Karim Benzema's winning Ballon d'Or outfit inspired by rap legend Tupac say fans

Moving forward, the public holiday will be called the King’s Birthday in honour of King Charles III, who is now the head of the British Monarchy.

Matt Hanock, 44, entered the  I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! camp alongside comedian Seann Walsh, 36, and he is already set to face hell in his first Bushtucker Trial, voted by the public.

A mum says her daughter 'hates' her name and always uses a shortened version of it - which she finds 'embarrassing and disrespectful'. Posting to Reddit, the parent explained that while she wouldn't usually mind her daughter using the nickname, she now refuses to answer to her full name at all and treats it like a 'dirty word'.

Former Rangers star Neil McCann sidestepped the chance to lavish praise on matchwinner Malik Tillman as he told the playmaker he must improve his application.

Cristiano Ronaldo walked down the Old Trafford tunnel before the full-time whistle had even blown on Wednesday evening.Manchester United looked to be back to their best as they dismantled Tottenham at home - but Ronaldo wasn't part of the proceedings. Instead, the 37-year-old was an unused substitute, and as his team-mates were praised by onlookers, Ronaldo had to watch on.But the megastar's frustrations got the better of him as he walked off the bench and down the tunnel before the full-time whistle.

Manchester United fans slammed Cristiano Ronaldo after he was spotted wearing an earring on the bench against Tottenham. Ronaldo has found himself on the bench more often than not this season, having fallen out of favour under new United boss Erik ten Hag.

Manchester United fans have demanded Marcus Rashford get to work with striker coach Benni McCarthy after his finishing cost them a goal against Tottenham.Rashford, 24, was brought back into the United starting XI to face Spurs by Erik ten Hag, who favoured him over Cristiano Ronaldo after he'd recovered from illness.The England forward had a great chance to give his side the lead in the first half at Old Trafford after Fred's defence-splitting pass found him in the box. But he fired his 21st-minute effort too close to Hugo Lloris, who got down sharply to make the stop.READ MORE: Sheringham knows he'll upset Spurs telling Man Utd to 'break the bank' to get KaneThat led to pleas for former Blackburn and West Ham frontman McCarthy, who joined United as one of Ten Hag's first-team coaches in the summer, to intervene on the training ground.One supporter tweeted: "Benni McCarthy needs to spend more time with Rashford on finishing… f*** me." Another questioned: "Benni McCarthy, what are you teaching these strikers??"A third joked: "Rashford must wear noise cancelling earphones when Benny McCarthy's running finishing drills." And a fourth added: "My boys just need to work on their finishing, especially Rashford."Would you agree Rashford's finishing isn't good enough? Let us know in the comments section."Rashford's finishing is too subpar for him to be a proper center forward," argued one, while another said: "Rashford is allergic to finishing."Rashford has featured heavily under Ten Hag so far this season with Anthony Martial out injured.

Real Madrid shot-stopper Thibaut Courtois struggled to hide his disappointment after he missed out on a spot on the 2022 Ballon d'Or podium.The big Belgian was hoping to become the first goalkeeper since the legendary Lev Yashin in 1963. Bu the shot-stopper failed to even claim a spot on the podium, and Courtois struggled to hide his emotions when speaking to the Spanish media.The Belgian said: I'm very happy for Karim Benzema.

Darwin Nunez has been stumbling from calamity to calamity all season and has even managed to turn his 2022 Ballon d'Or nomination into a point of ridicule.The Liverpool striker received a grand total of zero votes to finish dead lost in the polls, but at least he wasn't alone.Manchester City's Joao Cancelo joined him at the foot of the leaderboard, as did Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger, AC Milan's Mike Maignan, RB Leipzig's Christopher Nkunku and Bayern Munich's Joshua Kimmich, all of whom failed to garner a single vote.READ MORE: Karim Benzema's winning Ballon d'Or outfit inspired by rap legend Tupac say fansReal Madrid striker Karim Benzema was deservedly named Ballon d'Or winner after inspiring Los Blancos to La Liga and Champions League glory last season, pipping Bayern's Sadio Mane and Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne to top spot.Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski and Liverpool forward Mo Salah completed the top five, with City goal machine Erling Haaland settling for a 10th-place finish.Elsewhere, Spain and Barcelona prodigy Gavi won the Kopa trophy, awarded the best U21 player, while Madrid's Thibaut Courtois scooped the Yashin trophy, given to the best goalkeeper.Does Darwin Nunez have any chance of being nominated for the Ballon d'Or again next year? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.For the first time ever the Ballon d'Or was based on the results of the previous season instead of the calendar year, meaning Nunez' nomination was more than justified, despite his stuttering start to life at Anfield.The 23-year-old netted 34 goals in 41 games in all competitions for Benfica last season, promoting the Reds to bring him to Merseyside for a club-record fee in June.Nunez bagged a goal on his debut in

Karim Benzema has been voted the best player on the planet after scooping FIFA 's prestigious Ballon d'or gong.

Karim Benzema has won the 2022 Ballon d'Or with eight Manchester-based players named in the top-30.

Real Madrid ace beat the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Kevin De Bruyne, and Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the prestigious title on Monday evening at a ceremony in Paris' Theatre du Chatelet. The French striker, who scored in Real's 3-1 El Clasico win over Barcelona on Sunday, netted 27 goals last season in the league - and was even the top scorer in the Champions League with 15.Overall, he scored 44 goals in 46 appearances across all competitions.

Manchester United attacker Cristiano Ronaldo received his lowest-ever ranking at this year’s Ballon d’Or - even behind one of his team-mates.The superstar, who was nominated among 29 other players on the shortlist, landed in 20th place - while Red Devils midfielder Casemiro received 17th place in the ceremony.Ronaldo had also hit 20th spot in 2005 during his junior years at United, tying with Liverpool’s Jamie Carragher. Though this year's result comes after a season where he was United's top scorer with 24 goals in 38 matches.READ MORE: Man Utd could finally land Frenkie de Jong after he was left 'disgusted' at BarcelonaThe Portuguese international has won a total of five Ballon d’Ors - the second-highest but still behind Lionel Messi, who has claimed a record seven titles.

Barcelona and Real Madrid will once again dominate the star-studded ceremony of the Ballon d'Or with the 2022 awards being handed out on Monday evening (October 17). Karim Benzema is a huge favourite to pick up the golden trophy for the first time which would make him only the second player other than Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to win it since 2008 after Luka Modric in 2018.The other top awards are the Yashin Trophy, which is presented to the best performing goalkeeper and the Kopa Trophy which is handed to the best performing player under the age of 21. READ MORE: Robert Lewandowski misses El Clasico sitter with Barcelona beaten by Real Madrid With the awards being based on performance from the preceding season rather than the past 12 months for the first time, Marca report that Benzema will win the top prize.

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Barcelona forward made the switch from Bayern Munich earlier this year as he looked to help in the revival of the fallen giant, but despite being in good form, the 34-year-old reckons he's lost out to rival forward Benzema in the hunt for the award handed to the best male footballer in the world. The Frenchman will definitely be up there in the rankings after an unforgettable year with Real Madrid, dominating La Liga and beating Liverpool to the Champions League.

heroic performance frustrated Manchester United, their players, Erik ten Hag, and the whole fan-base - he may have even frustrated himself. The Nigerian shot-stopper was a brick wall in the Omomoia Nicosia goal at Old Trafford. He produced the performance of his life, making 12 saves, including a stunning finger tip effort from Casemiro, and even brought a smile out of Cristiano Ronaldo when he smothered a rebound the Portuguese ace was about to latch on to.

Erik ten Hag has named his starting line-up for Manchester United's Europa League tussle with Omonia Nicosia at Old Trafford this evening, making a handful of changes.

Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly set to attend next week's Ballon d'Or ceremony - but football fans can't understand why. A five-time winner of the award, the Manchester United star is in the running again this time around, although he is not expected to take top honours.