Liverpool's Mohamed Salah is being tipped as a top contender for the 2025 Ballon d'Or. Former Reds star Markus Babbel believes the Egyptian forward deserves the award and claims only a peak Lionel ...

WHAT BABBEL SAID "I’ve only seen one player on Mohamed Salah’s level with a similar record, it’s Lionel Messi. You look at his goal record and it’s like he’s a number 9; but he’s a winger!

Here’s the full breakdown of how Salah’s start to 2025 compares to Messi’s start to 2012: Salah’s 2025 stats so far: Games: 12. Goals: 10. Assists: 4. Goal contributions: 14. Penalties: 4.

And when asked about the likelihood of Salah winning the award, Slot told a press conference on Tuesday: “It’s mostly about attackers although the last winner was a midfielder [Rodri].

Lionel Messi has been somewhat controversially included on the shortlist for the best men's player prize at the 2024 Fifa Best Awards. The 37-year-old Argentina and Barcelona legend is seeing out ...

Messi staying in MLS. Salah is not the only high-profile player whose future is getting tied up. David Ornstein reports that talks to prolong Lionel Messi’s stint at Inter Miami beyond the ...

Salah on Ronaldo vs Messi According to Barca Worldwide on X (formerly Twitter), in March this year, Salah was asked to choose between Messi and Ronaldo. The 32-year-old named former Barcelona star ...

Just as Messi waited for a World Cup, Salah waits for AFCON glory. It's the tournament he might have to win to be considered up there with the greats of African soccer.