Izuchukwu Okosi
As the superstars arrive the venue of the 67th Ballon D’Or Awards ceremony in Paris on Monday night, they were quickly asked a few questions about the event and also on their careers.
Amid the buzz surrounding the arrival of the guests on the red carpet, Prime Business Africa picked out a few quotes from the short interviews.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelWhen Eden Hazard, the former Chelsea and Real Madrid star arrived in the company of his children, the interviewer asked him about his sudden retirement from the game.
The Belgian responded tersely: “My children asked that we come together and I said, ‘why not’. Let’s just say that I don’t miss football now but we’ll see,” Hazard said with a shrug of the shoulder indicating that he might renege on his decision to hang his boots.
Jude Bellingham is tipped to win the Kopa trophy as the Best Young Player following his superb start to life at Real Madrid.
Asked by the interviewer whom former England star, Gary Linekar considers as the likely winner of the big prize in five years time, the Three Lions star said with cautious optimism: “Did he say me”?
There was an air of relief when the journalist quizzing him nodded in the affirmative.
“That was kind of him (Linekar). Hopefully I would be able to reach those heights.
On his goal in the El Classico last weekend against Barcelona, Bellingham said: “I still get goosebumps for the fact that I play for Real Madrid. I watched them as a kid and happy to be at the club now.
” If feels great to score against Barcelona in such a big game,” the Real Madrid number 5 concluded.
Stop press: Jude Bellingham has won the Trophee Kopa for the best young U-21 player. We shall present the detailed list after the ceremony.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
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