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In 2009, while as a member of A.F.C. Newbury, Bolkiah signed a one-year deal with the Southampton Academy. [3] He was still with Southampton until at least December 2011. [ 4 ] In 2014, Bolkiah signed a two-year youth contract with Chelsea of the Premier League after previously training with Reading and trialing with Arsenal . [ 5 ]
Shortlists of 23 men and 10 women were announced on 30 October 2009. [1] The final five contenders for this year's FIFA World Player of the Year and FIFA Women's World Player of the Year awards were announced on 7 December 2009. [2] Lionel Messi was announced as the World Player of the Year with a record points total. [3]
The 2009 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in the world as judged by an international panel of sports journalists, was awarded to Lionel Messi of Barcelona on 1 December 2009, the first of his record setting eight Ballon d'Or awards. [1] Messi won the award by a then record margin, 240 points ahead of 2008 winner Cristiano Ronaldo.
Shaquille O'Neal Net Worth: $400M. In the early 2000s, Shaquille O'Neal dominated the NBA, winning the NBA Finals MVP in 2000, 2001 and 2002 while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers.
One woman cracked Forbes' 2023 list of the world's highest-paid athletes -- tennis great Serena Williams, who brought in $45.3 million in her final year of competitive play. She retired from her...
Teko Modise was the biggest winner at the annual Premier Soccer League awards dinner on 24 May 2009 at Gold Reef City Casino, pocketing a whopping R400 000 after he was named Footballer of the Year and Players' Player of the Year.
France’s richest family, the Arnaults of luxury empire LVMH, announced the planned purchase of second-division soccer club Paris FC on Thursday and ambitions to establish it in the top flight.
Messi has also invested in youth football in Argentina: he financially supports Sarmiento, a football club based in the Rosario neighbourhood where he was born, committing in 2013 to the refurbishment of their facilities and the installation of all-weather pitches, and funds the management of several youth players at Newell's Old Boys and rival ...