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The vote of Germany's Ballon d'Or juror, Karlheinz Wild from Kicker: 1. Kylian Mbappé 2. Rodri 3. Harry Kane 4. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 5. Lamine Yamal 6. Erling Haaland 7. Lionel Messi 8. Michael Olise 9. Declan Rice 10. Fabian His explains to @kicker the logic behind his vote "Why not Kane? Despite winning the Golden Shoe again? Despite winning the domestic double in Germany? Why only third place? Because Rodri appeared to be the most valuable team player, and he did so at the most important competition of all: the World Cup. And because Mbappé was the top scorer in all three competitions. After all, in a team sport like football, the Ballon d'Or is essentially a ranking of individual performers." "Why I ranked Olise only in 8th? He was one of the Bundesliga's standout attractions and set a World Cup record with seven assists. However, one major drawback was that he failed to score a single goal."

Angela Merkel, former chancellor of Germany, speaking about Vincent Kompany: "First of all, I was incredibly sorry to hear about it. I wish him a speedy recovery, but also an environment in which he can genuinely take all the time he needs. I know a little something about needing time myself. I have enormous respect for Vincent Kompany's work, as well as his clear stance on discrimination and many other topics. I can imagine that if I were a footballer, male or female, he would be exactly the kind of coach I would want to work with. Let me put it this way: Vincent Kompany certainly didn't choose to stay at home voluntarily. It took an incident for his body to finally say: 'Stop!' - That's exactly what happened to me, too. When I started shaking during military honours back in 2019, it was a release of tension, probably triggered by my mother's death or perhaps also by the fact that I knew I would be stepping down. That's when the body simply starts sending signals, and from a human perspective, that's actually a very, very good thing." [@MagentaTV]

📸 Harry Kane with the Ballon d'Or and the striker of the year award 🏆🏆

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❗️ Vincent Kompany dislocated his shoulder when he collapsed and hit the ground at Säbener Straße on Friday. Kompany had suffered from severe headaches all day and has undergone extensive neurological tests in recent days, but there is still no concrete diagnosis as of Monday. [@kessler_philipp, @mano_bonke, @hannalein3]