes Matthijs de Ligt (D, #4) - De Ligt was solid for the most part but conceded a penalty which proved costly Bruno Fernandes (M, #8) - The captain was at the heart of United's creative efforts, creating chances and coming close to scoring Victor Lindelöf (D, #2) was brought on to shore up the defense as United chased the game. Their goal difference mirrors that of West Ham at -3, having scored fewer goals (8) and conceded 11.
29 October 2024 Controversy sparked over the exclusion of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo from the "Top Scorer of the Year" award known as the "Gerd Muller Award", which is awarded on the sidelines of the Ballon d'Or ceremony, despite his topping the season's top scorers list. The Portuguese tops the list of top scorers for the 2023-2024 season with 57 goals, 44 with Al-Nasr and 13 with the Portuguese national team, outperforming Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe (52) goals. But, "France Football" magazine awarded the top scorer award for 2024, the "Gerd Muller Award", on the sidelines of its ceremony held yesterday evening, Monday, in the French capital "Paris", in favor of French Kylian Mbappe, the former star of Paris Saint-Germain and current Real Madrid, along with English Harry Kane, the striker for Bayern Munich.
The Spanish star Lamine Yamal, FC Barcelona player, was exposed to an embarrassing situation during the Ballon d'Or awards ceremony, in which he won the Kopa Trophy for the best young player in the world. The Dutch football legend Ruud Gullit at once went to Yamal to help him and answer some questions on his behalf, where he praised his level last season and the Euro, and talked about how shy he was. Lamine Yamal was also crowned the best young player in the last Euro Championship. Yamal scored 7 goals and made 9 assists in 50 official matches with Barcelona, in various competitions last season, and he also scored a goal and provided 4 assists to his teammates in the Spanish national team, in the European Nations Cup "Euro 2024".
An unexpected blunder made by those in charge of distributing the Ballon d'Or award. France Football magazine announced during a ceremony held yesterday evening, Monday, in Paris, the crowning of Manchester City and Spain national team star Rodri with the Ballon d'Or/Golden Ball Award for the best football player in the world for the year 2024. Spanish media highlighted the Ballon d'Or calculation error, which was published by the Spanish TV programme "Chiringuito" with the comment: "They will give him (Rodri) the Ballon d'Or, and they do not know who he is?"
