Ballon d'Or NOT important to me - Zlatan

Despite breaking a record lastnight by taking his tally in the Champions League to eight goals for his team PSG against Olympiakos, Zlatan Ibrahimovic still isn't a favourite to win FIFA's Ballon d'Or. He equalled the record held jointly by Ronaldo, Filippo Inzaghi, Hernan Crespo and Ruud van Nistelrooy. He now has 21 goals for the season, including 18 in his last 12.

Zlatan like you know never passes an opportunity to show his big ego confidence.

He told reporters following last night's Champions League clash in the French capital: "It seems very important to other players but to me it's not important.

"I know what I feel about myself and what I think about myself, that is the most important. I don't need a trophy to tell myself I'm the best."

Low turnout forced FIFA to extend the deadline for submission so Voting for the Ballon d'Or closes tomorrow.

LAMPARD AND GERRARD'S WAGs WHO IS HOTTER???

Alex is wife of Liverpool and England Captain Steven Gerrard and mother of three beautiful daughters.

We cherish being reminded that Christine Bleakey has a job asides from WAGing. The Northern - Irish TV presenter is rarely seen without her man Frank Lampard who she has been engaged to since 15 June, 2011.

OMG!!! Messi to LEAVE Barcelona next summer!

A Spanish TV show known for gushing phoney transfer rumours, but last night the cost rose as François Gallardo disclosed on the show that Lionel Messi WILL LEAVE Barcelona next summer.
Seriously?????

Though I think the show tries too much to portray Gallardo as some type of transfer guru *rolling my eyes* quoting what he said on the show recently, “the Argentine will leave at the end of the season because he feels betrayed. Messi had a contract renewal agreement with the club which the club has since rejected, so Messi has decided to leave.”

Fully aware he would get some verbal bashes from fans, Gallardo continued 

"What I will discuss will probably make me receive some brutal reviews, but I have no problem with that. I do not care. In late September, just two months ago, one Barca player and his advisers met with the club. The footballer wanted a review of his contract and the Catalans promised to allow that player to do so. They agreed an increase in wages. Yet After a month, the club made ​​contact with them and explained that they could not fulfill it.
So a month ago the relationship between advisors and the club broke down. The player feels betrayed and has decided to leave at the end of the season. The player has a verbal agreement other team, and in for February/March he will begin preparing his transfer. The decision is taken. Leo Messi will leave the club at the end of season!"

Personally this feels a little too crappy to believe. Its not adding up! Money is the reason Lionel Messi will walk away from Barcelona? Where did he get his pot from? Does François Gallardo have the slightest idea what he is saying? Do you believe what he has said?

AM BACK!!! + ZLATAN SAYS HE WAS NOT APPLAUDING RONALDO

Greetings footy addicts! Its been a little over one year and i took a break because radio was taking up all my time. I totally apologise for that, let's serve you footy gossips.

Just a couple of days, in a near-comeback that was rudely interrupted by Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick to make it 4-2 for Portugal on aggregate on Tuesday night, the camera showed Zlatan Ibrahimovic applauded his brilliance. I was shocked and I even mentioned it on my radio show on Wednesday morning/afternoon that it was an 'epic' moment considering that the popular opinion is that he is arrogant. 

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has told Gazzetta dello Sport that he was not clapping for Ronaldo but was motivating his players to keep pushing.

Ibrahimovic is quoted as saying “Was I applauding Ronaldo? No, I was just trying to encourage my team-mates. I clapped my hands to cheer them up and motivate them for the last few minutes. We had already gone down before. It is important not to give up until the final whistle because the unexpected can always happen.”

One can only imagine what transpired between Zlatan and his teammates in the dressing room after the game as he said “He’s obviously a great player, but we allowed him way too much space. Nobody’s as good as he is on the counterattack. This game once more showed his biggest qualities.”

Finally, on the Cristiano Ronaldo/Ballon d’Or debate now raging: “Is he the best player in the world? I can only say that he scored one goal more than I did.”

*Sniff sniff* Do you smell it too?