Troll Emperor

Bruno Fernandes being voted ahead of Declan Rice in the FIFPRO awards tells you everything about these nominations. Rice was consistently excellent in the Premier League, Champions League and at the World Cup, yet Bruno ranked higher despite offering far less at the highest level last season. Apparently, Premier League assist numbers were enough to outweigh Rice's consistency across competitions. And people still want to defend these awards simply because professional footballers vote? Popularity and bias don't disappear just because the voters are professionals.

One of Lamine Yamal's biggest crimes is setting such ridiculously high standards for himself so early in his career that people sometimes judge him unfairly. His performance against Atlético Madrid was outstanding. He kept creating chances, constantly threatening and even registered an assist. He was arguably more influential than Raphinha, who supposedly has the better big-game record for Barcelona. Yamal is already one of the biggest forces in this attack, and the frightening thing is that he's still living up to the standards he's set for himself.

Manchester United fans are putting up banners demanding new owners instead of a new stadium, but these owners won't be moved by a few banners. If you want to hurt them, boycott matches, stop buying tickets, stop filling Old Trafford and protest. They can laugh at banners while continuing to collect the revenue. Stop repeating the same ineffective actions and expecting different results. Some fans clearly aren't learning.