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Hazard (13) & Benzema (26) included in Ballon d'Or Top 30

Congrats!

Players from La Liga have dominated Ballon d'Or for 11 years in a row

Messi, Ronaldo and Modric are the only three Ballon d'Or winners since 2009.

Modric on Ronaldo: you have to show respect

"Congratulations, you deserve it." said Modric before handing the Ballon d'Or trophy to Messi.

However, Modric also spoke on Ronaldo's absence from the ceremony.

"When you don't win, you have to be there to show respect. This is football."

'Madrid once wanted to stop Ronaldo winning Ballon d'Or'

"Ronaldo was really robbed of the Ballon d'Or last season, when Real Madrid decided to make sure he couldn't win it and that was really weird," said the defender.

De Ligt names Ramos as his biggest idol

"My idol? If I have to choose one name, then it will be Sergio Ramos."

'The future of Madrid depends on Messi leaving'

"The future of Real Madrid depends on Messi going to play in Australia," Rajoy explained in an interview with EFE.

Tebas resigns to stand again in new elections

La Liga president Javier Tebas resigned from his post on Monday in order to stand for re-election.

RUMOUR

Madrid intent on landing Fabian Ruiz (SER)

Madrid are intent on landing Napoli midfielder Fabian Ruiz with interest intensifying in recent weeks, say Cadena Ser.

STAT

In Kroos's 250 games for Madrid, his passing success rate remained over 90% 🙌

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Our black & gold fourth shirt to celebrate New Year

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