Any proof of that?
As it sands Salah could be about to be handed a League, Cup and CL winners medal, POTY, PPOTY, Balon Dorā¦and P45.
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You donāt really think about that when contracts end, but it is literally a legal obligation, isnāt it?
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And then he won it! Ironically the only Liverpool player ever to win this and, until Rodri, the only player in english football to win it since George Best. When you consider how much we (and other English clubs as support acts) dominated European football from more than a decade, it says a lot.
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Thatās his retirement sorted: Coffee and Counselling with Mo.
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Nah I watched the clip and he was being a dick.
The sort of management Ratcliffe and Ineos get wet dreams about
Nah they get their kicks by skipping to the P45 part
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I think the idea of their āworkersā performing brilliantly and giving them everythting they could ask for and then summarily dismissing them is what really would give those cunts a thrill.
Out of curiosity I checked it out.
It looks like Stanley Mathews was the first winner (at the age of 41!)
Law, Charlton and Best all won it whilst Manchester United players.
Keegan won it twice, but as a Hamburg player rather than us.
Dalglish came second in 1983, but it is noticeable that it was he, and not Keegan that was dominating European football at the time that Keegan won the awards (Keegan had won the European cup with us, but missed out with Hamburg).
I find the whole thing a nonsense anyway. If a player would rather win a Ballon dāOr rather than a league title or European Cup, you have to question their professionalism.
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Yep and that no players in english football at all won the award (other than lilā Mickey) since Best in 1968(?) until Rodri speaks volumes.
Yeah I couldnāt give a toss, if even Owen was like meh you do wonder how much it means.
All it is is a bunch of faceless blokes (I assume) who have an opinion.
Oh apparently itās a selection of āspecialised journalistsā 
For an entire 2 seconds I was wondering why Drake had an opinion on this.
There was a Le Monde investigation that specified allegations against PSG including āgiftsā and paid for vacations for journalists at France Football in return for voting for Messi for the Ballon dāOr in 2021. That investigation came out three years after the alleged bribery. It would be naive to think no one else is doing similar - especially with many top players now having clauses built into their contracts for bonuses linked to Ballon dāOr placement.
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Who, in their right mind, is going to agree to clauses that are related to matters completely out of their control?
Agents. Itās agents, isnāt it?
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Even players like Anthony Martial, Niccolo Zaniolo and Angel Gomes are known to have Ballon dāOr bonuses in their contracts. Like I say its very naive to believe that this award is voted for without influences behind the scenes (and in the one circumstance with PSG local reporting has already revealed it)
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If they see them as extras rather than a diversion of what they would be getting as base salary or from other more achievable bonuses I can easily see them agreeing to it.
Odds of it being activated/ paid are probably fairly remote for most players that clubs/ sponsors are likely to agree to it as an added incentive.
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Its a flat sofa and heās not even stretching. Iām just taken by how modest his place appears.
Who was the player (goal keeper?) who cut his foot so badly he was out for weeks when he ācaughtā a glass from falling off the kitchen counter/emptying the dishwasher or something with his foot?
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Was that Chris Kirkland?
Arsenalās Steve Morrow i think broke his arm when a team mate dropped him during a team celebration (they had either just scored or won a game, possibly a cup final?).