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France's Kylian Mbappe arrives on the red carpet ahead of the ceremony for the 2018 Ballon d'Or in Paris. He's the favourite to win the Kopa Trophy for best Under-21 player. Meanwhile Croatia's Luka Modric and a host of French World Cup winners, including Mbappé, hope to pick up the prestigious Ballon d'Or trophy, ending the 10-year duopoly of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. IMAGES
Reims, Aug 29 (EFE).- Kylian Mbappe led Paris Saint-Germain to victory on Sunday, scoring both the team's goals as it blanked Reims on Lionel Messi's much-anticipated debut match with the Paris club after he left Barcalona over a financial dispute.Messi started the match on the bench, only being sent onto the pitch in the 66th minute to replace Neymar at August Delaune stadium, where the 21,000-strong sell-out crowd had chanted his name while he was out warming up before the match. (Camera: ANTONIO TORRES). B-ROLL OF THE AUGUSTE DELAUNE STADIUM, IN REIMS, FRANCE, AHEAD OF THE SOCCER MATCH BETWEEN PSG AND REIMS.
It's the ultimate football dwell of the last decades: Cristiano Ronaldo vs Leo Messi. The Argentinian made it to the Copa America final but lost (again) to Chile. CR7, although not performing well in the Euro, can still reach the final. Who will take advantage for the Ballon d'Or?
After just narrowly leading the Portuguese national football team out of the group stages of the Euro 2016 tournament in a breathtaking match against Hungary, Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo led his teammates in a training session in Marcoussis, France ahead of their competition quarter final match against Poland. The Portuguese captain was seen laughing and joking while passing the ball with striker Ricardo Quaresma.
Paris Saint-Germain players arrive at an airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh ahead of a friendly football match as part of the Riyadh Season Cup, against a select side made up of players from Cristiano Ronaldo's new club Al Nassr and their Saudi rivals Al Hilal. IMAGES
Lionel Messi carries the World Cup trophy off the airplane as the Argentinian national football team arrives back in Argentina. The team won the final in Qatar 4-2 on penalties after a thrilling 3-3 draw over 120 minutes of unparallelled drama. IMAGES
Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina forward Lionel Messi arrives on the red carpet at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris before the Ballon d'Or ceremony. Messi is a leading contender to win a record 7th men's Ballon d'Or after overtaking Pele as the top international goalscorer in South American football history earlier this year. IMAGES